Flora Robson



First NameFlora
Middle NameMcKenzie
Last NameRobson
Full Name at BirthFlora McKenzie Robson
Other NamesDame Flora Robson
Age82 (age at death)
Date of BirthMarch 28, 1902
BirthplaceSouth Shields, (which was then in County Durham), England
Date of DeathJuly 7, 1984
Location of DeathBrighton, Sussex, England
Cause of Deathcancer
Height5' 10" (178 cm)
Star SignAries
NationalityEnglish
High SchoolPalmers Green High School
UniversityRoyal Academy of Dramatic Art
Occupation CategoryActress
Sister(s)Margaret Robson
Shela Robson

Dame Flora McKenzie Robson DBE (28 March 1902 – 7 July 1984) was an English actress, renowned as a character actress, who played roles ranging from queens to villainesses.


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Filmography

Selected Flora Robson film and TV show credits:


Acting Credits

1989
An Invitation to Remember
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1981
A Stygian Witch

1980
Mrs. Davis

1980
A Tale of Two Cities
Miss Pross

1980
Gauguin the Savage
Sister Allandre

1979
A Man Called Intrepid
Sister Luke

1979
Oresteia
Kilissa

1978
Les Miserables
The Prioress

1977
Eustace and Hilda
Miss Fothergill

1975
A Legacy
Narrator

1974
Heidi
Grandmother

1974
The Canterville Ghost
Mrs. Umney

1973
Antigone

1972
Queen of Hearts

1971
La grande scrofa nera
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1970
Lucy Dawson

1970
Joyce Ballantyne

1967
Aunt Agatha

1967
Cry in the Wind
Anna

1966
Miss Binns, Head of British Mission

1966
Countess Estell

1966
David Copperfield
Betsey Trotwood

1965
Mrs. Cassidy

1965
BBC Play of the Month
May Beringer

1965
Thirty-Minute Theatre
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1964
Miss Barker-Wise

1963
Dowager Empress Tzu-Hsi

1963
Miss Milchrest

1963
The Human Jungle
Dorothy Wyley

1959
Mother Courage and Her Children
Anna Fierling

1958
Innocent Sinners
Olivia Chesney

1958
Mrs. Haggard

1957
Donna MacKenzie

1957
No Time for Tears
Sister Birch

1956
Armchair Theatre
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1956
Afternoon Film Festival
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1955
ITV Play of the Week
Mother

1955
Lilli Palmer Theatre
Jane

1954
Nurse

1953
Malta Story
Melita Gonzar, Maria's Mum

1952
The Frightened Bride
Mary Rackham

1950
BBC Sunday-Night Theatre
Nurse

1948
Miss Thorpe

1948
Countess Clara Platen

1947
Sister Philippa

1947
Nell Dawson

1947
Esther Harman

1946
Nanny

1945
Ftatateeta

1945
Angelique Buiton

1945
Mrs. Liz Ellis

1945
Dumb Dora Discovers Tobacco
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1944
Two Thousand Women
Miss Manningford

1941
Bahama Passage
Mrs. Ainsworth

1939
Mrs. Taylor

1939
Jessica Newcome

1939
Ellen

1939
Mary Rider

1939
Smith
Mary Smith

1937
I, Claudius
Livia

1937
Troopship
Lucy Blair

1936
Anna Christie
Anna Christopherson

1934
Undetermined Role

1934
Empress Elisabeth

1933
One Precious Year
Julia Skene

1932
Dance Pretty Lady
Mrs. Raeburn

1931
A Gentleman of Paris
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Soundtrack Credits






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