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Dame Flora McKenzie Robson 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.
Birth Name
Flora McKenzie Robson
Born
Friday, 28 March 1902
Died
Saturday, 07 July 1984
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Churchill and the Movie Mogul | Self | 2019 |
| Peter Cushing: A One-Way Ticket to Hollywood | Miss Pross | 1989 |
| The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind | Self / (archive footage) | 1988 |
| The Golden Gong | Self | 1985 |
| Clash of the Titans | A Stygian Witch | 1981 |
| A Tale of Two Cities | Miss Pross | 1980 |
| Gauguin the Savage | Sister Allandre | 1980 |
| A Man Called Intrepid | Sister Luke | 1979 |
| Dominique | Mrs. Davis | 1979 |
| Les Miserables | 1978 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Churchill and the Movie Mogul | Self | 2019 |
| Peter Cushing: A One-Way Ticket to Hollywood | Miss Pross | 1989 |
| The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind | Self / (archive footage) | 1988 |
| The Golden Gong | Self | 1985 |
| Clash of the Titans | A Stygian Witch | 1981 |
| A Tale of Two Cities | Miss Pross | 1980 |
| Gauguin the Savage | Sister Allandre | 1980 |
| A Man Called Intrepid | Sister Luke | 1979 |
| Dominique | Mrs. Davis | 1979 |
| Les Miserables | 1978 | |
| Arena | Sister Philippa | 1975 |
| Alice's Adventures in Wonderland | Queen of Hearts | 1972 |
| Film '72 | Self | 1971 |
| Parkinson | Self | 1971 |
| The Big Black Sow | La Nonna | 1971 |
| The Beloved | Antigone | 1971 |
| Fragment of Fear | Lucy Dawson | 1970 |
| The Beast in the Cellar | Joyce Ballantyne | 1970 |
| The Morecambe & Wise Show | Self | 1968 |
| The Shuttered Room | Aunt Agatha | 1967 |
| Cry in the Wind | Anasthasia | 1967 |
| Eye of the Devil | Countess Estell / Countess Estelle | 1966 |
| David Copperfield | Betsey Trotwood | 1966 |
| The Epic That Never Was | Herself (Livia) (as Dame Flora Robson) / Self / Livia | 1965 |
| 7 Women | Miss Binns | 1965 |
| BBC Play of the Month | May Beringer | 1965 |
| Thirty-Minute Theatre | Mrs. Frobisher | 1965 |
| Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes | Mother Superior | 1965 |
| A King's Story | Queen Mary | 1965 |
| Young Cassidy | Mrs. Cassidy | 1965 |
| Guns at Batasi | Miss Barker-Wise | 1964 |
| Play School | Self - Storyteller | 1964 |
| Hollywood and the Stars | Queen Elizabeth (clip from The Sea Hawk (1940)) | 1963 |
| Murder at the Gallop | Miss Milchrest | 1963 |
| 55 Days at Peking | Dowager Empress Tzu-Hsi | 1963 |
| The Human Jungle | Dorothy Wyley | 1963 |
| Innocent Sinners | Olivia Chesney | 1958 |
| The Gypsy and the Gentleman | Mrs. Haggard | 1958 |
| No Time for Tears | Sister Birch | 1957 |
| High Tide at Noon | Donna MacKenzie | 1957 |
| Armchair Theatre | Miss. Pringle / Catherine Brooke | 1956 |
| ITV Play of the Week | Mother / Nurse Edith Cavell | 1955 |
| Lilli Palmer Theatre | Jane | 1955 |
| ITV Television Playhouse | Rose Darby | 1955 |
| This Is Your Life | Self | 1955 |
| Romeo and Juliet | Nurse | 1954 |
| Malta Story | Melita Gonzar - Maria's Mum / Melita Gonzar | 1953 |
| The Frightened Bride | Mary Rackham | 1952 |
| This Is Show Business | Self - Guest Actress | 1949 |
| Saraband | Countess Platen / Countess Clara Platen | 1948 |
| The Ed Sullivan Show | Self - Actress | 1948 |
| Good-Time Girl | Miss Thorpe | 1948 |
| Holiday Camp | Esther Harman | 1947 |
| Frieda | Nell / Nell Dawson | 1947 |
| Black Narcissus | Sister Philippa | 1947 |
| Caesar and Cleopatra | Ftatateeta | 1946 |
| The Years Between | Nanny | 1946 |
| Saratoga Trunk | Angelique Buiton | 1945 |
| Great Day | Mrs. Liz Ellis | 1945 |
| Dumb Dora Discovers Tobacco | 1945 | |
| Two Thousand Women | Miss Muriel Manningford / Miss Manningford | 1944 |
| Bahama Passage | Mrs. Ainsworth | 1941 |
| The Sea Hawk | Queen Elizabeth | 1940 |
| Invisible Stripes | Mrs. Taylor | 1939 |
| We Are Not Alone | Jessica Newcome | 1939 |
| The Lion Has Wings | Queen Elizabeth I (archive footage) / Queen Elizabeth I | 1939 |
| Poison Pen | Mary Rider | 1939 |
| Smith | Mary Smith / Mrs. Smith | 1939 |
| Wuthering Heights | Ellen Dean / Ellen | 1939 |
| Fire Over England | Queen Elizabeth I of England / Queen Elizabeth I | 1937 |
| Troopship | Lucy Blair | 1937 |
| The Rise of Catherine the Great | Empress Elisabeth | 1934 |
| The Private Life of Don Juan | Undetermined Role | 1934 |
| One Precious Year | Julia Skene | 1933 |
| Dance Pretty Lady | Mrs. Raeburn | 1932 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1947 | Oscar | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Nominated |
