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Flora Robson

Flora Robson

Known for: Acting

Born 28/03/1902
Died 1984-07-07
Place of birth 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.

Filmography

Series ★ 5,1

Film '72

Self

1971

BBC Play of the Month Series ★ 5,2

BBC Play of the Month

May Beringer

1965

Thirty-Minute Theatre Series ★ 4,2

Thirty-Minute Theatre

Mrs. Frobisher

1965

The Ed Sullivan Show Series ★ 6,8

The Ed Sullivan Show

Self

1948

The Human Jungle Series ★ 8,2

The Human Jungle

Dorothy Wyley

1963

Clash of the Titans Film ★ 6,9

Clash of the Titans

A Stygian Witch

1981

Wuthering Heights Film ★ 7,2

Wuthering Heights

Ellen Dean

1939

Innocent Sinners Film ★ 7,5

Innocent Sinners

Olivia Chesney

1958

55 Days at Peking Film ★ 6,9

55 Days at Peking

Dowager Empress Tzu-Hsi

1963

Film ★ 5,3

Smith

Mrs. Smith

1939

Armchair Theatre Series ★ 6,0

Armchair Theatre

Miss. Pringle

1956

Black Narcissus Film ★ 7,5

Black Narcissus

Sister Philippa

1947

Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes Film ★ 6,8

Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes

Mother Superior

1965

Eye of the Devil Film ★ 6,1

Eye of the Devil

Countess Estelle

1966

Series ★ 6,5

David Copperfield

Betsey Trotwood

1966

Caesar and Cleopatra Film ★ 6,2

Caesar and Cleopatra

Ftatateeta

1945

7 Women Film ★ 6,5

7 Women

Miss Binns

1965

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland Film ★ 6,2

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

Queen of Hearts

1972

Heidi Series ★ 5,5

Heidi

Grandmother

1974

A Man Called Intrepid Series ★ 7,0

A Man Called Intrepid

Sister Luke

1979

Murder at the Gallop Film ★ 7,1

Murder at the Gallop

Miss Milchrest

1963

The Canterville Ghost Film ★ 7,0

The Canterville Ghost

Mrs. Umney

1974

Les Misérables Film ★ 7,1

Les Misérables

the Prioress

1978

The Sea Hawk Film ★ 7,2

The Sea Hawk

Queen Elizabeth

1940

Series

A Legacy

Narrator

1975

Poison Pen Film ★ 6,7

Poison Pen

Mary Rider

1939

I, Claudius Film ★ 10,0

I, Claudius

Livia

1937

Good-Time Girl Film ★ 6,4

Good-Time Girl

Miss Thorpe

1948

Saraband for Dead Lovers Film ★ 6,6

Saraband for Dead Lovers

Countess Clara Platen

1948

A Tale of Two Cities Film ★ 6,1

A Tale of Two Cities

Miss Pross

1980

The Rise of Catherine the Great Film ★ 5,8

The Rise of Catherine the Great

Empress Elisabeth

1934

Guns at Batasi Film ★ 7,0

Guns at Batasi

Miss Barker-Wise

1964

Saratoga Trunk Film ★ 6,1

Saratoga Trunk

Angelique Buiton

1945

We Are Not Alone Film ★ 6,9

We Are Not Alone

Jessica Newcome

1939

Invisible Stripes Film ★ 6,2

Invisible Stripes

Mrs. Taylor

1939

The Beast in the Cellar Film ★ 4,8

The Beast in the Cellar

Joyce Ballantyne

1971

The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind Film ★ 8,0

The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind

Self (archive footage)

1988

Malta Story Film ★ 6,3

Malta Story

Melita Gonzar

1953

The Shuttered Room Film ★ 6,1

The Shuttered Room

Aunt Agatha

1967

The Gypsy and the Gentleman Film ★ 5,8

The Gypsy and the Gentleman

Mrs. Haggard

1958

Fragment of Fear Film ★ 5,9

Fragment of Fear

Lucy Dawson

1970

Fire Over England Film ★ 6,2

Fire Over England

Queen Elizabeth I of England

1937

Churchill and the Movie Mogul Film ★ 7,3

Churchill and the Movie Mogul

Self (archive footage)

2019

The Lion Has Wings Film ★ 6,4

The Lion Has Wings

Queen Elizabeth I (archive footage)

1939

Film ★ 10,0

Dance Pretty Lady

Mrs. Raeburn

1931

Dominique Film ★ 4,9

Dominique

Mrs. Davis

1980

No Time for Tears Film ★ 6,0

No Time for Tears

Sister Birch

1957

Frieda Film ★ 5,6

Frieda

Nell Dawson

1947

Young Cassidy Film ★ 6,4

Young Cassidy

Mrs. Cassidy

1965

The Epic That Never Was Film ★ 6,9

The Epic That Never Was

Self - Interviewee / Livia (archive footage)

1969

Romeo and Juliet Film ★ 5,4

Romeo and Juliet

Nurse

1954

Gauguin the Savage Film

Gauguin the Savage

Sister Allandre

1980

The Years Between Film ★ 6,7

The Years Between

Nanny

1946

High Tide at Noon Film ★ 6,2

High Tide at Noon

Donna MacKenzie

1957

Sin Film ★ 5,5

Sin

Antigone

1971

Farewell Again Film ★ 6,5

Farewell Again

Lucy Blair

1937

Romeo and Juliet Film ★ 8,0

Romeo and Juliet

Nurse

1955

The Big Black Sow Film ★ 7,0

The Big Black Sow

La Nonna

1971

Bahama Passage Film ★ 7,5

Bahama Passage

Mrs. Ainsworth

1941

Tall Headlines Film ★ 6,8

Tall Headlines

Mary Rackham

1952

Full Screen Ahead Film

Full Screen Ahead

Self

1957

Great Day Film ★ 7,4

Great Day

Mrs. Liz Ellis

1945

Two Thousand Women Film ★ 6,9

Two Thousand Women

Miss Manningford

1944

Holiday Camp Film ★ 6,8

Holiday Camp

Esther Harman

1947

One Precious Year Film ★ 8,0

One Precious Year

Julia Skene

1933