Born
1902-03-28 (age 124)
Birthplace
South Shields, (which was then in County Durham), England
Known For
Acting
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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
Murder at the Gallop
as Miss Milchrest
1963
Eye of the Devil
as Countess Estelle
1966
Wuthering Heights
as Ellen Dean
1939
Clash of the Titans
as A Stygian Witch
1981
Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes
as Mother Superior
1965
Les Misérables
as the Prioress
1978
Fire Over England
as Queen Elizabeth I of England
1937
Caesar and Cleopatra
as Ftatateeta
1945
The Sea Hawk
as Queen Elizabeth
1940
Two Thousand Women
as Miss Manningford
1944
55 Days at Peking
as Dowager Empress Tzu-Hsi
1963
The Rise of Catherine the Great
as Empress Elisabeth
1934
Guns at Batasi
as Miss Barker-Wise
1964
Black Narcissus
as Sister Philippa
1947
The Lion Has Wings
as Queen Elizabeth I (archive footage)
1939
Saratoga Trunk
as Angelique Buiton
1945
One Precious Year
as Julia Skene
1933
7 Women
as Miss Binns
1965
The Beast in the Cellar
as Joyce Ballantyne
1971
Saraband for Dead Lovers
as Countess Clara Platen
1948
