Flora Robson
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
- Born
- 1902-03-28 · South Shields, (which was then in County Durham), England
- Died
- 1984-07-07
Known for
- Clash of the Titans (1981) — A Stygian Witch
- Black Narcissus (1947) — Sister Philippa
- Wuthering Heights (1939) — Ellen Dean
- Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes (1965) — Mother Superior
- 55 Days at Peking (1963) — Dowager Empress Tzu-Hsi
- Murder at the Gallop (1963) — Miss Milchrest
- The Sea Hawk (1940) — Queen Elizabeth
- 7 Women (1965) — Miss Binns
- Eye of the Devil (1966) — Countess Estelle
- Caesar and Cleopatra (1945) — Ftatateeta
- Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1972) — Queen of Hearts
- Les Misérables (1978) — the Prioress
- Fire Over England (1937) — Queen Elizabeth I of England
- The Shuttered Room (1967) — Aunt Agatha
- The Beast in the Cellar (1971) — Joyce Ballantyne
- Fragment of Fear (1970) — Lucy Dawson