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Flora Robson

1902 - 1984

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Dame Flora McKenzie Robson (28 March 1902 – 7 July 1984) 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. Flora McKenzie Robson was born on 28 March 1902 in South Shields, County Durham, daughter of David Robson (1864-1947) and Eliza Robson (nee McKenzie; 1870-1953) both of Scottish descent. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Flora Robson has received more than 735,934 page views. Her biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2019). Flora Robson is the 3,068th most popular actor (up from 3,212th in 2019), the 2,591st most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 2,738th in 2019) and the 367th most popular British Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Flora Robson ranks 3,068 out of 13,578. Before her are Emmy Rossum, Bob Anderson, Akira Kamiya, Miriam Hopkins, Carol Kane, and Olga Desmond. After her are Daniel Duval, Jorja Fox, George Lam, Vanessa Kirby, Jan Tříska, and Milo Ventimiglia.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1902, Flora Robson ranks 188. Before her are Jan Kiepura, Margaret Hamilton, Sylvain Arend, Henri Saint Cyr, Moderato Wisintainer, and Miriam Hopkins. After her are Manuel Álvarez Bravo, Georgette Heyer, Lon L. Fuller, Eva May, Ida Siekmann, and David Arellano. Among people deceased in 1984, Flora Robson ranks 131. Before her are Carl Joachim Friedrich, Manuel Alonso Areizaga, Valery Voronin, Giuseppe Tucci, K. D. Jadhav, and Faiz Ahmad Faiz. After her are Gaëtan Dugas, Lillian Hellman, Arvīds Jansons, Lola Anglada, Roberto Porta, and Janaki Ammal.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Flora Robson ranks 2,591 out of 8,785. Before her are Gayatri Devi (1919), Ian McDonald (1946), Bob Anderson (1922), Anthony Berkeley Cox (1893), James Whale (1889), and Edmund of Woodstock, 1st Earl of Kent (1301). After her are Edward Robert Hughes (1851), Arthur Kinnaird, 11th Lord Kinnaird (1847), Vanessa Kirby (1988), Ernest William Brown (1866), Ronald Pickup (1940), and Herbert Hall Turner (1861).

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Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, Flora Robson ranks 367. Before her are Freddie Highmore (1992), Ben Miller (1966), Flora Finch (1867), Edmund Gwenn (1877), Jon Finch (1942), and Bob Anderson (1922). After her are Vanessa Kirby (1988), Ronald Pickup (1940), Dominic West (1969), Kit Harington (1986), Peggy Ashcroft (1907), and Cedric Hardwicke (1893).

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Television and Movie Roles

Black Narcissus
Sister Philippa
A group of Anglican nuns, led by Sister Clodagh, are sent to a mountain in the Himalayas. The climate in the region is hostile and the nuns are housed in an odd old palace. They work to establish a school and a hospital, but slowly their focus shifts. Sister Ruth falls for a government worker, Mr. Dean, and begins to question her vow of celibacy. As Sister Ruth obsesses over Mr. Dean, Sister Clodagh becomes immersed in her own memories of love.
May 26o 19477.51 / 10
Clash of the Titans
A Stygian Witch
To win the right to marry his love, the beautiful princess Andromeda, and fulfil his destiny, half-God-half-mortal Perseus must complete various tasks including taming Pegasus, capturing Medusa's head and battling the feared Kraken.
Jun 12o 19816.883 / 10
Wuthering Heights
Ellen Dean
The Earnshaws are Yorkshire farmers during the early 19th Century. One day, Mr. Earnshaw returns from a trip to the city, bringing with him a ragged little boy called Heathcliff. Earnshaw's son, Hindley, resents the child, but Heathcliff becomes companion and soulmate to Hindley's sister, Catherine. After her parents die, Cathy and Heathcliff grow up wild and free on the moors and despite the continued enmity between Hindley and Heathcliff they're happy -- until Cathy meets Edgar Linton, the son of a wealthy neighbor.
Apr 7o 19397.209 / 10