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Dominique (1978) -- A millionaire who has recently lost his wife starts believing that he is being haunted by her spirit.

Wuthering Heights (1939) -- The story of unfortunate lovers Heathcliff and Cathy who, despite a deep affection for one another, are forced by circumstance and prejudice to live their apart...

The Rise of Catherine the Great (1934) -- Straightforward biography of the Russian empress, up to her assumption of the throne.

Black Narcissus (1947) -- Trailer for this classic drama

Caesar and Cleopatra (1945) -- Open-ended Trailer from Independent Pictures

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Date of Birth:

28 March 1902, South Shields, Durham, England, UK more

Date of Death:

7 July 1984, Brighton, East Sussex, England, UK more

Mini Biography:

Flora Robson knew she was no beauty, but her wise and sympathetic face... more

Trivia:

She was awarded Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1960... more

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Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. more

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(2 articles)

Any Sam, Myth or Harry.
(From FilmExperience. 3 October 2009, 8:35 AM, PDT)
Ken Annakin
(From Alternative Film Guide. 24 April 2009, 1:19 PM, PDT)

Alternate Names:

Dame Flora Robson

US TV Schedule:

Filmography

Jump to filmography as: Actress, Soundtrack, Self, Archive Footage

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	Clash of the Titans (1981)	Stygian Witch	1981	-	6.6 (10,233)

2.	A Tale of Two Cities (1980) (TV)	Miss Pross	1980	-	6.7 (211)

3.	Gauguin the Savage (1980) (TV)	(as Dame Flora Robson) Sister Allandre	1980	-	6.0 (42)

4.	"A Man Called Intrepid" (1979)	Sister Luke	1979	-	7.1 (79)

5.	"Oresteia" (1979)	Kilissa (1 episode, 1979)	1979	-	6.8 (8)
	AKAs: The Serpent Son (UK: alternative title) 1 TV episode: "Oresteia: Grave Gifts (#1.2)" Kilissa
6.	Les miserables (1978) (TV)	The Prioress	1978	-	7.3 (519)

7.	Dominique (1978)	Mrs. Davis	1978	-	4.5 (167)
	AKAs: Avenging Spirit Dominique Is Dead (USA: reissue title) Dominque Is Dead (UK: video title)
8.	Eustace and Hilda (1977) (TV)	Miss Fothergill	1977	-	-

9.	"A Legacy" (1975)	Narrator (5 episodes, 1975)	1975	-	-
	5 TV episodes: "A Legacy: (#1.5)" (voice) Narrator "A Legacy: (#1.4)" (voice) Narrator "A Legacy: (#1.3)" (voice) Narrator "A Legacy: (#1.2)" (voice) Narrator "A Legacy: (#1.1)" (voice) Narrator
10.	"Heidi" (1974)	Grandmother (4 episodes, 1974)	1974	-	8.5 (17)
	4 TV episodes: "Heidi: (#1.6)" Grandmother "Heidi: (#1.5)" Grandmother "Heidi: (#1.2)" Grandmother "Heidi: (#1.1)" Grandmother
11.	The Canterville Ghost (1974) (TV)	Mrs. Umney	1974	-	6.9 (41)

12.	Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1972)	Queen of Hearts	1972	-	5.6 (519)
	AKAs: Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (Australia)
13.	"Thirty-Minute Theatre" (1965)	(1 episode, 1971)	1971	-	7.3 (9)
	1 TV episode: "Thirty-Minute Theatre: Something for the Children (#6.29)"
14.	La grande scrofa nera (1971)		1971	-	-

