Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

56

Gender

Female

Birthday

1902-03-28

Day of Death

1984-07-07 (82 years old)

Place of Birth

South Shields, (which was then in County Durham), England

Also Known As

Dame Flora Robson

Flora McKenzie Robson

Флора Робсон

Flora Robson

Biography

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.

Known For

Murder at the Gallop

Murder at the Gallop

Wuthering Heights

Wuthering Heights

Les Misérables

Les Misérables

The Sea Hawk

The Sea Hawk

Guns at Batasi

Guns at Batasi

Black Narcissus

Black Narcissus

Great Day

Great Day

The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind

The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind

Acting

Murder at the Gallop

1963

Murder at the Gallop

as

Miss Milchrest

Eye of the Devil

1966

Eye of the Devil

as

Countess Estelle

Wuthering Heights

1939

Wuthering Heights

as

Ellen Dean

Clash of the Titans

1981

Clash of the Titans

as

A Stygian Witch

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

1965

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

as

Mother Superior

Les Misérables

1978

Les Misérables

as

the Prioress

Fire Over England

1937

Fire Over England

as

Queen Elizabeth I of England

Caesar and Cleopatra

1945

Caesar and Cleopatra

as

Ftatateeta

The Sea Hawk

1940

The Sea Hawk

as

Queen Elizabeth

Two Thousand Women

1944

Two Thousand Women

as

Miss Manningford

55 Days at Peking

1963

55 Days at Peking

as

Dowager Empress Tzu-Hsi

The Rise of Catherine the Great

1934

The Rise of Catherine the Great

as

Empress Elisabeth

Guns at Batasi

1964

Guns at Batasi

as

Miss Barker-Wise

Black Narcissus

1947

Black Narcissus

as

Sister Philippa

The Lion Has Wings

1939

The Lion Has Wings

as

Queen Elizabeth I (archive footage)

Saratoga Trunk

1945

Saratoga Trunk

as

Angelique Buiton

One Precious Year

1933

One Precious Year

as

Julia Skene

7 Women

1965

7 Women

as

Miss Binns

The Beast in the Cellar

1970

The Beast in the Cellar

as

Joyce Ballantyne

Saraband for Dead Lovers

1948

Saraband for Dead Lovers

as

Countess Clara Platen

Frieda

1947

Frieda

as

Nell Dawson

Romeo and Juliet

1954

Romeo and Juliet

as

Nurse

Bahama Passage

1941

Bahama Passage

as

Mrs. Ainsworth

The Years Between

1946

The Years Between

as

Nanny

Sin

1971

Sin

as

Antigone

Young Cassidy

1965

Young Cassidy

as

Mrs. Cassidy

The Big Black Sow

1971

The Big Black Sow

as

La Nonna

Dominique

1980

Dominique

as

Mrs. Davis

Great Day

1945

Great Day

as

Mrs. Liz Ellis

Innocent Sinners

1958

Innocent Sinners

as

Olivia Chesney

High Tide at Noon

1957

High Tide at Noon

as

Donna MacKenzie

The Gypsy and the Gentleman

1958

The Gypsy and the Gentleman

as

Mrs. Haggard

The Epic That Never Was

1969

The Epic That Never Was

as

Interviewee / Livia (archive footage)

We Are Not Alone

1939

We Are Not Alone

as

Jessica Newcome

Holiday Camp

1947

Holiday Camp

as

Esther Harman

Smith

1939

Smith

as

Mrs. Smith

Tall Headlines

1952

Tall Headlines

as

Mary Rackham

Poison Pen

1939

Poison Pen

as

Mary Rider

Gauguin the Savage

1980

Gauguin the Savage

as

Sister Allandre

Malta Story

1953

Malta Story

as

Melita Gonzar

No Time for Tears

1957

No Time for Tears

as

Sister Birch

Farewell Again

1937

Farewell Again

as

Lucy Blair

A Tale of Two Cities

1980

A Tale of Two Cities

as

Miss Pross

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

1972

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

as

Queen of Hearts

The Shuttered Room

1967

The Shuttered Room

as

Aunt Agatha

Dance Pretty Lady

1931

Dance Pretty Lady

as

Mrs. Raeburn

Fragment of Fear

1970

Fragment of Fear

as

Lucy Dawson

The Canterville Ghost

1974

The Canterville Ghost

as

Mrs. Umney

A Man Called Intrepid

1979

A Man Called Intrepid

as

Sister Luke

Good-Time Girl

1948

Good-Time Girl

as

Miss Thorpe

The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind

1988

The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind

as

Self (archive footage)

Invisible Stripes

1939

Invisible Stripes

as

Mrs. Taylor

The Ed Sullivan Show

The Ed Sullivan Show

as

Self

The Human Jungle

The Human Jungle

as

Dorothy Wyley

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

as

May Beringer

David Copperfield

David Copperfield

as

Betsey Trotwood

Production

Crew

Directing