Flora Robson
(1902-1984), ActorDame Flora Robson
Sitter in 48 portraits
Robson came to prominence after she played an Edinburgh prostitute in James Bridie's The Anatomist (1931). She went on to play in a wide variety of contemporary and classic theatre ranging from psychologically demanding roles to light comedy. She appeared in Shakespeare's Macbeth (as Lady Macbeth, 1933) and Oscar Wilde's The Importance of being Earnest (1975), which was her last stage performance. Her film performances included Queen Elizabeth I in Fire Over England (1937) and The Sea Hawk (1940). She was appointed CBE in 1952 and Dame in 1960.
by Dame Ethel Walker
oil on canvas, 1932
NPG 5972
by Lee Miller
modern contact print from original negative, 1944
NPG P1085
by Janet Jevons
bromide postcard print, 1933-1934
NPG x198132
by Janet Jevons
bromide postcard print, 1933-1934
NPG x198133
Flora Robson as Queen Elizabeth in 'Fire over England'
by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1936
NPG x24790
Flora Robson as Queen Elizabeth in 'Fire over England'
by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1936
NPG x24791
Flora Robson as Queen Elizabeth in 'Fire over England'
by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1936
NPG x24792
Flora Robson as Queen Elizabeth in 'Fire over England'
by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1936
NPG x24793
by Bassano Ltd
half-plate glass negative, 13 July 1937
NPG x22288
by Bassano Ltd
half-plate glass negative, 13 July 1937
NPG x22289
by Bassano Ltd
half-plate glass negative, 13 July 1937
NPG x22290
by Bassano Ltd
half-plate glass negative, 13 July 1937
NPG x22291
by Bassano Ltd
half-plate glass negative, 13 July 1937
NPG x22292
by Bassano Ltd
half-plate glass negative, 13 July 1937
NPG x22293
by Unknown photographer
vintage print, circa 1941
NPG x194313
Vivien Leigh as Cleopatra; Flora Robson as Ftatateeta in 'Caesar and Cleopatra'
by Wilfrid Newton
vintage film still, 1945
NPG x137520
Vivien Leigh as Cleopatra; Flora Robson as Ftatateeta in 'Caesar and Cleopatra'
by Wilfrid Newton
vintage film still, 1945
NPG x137521
Vivien Leigh in 'Caesar and Cleopatra'
by Wilfrid Newton
vintage film still, 1945
NPG x137523
Vivien Leigh as Cleopatra and Flora Robson as Ftatateeta in 'Caesar and Cleopatra'
by Wilfrid Newton
vintage print, 1945
NPG x137972
Flora Robson as Ftatateeta and Vivien Leigh as Cleopatra in 'Caesar and Cleopatra'
by Wilfrid Newton
vintage print, 1945
NPG x137973
by Walter Bird
bromide print, August 1960
NPG x167177
by Anthony Buckley
modern bromide print from original negative, 1961
NPG x76228
Flora Robson; Keith Baxter (né Baxter-Wright)
by Anthony Buckley
modern bromide print from original negative, 1961
NPG x76230
by Godfrey Argent
bromide print, 12 April 1969
NPG x165844
Diners at Denham Studios Restaurant
by Anthony Wysard
watercolour and pencil, published 1937
NPG D312
by Cecil Beaton
pencil, late 1960s-early 1970s
NPG D17941(76)
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