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.
Flora Robson as Queen Elizabeth in 'Fire over England'
by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1936
NPG x24789
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