Person

Flora Robson

Acting · 1902–1984 · South Shields, (which was then in County Durham), England

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Dame Flora McKenzie Robson, DBE (28 March 1902 – 7 July 1984) was an English actress and star of the theatrical stage and cinema, particularly renowned for her performances in plays demanding dramatic and emotional intensity. Her range extended from queens to murderesses.

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  BBC Play of the Month

  May Beringer

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  The Ed Sullivan Show

  Self

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  Thirty-Minute Theatre

  Mrs. Frobisher

• Film '72

  Self

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  Clash of the Titans

  A Stygian Witch

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  The Human Jungle

  Dorothy Wyley

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  Wuthering Heights

  Ellen Dean

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  Churchill and the Movie Mogul

  Self (archive footage)

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  55 Days at Peking

  Dowager Empress Tzu-Hsi

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  7 Women

  Miss Binns

• 2019Churchill and the Movie MogulSelf (archive footage)
• 1988The Making of a Legend: Gone with the WindSelf (archive footage)
• 1981Clash of the TitansA Stygian Witch
• 1980A Tale of Two CitiesMiss Pross
• 1980Gauguin the SavageSister Allandre
• 1980DominiqueMrs. Davis
• 1979A Man Called IntrepidSister Luke
• 1978Les Misérablesthe Prioress
• 1974The Canterville GhostMrs. Umney
• 1974HeidiGrandmother
• 1972Alice's Adventures in WonderlandQueen of Hearts
• 1971Film '72Self
• 1971The Beast in the CellarJoyce Ballantyne
• 1971The Big Black SowLa Nonna
• 1971SinAntigone
• 1970Fragment of FearLucy Dawson
• 1969The Epic That Never WasSelf - Interviewee / Livia (archive footage)
• 1967The Shuttered RoomAunt Agatha
• 1966Eye of the DevilCountess Estelle
• 1966David CopperfieldBetsey Trotwood
• 19657 WomenMiss Binns
• 1965BBC Play of the MonthMay Beringer
• 1965Thirty-Minute TheatreMrs. Frobisher
• 1965Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 MinutesMother Superior
• 1965Young CassidyMrs. Cassidy
• 1964Guns at BatasiMiss Barker-Wise
• 1963Murder at the GallopMiss Milchrest
• 196355 Days at PekingDowager Empress Tzu-Hsi
• 1963The Human JungleDorothy Wyley
• 1958Innocent SinnersOlivia Chesney
• 1958The Gypsy and the GentlemanMrs. Haggard
• 1957No Time for TearsSister Birch
• 1957High Tide at NoonDonna MacKenzie
• 1956Armchair TheatreMiss. Pringle
• 1955Romeo and JulietNurse
• 1954Romeo and JulietNurse
• 1953Malta StoryMelita Gonzar
• 1952Tall HeadlinesMary Rackham
• 1948Saraband for Dead LoversCountess Clara Platen
• 1948The Ed Sullivan ShowSelf
• 1948Good-Time GirlMiss Thorpe
• 1947Holiday CampEsther Harman
• 1947FriedaNell Dawson
• 1947Black NarcissusSister Philippa
• 1946The Years BetweenNanny
• 1945Caesar and CleopatraFtatateeta
• 1945Saratoga TrunkAngelique Buiton
• 1945Great DayMrs. Liz Ellis
• 1944Two Thousand WomenMiss Manningford
• 1941Bahama PassageMrs. Ainsworth
• 1940The Sea HawkQueen Elizabeth
• 1939Invisible StripesMrs. Taylor
• 1939We Are Not AloneJessica Newcome
• 1939The Lion Has WingsQueen Elizabeth I (archive footage)
• 1939Poison PenMary Rider
• 1939SmithMrs. Smith
• 1939Wuthering HeightsEllen Dean
• 1937Fire Over EnglandQueen Elizabeth I of England
• 1937Farewell AgainLucy Blair
• 1937I, ClaudiusLivia
• 1934The Rise of Catherine the GreatEmpress Elisabeth
• 1933One Precious YearJulia Skene
• 1931Dance Pretty LadyMrs. Raeburn