15.	Fragment of Fear (1970)	Lucy Dawson	1970	-	5.9 (76)
	AKAs: Freelance
16.	The Beast in the Cellar (1970)	Joyce Ballantyne	1970	-	4.3 (245)
	AKAs: Are You Dying, Young Man? Young Man, I Think You're Dying
17.	The Beloved (1970)	Antigone	1970	-	4.1 (62)
	AKAs: Restless Sin (UK: alternative title)
18.	"BBC Play of the Month" (1965)	May Beringer (1 episode, 1968)	1968	-	7.5 (24)
	1 TV episode: "BBC Play of the Month: The Old Ladies (#3.9)" May Beringer
19.	Cry in the Wind (1967)	Anna	1967	-	-
	AKAs: Petontas me ton anemo (Greece)
20.	The Shuttered Room (1967)	Aunt Agatha	1967	-	5.9 (473)
	AKAs: Blood Island (USA)
21.	Eye of the Devil (1966)	Countess Estell	1966	-	5.6 (587)
	AKAs: 13
22.	"David Copperfield" (1966)	Betsey Trotwood (8 episodes, 1966)	1966	-	7.8 (15)
	8 TV episodes: "David Copperfield: Home at Last (#1.13)" Betsey Trotwood "David Copperfield: Fortunes Restored (#1.12)" Betsey Trotwood "David Copperfield: 'Umble Aspirations (#1.11)" Betsey Trotwood "David Copperfield: Domestic Tangles (#1.9)" Betsey Trotwood "David Copperfield: The Proposal (#1.8)" Betsey Trotwood 3 episodes not shown.
23.	7 Women (1966)	Miss Binns, Head of British Mission	1966	-	6.8 (599)

24.	"ITV Play of the Week" (1955)	Mother (1 episode, 1965)	1965	-	8.0 (15)
	AKAs: Play of the Week (UK: short title) 1 TV episode: "ITV Play of the Week: The Misunderstanding (#10.42)" Mother
25.	Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 hours 11 minutes (1965)	Mother Superior	1965	-	6.9 (2,413)
	AKAs: Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines
26.	Young Cassidy (1965)	Mrs. Cassidy	1965	-	6.6 (309)

27.	"The Human Jungle" (1963)	Dorothy Wyley (1 episode, 1964)	1964	-	6.4 (13)
	1 TV episode: "The Human Jungle: Conscience on a Rack (#2.2)" Dorothy Wyley
28.	Guns at Batasi (1964)	Miss Barker-Wise	1964	-	7.0 (388)

29.	Murder at the Gallop (1963)	Miss Milchrest	1963	-	7.1 (1,561)
	AKAs: Agatha Christie's Murder at the Gallop (UK: complete title)
30.	55 Days at Peking (1963)	Dowager Empress Tzu-Hsi	1963	-	6.8 (1,905)

31.	Innocent Sinners (1958)	Olivia Chesney	1958	-	6.7 (28)

32.	The Gypsy and the Gentleman (1958)	Mrs. Haggard	1958	-	5.4 (116)

33.	No Time for Tears (1957)	Sister Birch	1957	-	6.5 (10)

34.	High Tide at Noon (1957)	Donna MacKenzie	1957	-	5.7 (31)

35.	"Armchair Theatre" (1956)	(2 episodes, 1957)	1957	-	7.4 (22)
	2 TV episodes: "Armchair Theatre: Autumn (#1.29)" "Armchair Theatre: The Witness (#1.22)"
36.	"Lilli Palmer Theatre" (1955)	Jane (1 episode, 1955)	1955	-	-
	AKAs: Theatre Royal (UK) 1 TV episode: "Lilli Palmer Theatre: The Little Black Book (#1.11)" Jane
37.	"BBC Sunday-Night Theatre" (1950)	Nurse (1 episode, 1955)	1955	-	7.7 (17)
	1 TV episode: "BBC Sunday-Night Theatre: Romeo and Juliet (#6.21)" Nurse
38.	Romeo and Juliet (1954)	Nurse	1954	-	6.7 (202)
	AKAs: Giulietta e Romeo (Italy)
39.	Malta Story (1953)	Melita Gonzar, Maria's Mum	1953	-	6.4 (355)

40.	The Tall Headlines (1952)	Mary Rackham	1952	-	4.1 (13)
	AKAs: The Frightened Bride (USA)
41.	Saraband for Dead Lovers (1948)	Countess Clara Platen	1948	-	7.0 (105)
	AKAs: Saraband (USA)
42.	Good-Time Girl (1948)	Chairman of the Juvenile Court	1948	-	6.8 (52)

