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Flora Robson

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Flora Robson

Known For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

Mar 28, 1902 (124 years old)

Place of Birth

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

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

Acting
1988The Making of a Legend: Gone with the WindSelf (archive footage)
1981Clash of the TitansA Stygian Witch
1980DominiqueMrs. Davis
1980Gauguin the SavageSister Allandre
1980A Tale of Two CitiesMiss Pross
1979A Man Called IntrepidSister Luke
1978Les Misérablesthe Prioress
1974The Canterville GhostMrs. Umney
1974HeidiGrandmother
1972Alice's Adventures in WonderlandQueen of Hearts
1971The Beast in the CellarJoyce Ballantyne
1971SinAntigone
1971The Big Black SowLa Nonna
1971Film '72Self
1970Fragment of FearLucy Dawson
1969The Epic That Never WasInterviewee / Livia (archive footage)
1967The Shuttered RoomAunt Agatha
1966Eye of the DevilCountess Estelle
1966David CopperfieldBetsey Trotwood
1965Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 MinutesMother Superior
19657 WomenMiss Binns
1965Young CassidyMrs. Cassidy
1965BBC Play of the MonthMay Beringer
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
1957High Tide at NoonDonna MacKenzie
1957No Time for TearsSister Birch
1956Armchair TheatreMiss. Pringle
1955Romeo and JulietNurse
1954Romeo and JulietNurse
1953Malta StoryMelita Gonzar
1952Tall HeadlinesMary Rackham
1948Saraband for Dead LoversCountess Clara Platen
1948Good-Time GirlMiss Thorpe
1948The Ed Sullivan ShowSelf
1947Black NarcissusSister Philippa
1947FriedaNell Dawson
1947Holiday CampEsther Harman
1946The Years BetweenNanny
1945Caesar and CleopatraFtatateeta
1945Saratoga TrunkAngelique Buiton
1945Great DayMrs. Liz Ellis
1944Two Thousand WomenMiss Manningford
1941Bahama PassageMrs. Ainsworth
1940The Sea HawkQueen Elizabeth
1939Wuthering HeightsEllen Dean
1939The Lion Has WingsQueen Elizabeth I (archive footage)
1939We Are Not AloneJessica Newcome
1939SmithMrs. Smith
1939Poison PenMary Rider
1939Invisible StripesMrs. Taylor
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