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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
Clash of the Titans
(1981)
A Stygian Witch
Wuthering Heights
(1939)
Ellen Dean
Black Narcissus
(1947)
Sister Philippa
Les Misérables
(1978)
the Prioress
Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes
(1965)
Mother Superior
Murder at the Gallop
(1963)
Miss Milchrest
The Sea Hawk
(1940)
Queen Elizabeth
55 Days at Peking
(1963)
Dowager Empress Tzu-Hsi
Caesar and Cleopatra
(1945)
Ftatateeta
Eye of the Devil
(1966)
Countess Estelle
7 Women
(1966)
Miss Binns
Invisible Stripes
(1939)
Mrs. Taylor
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
(1972)
Queen of Hearts
Full Filmography
Acting
Dance Pretty Lady
(1931)
Mrs. Raeburn
One Precious Year
(1933)
Julia Skene
The Rise of Catherine the Great
(1934)
Empress Elisabeth
Farewell Again
(1937)
Lucy Blair
Fire Over England
(1937)
Queen Elizabeth I of England
Wuthering Heights
(1939)
Ellen Dean
Poison Pen
(1939)
Mary Rider
We Are Not Alone
(1939)
Jessica Newcome
The Lion Has Wings
(1939)
Queen Elizabeth I (archive footage)
Smith
(1939)
Mrs. Smith
Invisible Stripes
(1939)
Mrs. Taylor
The Sea Hawk
(1940)
Queen Elizabeth
Bahama Passage
(1941)
Mrs. Ainsworth
Two Thousand Women
(1944)
Miss Manningford
Great Day
(1945)
Mrs. Liz Ellis
Caesar and Cleopatra
(1945)
Ftatateeta
Saratoga Trunk
(1945)
Angelique Buiton
The Years Between
(1946)
Nanny
Black Narcissus
(1947)
Sister Philippa
Holiday Camp
(1947)
Esther Harman
Frieda
(1947)
Nell Dawson
Good-Time Girl
(1948)
Miss Thorpe
Saraband for Dead Lovers
(1948)
Countess Clara Platen
Tall Headlines
(1952)
Mary Rackham
Malta Story
(1953)
Melita Gonzar
Romeo and Juliet
(1954)
Nurse
High Tide at Noon
(1957)
Donna MacKenzie
No Time for Tears
(1957)
Sister Birch
The Gypsy and the Gentleman
(1958)
Mrs. Haggard
Innocent Sinners
(1958)
Olivia Chesney
55 Days at Peking
(1963)
Dowager Empress Tzu-Hsi
Murder at the Gallop
(1963)
Miss Milchrest
Guns at Batasi
(1964)
Miss Barker-Wise
Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes
(1965)
Mother Superior
Young Cassidy
(1965)
Mrs. Cassidy
7 Women
(1966)
Miss Binns
Eye of the Devil
(1966)
Countess Estelle
The Shuttered Room
(1967)
Aunt Agatha
The Epic That Never Was
(1969)
Herself (Livia) (as Dame Flora Robson)
The Beast in the Cellar
(1970)
Joyce Ballantyne
Fragment of Fear
(1970)
Lucy Dawson
The Big Black Sow
(1971)
La Nonna
Sin
(1971)
Antigone
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
(1972)
Queen of Hearts
The Canterville Ghost
(1974)
Mrs. Umney
Les Misérables
(1978)
the Prioress
A Man Called Intrepid
(1979)
Sister Luke
Gauguin the Savage
(1980)
Sister Allandre
Dominique
(1980)
Mrs. Davis
A Tale of Two Cities
(1980)
Miss Pross
Clash of the Titans
(1981)
A Stygian Witch
The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind
(1988)
Self (archive footage)