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5 days ago · Dame Flora Robson (born March 28, 1902, South Shields, Durham, Eng.—died July 7, 1984, Brighton, East Sussex) was a British actress renowned for the excellence of her performances on the stage and in motion pictures.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Jun 12, 2024 · The acclaimed costume drama starred Laurence Olivier as a British naval officer who spies on Spain’s Philip II (Raymond Massey) for Elizabeth I (Flora Robson); in one of her early screen roles, Vivien Leigh played a lady-in-waiting.
- Michael Barson
Jun 29, 2024 · Rachel Hannah Weisz ( / vaɪs /; [3] born 7 March 1970) [note 1] is a British actress. Known for her roles in independent films and blockbusters, she has received several awards, including an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a Laurence Olivier Award .
Jun 17, 2024 · The king of Spain has decided to conquer England, and sends ambassador Don Alvarez (Claude Rains) to England to distract Queen Elizabeth I (Flora Robson).
13 hours ago · It's a journey of self-discovery for Alice as she searches for a way out of Wonderland and encounters many bizarre creatures such as the White Rabbit (Michael Crawford), the March Hare (Peter Sellers), the Queen of Hearts (Dame Flora Robson), and the Dormouse (Dudley Moore).
5 days ago · As late as the 1940s, Warner Bros. used blackface in Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942), a minstrel show sketch in This Is the Army (1943) and by casting Flora Robson as a Haitian maid in Saratoga Trunk (1945).
3 days ago · The Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress is an award presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). It has been awarded since the 9th Academy Awards to an actress who has delivered an outstanding performance in a supporting role in a film released that year.
