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Flora Robson

Flora Robson

Birthday: 1902-03-28 | 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.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

1981
Clash of the Titans

as    A Stygian Witch

1980
A Tale of Two Cities

as    Miss Pross

1980
Dominique

as    Mrs. Davis

1980
Gauguin the Savage

as    Sister Allandre

1979
A Man Called Intrepid

as    Sister Luke

1978
Les Misérables

as    the Prioress

1974
The Canterville Ghost

as    Mrs. Umney

1971
The Big Black Sow

as    La Nonna

1971
Fragment of Fear

as    Lucy Dawson

1970
The Beast in the Cellar

as    Joyce Ballantyne

1969
The Epic That Never Was

as    Interviewee / Livia (archive footage)

1968
The Shuttered Room

as    Aunt Agatha

1967
Eye of the Devil

as    Countess Estelle

1966
7 Women

as    Miss Binns

1965
Young Cassidy

as    Mrs. Cassidy

1964
Guns at Batasi

as    Miss Barker-Wise

1963
55 Days at Peking

as    Dowager Empress Tzu-Hsi

1963
Murder at the Gallop

as    Miss Milchrest

1958
The Gypsy and the Gentleman

as    Mrs. Haggard

1958
Innocent Sinners

as    Olivia Chesney

1957
High Tide at Noon

as    Donna MacKenzie

1957
No Time for Tears

as    Sister Birch

1954
Romeo and Juliet

as    Nurse

1953
Malta Story

as    Melita Gonzar

1948
Saraband for Dead Lovers

as    Countess Clara Platen

1948
Holiday Camp

as    Esther Harman

1948
Good-Time Girl

as    Miss Thorpe

1947
Black Narcissus

as    Sister Philippa