Flora Robson as Ellen Dean

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Flora Robson as Ellen Dean refers to the acclaimed British actress’s portrayal of the housekeeper and narrator Ellen (Nelly) Dean in the 1939 film adaptation of Emily Brontë’s "Wuthering Heights."

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instanceOf acting performance
film character portrayal
actressNationality British
appearsIn Wuthering Heights (1939 film) NERFINISHED
associatedWithAward Wuthering Heights (1939 film) Academy Award nominations NERFINISHED
basedOn Ellen Dean from the novel Wuthering Heights NERFINISHED
basedOnAuthor Emily Brontë NERFINISHED
basedOnWork Wuthering Heights (1847 novel) NERFINISHED
character Ellen Dean NERFINISHED
characterAlsoKnownAs Nelly Dean NERFINISHED
characterOccupation housekeeper
characterRoleInPlot observer of Earnshaw and Linton families
storyteller recounting past events
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
director William Wyler NERFINISHED
distributor United Artists NERFINISHED
filmReceived critical acclaim
genre literary adaptation
romantic drama film
language English
medium film
narrativeFunction housekeeper
narrator
notableFor framing the story of Heathcliff and Cathy
voice-over narration in the 1939 film
partOfCastWith David Niven as Edgar Linton NERFINISHED
Geraldine Fitzgerald as Isabella Linton NERFINISHED
Laurence Olivier as Heathcliff NERFINISHED
Merle Oberon as Cathy Earnshaw NERFINISHED
portrayalEra Golden Age of Hollywood NERFINISHED
portrayedBy Flora Robson NERFINISHED
producer Samuel Goldwyn NERFINISHED
productionCompany Samuel Goldwyn Productions NERFINISHED
screenwriter Ben Hecht NERFINISHED
Charles MacArthur NERFINISHED
setting Wuthering Heights (house) NERFINISHED
Yorkshire moors NERFINISHED
sourceMaterialGenre Gothic novel
yearOfFilmRelease 1939

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Laurence Olivier as Heathcliff coStar Flora Robson as Ellen Dean