43.	Holiday Camp (1947)	Esther Harman	1947	-	6.1 (80)

44.	Frieda (1947)	Nell Dawson	1947	-	7.4 (51)

45.	Black Narcissus (1947)	Sister Philippa	1947	-	8.1 (6,046)

46.	The Years Between (1946)	Nanny	1946	-	6.6 (17)

47.	Caesar and Cleopatra (1945)	Ftatateeta	1945	-	6.4 (752)

48.	Saratoga Trunk (1945)	Angelique Buiton	1945	-	6.2 (371)

49.	Great Day (1945)	Mrs. Liz Ellis	1945	-	6.2 (24)

50.	Two Thousand Women (1944)	Muriel Manningford	1944	-	6.1 (134)
	AKAs: House of 1,000 Women
51.	Bahama Passage (1941)	Mrs. Ainsworth	1941	-	6.7 (27)

52.	The Sea Hawk (1940)	Queen Elizabeth	1940	-	7.7 (3,172)

53.	Invisible Stripes (1939)	Mrs. Taylor	1939	-	6.7 (353)

54.	We Are Not Alone (1939)	Jessica Newcome	1939	-	6.8 (168)

55.	Poison Pen (1939)	Mary Rider	1939	-	6.7 (20)

56.	Smith (1939)	Mary Smith	1939	-	8.7 (13)

57.	Wuthering Heights (1939)	Ellen	1939	-	7.9 (5,884)

58.	Farewell Again (1937)	Lucy Blair	1937	-	6.3 (6)
	AKAs: Troopship (USA)
59.	Fire Over England (1937)	Queen Elizabeth I of England	1937	-	6.6 (434)

60.	I, Claudius (1937)	Livia	1937	-	-

61.	Anna Christie (1936) (TV)	Anna Christopherson	1936	-	-

62.	The Private Life of Don Juan (1934)	(scenes deleted) Undetermined Role	1934	-	6.3 (121)

63.	The Rise of Catherine the Great (1934)	Empress Elisabeth	1934	-	6.2 (145)
	AKAs: Catherine the Great
64.	One Precious Year (1933)	Julia Skene	1933	-	-

65.	Dance Pretty Lady (1932)	Mrs. Raeburn	1932	-	9.6 (5)

66.	A Gentleman of Paris (1931)	(uncredited)	1931	-	-

Soundtrack View by NEW				Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
	1.	Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1972)	(performer: "Off With Their Heads", "Off With Their Heads (Reprise)")	1972	-	5.6 (519)
		AKAs: Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (Australia)

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	"The British Greats" (1980)	Herself - Interviewee (1 episode, 1980)	1980	-	-
	1 TV episode: "The British Greats: Robert Donat (#1.2)" Herself - Interviewee
2.	"Looks Familiar" (1970)	Herself - Guest (1 episode, 1973)	1973	-	-
	1 TV episode: "Looks Familiar: (#3.12)" Herself - Guest
3.	"The Morecambe & Wise Show" (1968)	Herself / Queen Elizabeth the First (3 episodes, 1970-1972)	1972	-	8.7 (72)
	3 TV episodes: "The Morecambe & Wise Show: 1972 Christmas Show" Herself "The Morecambe & Wise Show: (#5.1)" Herself / Queen Elizabeth the First "The Morecambe & Wise Show: (#4.5)" Herself
4.	The Epic That Never Was (1965) (TV)	(as Dame Flora Robson) (also archive footage) Herself (Livia)	1965	-	8.0 (86)

5.	A King's Story (1965)	Queen Mary	1965	-	6.3 (12)

6.	Korda Interviews (1956) (TV)	Interviewee	1956	-	-

7.	"Toast of the Town" (1948)	Herself (1 episode, 1950)	1950	-	8.4 (100)
	AKAs: The Ed Sullivan Show (USA: new title) 1 TV episode: "Toast of the Town: (#4.6)" Herself

Archive Footage
	1.	The Lion Has Wings (1939)	Queen Elizabeth I (edited from: Fire Over England)

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