Flora Robson
English actress (1902-1984) · United Kingdom · On the map · Actors · Died at 82
Dame Flora McKenzie Robson 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 murderers.
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1984Died7 July 19841981
Clash of the TitansFilm, A Stygian Witch1979
A Man Called IntrepidSeries, Sister Luke1978
Les MisérablesFilm, the Prioress1974
HeidiSeries, Grandmother1971Film '72Series
The Beast in the CellarFilm, 1971Joyce Ballantyne1969
The Epic That Never WasFilm1966David CopperfieldSeries, Betsey Trotwood
Eye of the DevilFilm, 1966Countess Estelle1965
BBC Play of the MonthSeries, May Beringer
Thirty-Minute TheatreSeries, 1965Mrs. Frobisher1964
Guns at BatasiFilm, Miss Barker-Wise1963
The Human JungleSeries, Dorothy Wyley1958
The Gypsy and the GentlemanFilm, Mrs. Haggard1956
Armchair TheatreSeries, Miss. Pringle1954
Romeo and JulietFilm, Nurse1948
The Ed Sullivan ShowSeries
Good-Time GirlFilm, 1948Miss Thorpe1946
The Years BetweenFilm, Nanny1944
Two Thousand WomenFilm, Miss Manningford1939
Invisible StripesFilm, Mrs. Taylor1934
The Rise of Catherine the GreatFilm, Empress Elisabeth1902Born28 March 1902
Clash of the TitansFilm, A Stygian Witch1979A Man Called IntrepidSeries, Sister Luke1978Les MisérablesFilm, the Prioress1974HeidiSeries, Grandmother1971Film '72SeriesThe Beast in the CellarFilm, 1971Joyce Ballantyne1969The Epic That Never WasFilm1966David CopperfieldSeries, Betsey TrotwoodEye of the DevilFilm, 1966Countess Estelle1965BBC Play of the MonthSeries, May BeringerThirty-Minute TheatreSeries, 1965Mrs. Frobisher1964Guns at BatasiFilm, Miss Barker-Wise1963The Human JungleSeries, Dorothy Wyley1958The Gypsy and the GentlemanFilm, Mrs. Haggard1956Armchair TheatreSeries, Miss. Pringle1954Romeo and JulietFilm, Nurse1948The Ed Sullivan ShowSeriesGood-Time GirlFilm, 1948Miss Thorpe1946The Years BetweenFilm, Nanny1944Two Thousand WomenFilm, Miss Manningford1939Invisible StripesFilm, Mrs. Taylor1934The Rise of Catherine the GreatFilm, Empress Elisabeth1902Born28 March 1902People around Flora
Close ties
Alexander Korda Produced Fire Over England (1937)
Hal B. Wallis Produced The Sea Hawk and Invisible Stripes
Michael Powell Directed Black Narcissus and The Lion Has Wings
Jack L. Warner Produced Invisible Stripes and Saratoga Trunk
Ken Annakin Directed Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines (1965)- Zena Marshall Also in Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines (1965)
Erich Pommer Produced Fire Over England and Farewell Again
Basil Dearden Directed Saraband for Dead Lovers and Frieda
Michael Balcon Produced Saraband for Dead Lovers and Frieda- Marjorie Rhodes Also in Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines (1965)
Brian Desmond Hurst Directed Malta Story and The Lion Has Wings- Henry Blanke Produced The Sea Hawk and We Are Not Alone
Philip Leacock Directed High Tide at Noon and Innocent Sinners- Beatrice Varley Also in Poison Pen, Great Day and Holiday Camp
- George H. Brown Produced Murder at the Gallop and Guns at Batasi
Laurence Olivier Also in Fire Over England and Wuthering Heights
David Niven Also in Wuthering Heights and Eye of the Devil
Jean Simmons Also in Caesar and Cleopatra and Black Narcissus
Merle Oberon Also in Wuthering Heights and I, Claudius
Robert Morley Also in Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines (1965)
Jack Hawkins Also in Malta Story and The Beloved- Gordon Jackson Also in Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines (1965)
Mervyn Johns Also in Romeo and Juliet (1954)
Ivor Barnard Also in Caesar and Cleopatra and Great Day
Known for
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Black Narcissus 1947
The Sea Hawk 1940
Wuthering Heights 1939
Murder at the Gallop 1963
Clash of the Titans 1981
Filmography 40
64 credits on file
Television 9
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About this person
Country
United Kingdom
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1902 to 1984 · aged 82
