Flora Robson

Actor. Born 28 March 1902 in South Shields, (which was then in County Durham), England. Died 7 July 1984.

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Born

28 March 1902, South Shields, (which was then in County Durham), England

Died

7 July 1984

Biography

Dame Flora McKenzie Robson DBE (28 March 1902 – 7 July 1984) was an English actress. Born in South Shields, County Durham, she studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, winning a bronze medal, and made her professional stage debut in London in 1921. She appeared in repertory and classical roles, including Shakespeare at the Old Vic.

Robson worked extensively in theatre and film. Her screen credits include Ellen Dean in Wuthering Heights (1939), Sister Philippa in Black Narcissus (1947), Queen Elizabeth in The Sea Hawk (1940), and roles in Caesar and Cleopatra (1945), 55 Days at Peking (1963) and Clash of the Titans (1981). She received an Academy Award nomination for Saratoga Trunk (1945).

She was appointed CBE in 1952 and DBE in 1960.

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Filmography

Beyond what we have reviewed, Flora Robson is known for Clash of the Titans (1981), Black Narcissus (1947), Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes (1965), 55 Days at Peking (1963), Murder at the Gallop (1963), The Sea Hawk (1940), 7 Women (1965) and Eye of the Devil (1966).

Wuthering Heights

1939 · as Ellen Dean