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Flora Robson (1902–1984)

Flora Robson knew she was no beauty, but her wise and sympathetic face would become a familiar - indeed, shining - ornament of the 1930s and 40s silver screen. Though not sure of acting as a career in her early years, she nevertheless appeared on stage for the first time at 5 years old. She was educated... See full bio »

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Filmography

Hide HideActress (71 titles)
1990 An Invitation to Remember (TV series)
Dame Flora Robson (1990) (as Dame Flora Robson)
 
1980 A Tale of Two Cities (TV movie)
Miss Pross
 
1980 Gauguin the Savage (TV movie)
Sister Allandre (as Dame Flora Robson)
 
1979 A Man Called Intrepid (TV mini-series)
Sister Luke
 
1979 Dominique
Mrs. Davis
 
1979 Oresteia (TV mini-series)
Kilissa
Grave Gifts (1979) … Kilissa
 
1978 Les Miserables (TV movie)
The Prioress
 
1977 Eustace and Hilda (TV movie)
Miss Fothergill
 
1975 Aquarius (TV series)
The Three Marias (1975)
 
1975 A Legacy (TV series)
Narrator
Episode #1.5 (1975) … Narrator (voice)
Episode #1.4 (1975) … Narrator (voice)
Episode #1.3 (1975) … Narrator (voice)
Episode #1.2 (1975) … Narrator (voice)
Episode #1.1 (1975) … Narrator (voice)
 
1975 The Canterville Ghost (TV movie)
Mrs. Umney
 
1974 Heidi (TV mini-series)
Grandmother
Episode #1.6 (1974) … Grandmother
Episode #1.5 (1974) … Grandmother
Episode #1.2 (1974) … Grandmother
Episode #1.1 (1974) … Grandmother
 
1971 Thirty-Minute Theatre (TV series)
 
1970 Fragment of Fear
Lucy Dawson
 
1970 The Beast in the Cellar
Joyce Ballantyne
 
1968 BBC Play of the Month (TV series)
May Beringer
The Old Ladies (1968) … May Beringer
 
1967 Cry in the Wind
Anna
 
1967 The Shuttered Room
Aunt Agatha
 
1966 Eye of the Devil
Countess Estell
 
1966 David Copperfield (TV series)
Betsey Trotwood
Home at Last (1966) … Betsey Trotwood
The Proposal (1966) … Betsey Trotwood
 
1966 7 Women
Miss Binns, Head of British Mission
 
1965 ITV Play of the Week (TV series)
Mother
The Misunderstanding (1965) … Mother
 
1965 Young Cassidy
Mrs. Cassidy
 
1964 The Human Jungle (TV series)
Dorothy Wyley
Conscience on a Rack (1964) … Dorothy Wyley
 
1964 Guns at Batasi
Miss Barker-Wise
 
1959 Mother Courage and Her Children (TV movie)
Anna Fierling
 
1958 Innocent Sinners
Olivia Chesney
 
1958 The Gypsy and the Gentleman
Mrs. Haggard
 
1957 No Time for Tears
Sister Birch
 
1957 High Tide at Noon
Donna MacKenzie
 
1957 Armchair Theatre (TV series)
Catherine Brooke
Autumn (1957) … Catherine Brooke
The Witness (1957)
 
1956 Afternoon Film Festival (TV series)
Holiday Champ (1956)
 
1955 Lilli Palmer Theatre (TV series)
Jane
The Little Black Book (1955) … Jane
 
1955 BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (TV series)
Nurse
Romeo and Juliet (1955) … Nurse
 
1953 Malta Story
Melita Gonzar, Maria's Mum
 
1952 The Frightened Bride
Mary Rackham
 
1948 Saraband
Countess Clara Platen
 
1948 Good-Time Girl
Miss Thorpe
 
1947 Holiday Camp
Esther Harman
 
1947 Black Narcissus
Sister Philippa
 
1946 The Years Between
Nanny
 
1945 Dumb Dora Discovers Tobacco (short)
 
1945 Saratoga Trunk
Angelique Buiton
 
1945 Great Day
Mrs. Liz Ellis
 
1944 Two Thousand Women
Miss Manningford
 
1939 Invisible Stripes
Mrs. Taylor
 
1939 We Are Not Alone
Jessica Newcome
 
1939 Poison Pen
Mary Rider
 
1939 Smith (short)
Mary Smith
 
1937 Troopship
Lucy Blair
 
1937 I, Claudius
Livia
 
1936 Anna Christie (TV short)
Anna Christopherson
 
1934 The Private Life of Don Juan
Undetermined Role (scenes deleted)
 
1934 The Rise of Catherine the Great
Empress Elisabeth
 
1933 One Precious Year
Julia Skene
 
1932 Dance Pretty Lady
Mrs. Raeburn
 
1931 A Gentleman of Paris (uncredited)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (1 title)
1972 Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (performer: "Off With Their Heads", "Off With Their Heads Reprise")
 
Show ShowSelf (11 titles)
1984 Women of Our Century (TV series documentary)
Herself - Subject
Dame Flora Robson (1984) … Herself - Subject
 
1980 The British Greats (TV series)
Herself - Interviewee
Robert Donat (1980) … Herself - Interviewee
 
1978 This Is Your Life (TV series documentary)
Herself
Richard Goolden (1978) … Herself
 
1973 Looks Familiar (TV series)
Herself - Guest
Episode #3.12 (1973) … Herself - Guest
 
1970-1972 The Morecambe & Wise Show (TV series)
Herself
1972 Christmas Show (1972) … Herself
Episode #5.1 (1971) … Herself
Episode #4.5 (1970) … Herself
 
1967 A King's Story (documentary)
Queen Mary (voice)
 
1967 The Epic That Never Was (TV documentary)
Herself (also archive footage) / Livia (also archive footage)
 
1962 Out of This World (documentary short)
Herself - Commentator
 
1956 Korda Interviews (TV documentary)
Interviewee
 
1950 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
Herself
Episode #4.6 (1950) … Herself
 
1950 This Is Show Business (TV series)
Herself - Guest Actress
Episode dated 8 October 1950 (1950) … Herself - Guest Actress
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (3 titles)
2005 The Sea Hawk: Flynn in Action (video documentary short)
Queen Elizabeth
 
1988 The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind (TV documentary)
Actress in a film clip
 
1939 The Lion Has Wings
Queen Elizabeth I
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

Performed on Broadway in the following productions: See more »

Publicity Listings:

2 Print Biographies  | See more »

Alternate Names:

Dame Flora Robson

Height:

5' 10" (1.78 m)
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Did You Know?

Trivia:

She was awarded the CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in 1952 for her services to Drama. See more »

Star Sign:

Aries