Zuleika Robson

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Zuleika Robson
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Zuleika Robson (centre) with Jean Simmons and Maximilian Schell during the filming of Heidi (1968).
Born
Acaster Malbis, West Riding of Yorkshire, United Kingdom
OccupationActress

Zuleika Robson is a former British film and television actress and child performer. [1] She began her career in the 1960s as a child actress, excelling in roles in children's classics. [2]

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Career

Robson was born in Acaster Malbis, West Riding of Yorkshire, United Kingdom.

Her early and most notable roles include Susan in the 1967 BBC television adaptation of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe , and Klara in the 1968 television film Heidi (also known as Heidi kehrt heim). [3] [4] She appeared in other children's productions such as the miniseries The Changes (1975), and the adaptations of Anne of Green Gables (1972) and Anne of Avonlea (1975). [2] [4]

As she entered young adulthood, Robson transitioned to roles in television dramas, thrillers, and art films. Her film credits include a minor role in the biographical drama Isadora (1968), the horror film The Blood on Satan's Claw (1971), and the thriller Revenge (1971), also known as Inn of the Frightened People. [2] [4] [3]

Her television work also included appearances in series such as Bouquet of Barbed Wire (1976), Return of the Saint (1978), Crown Court , and the Granada TV children's drama Young Sherlock: The Mystery of the Manor House (1982), where she played the role of Charlotte. [2] [4]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
1968 Isadora Cast [4]
1971 The Blood on Satan's Claw Coven Member [4]
1971 Revenge (also Inn of the Frightened People)Jill Radford [4] [3]
1978 Let's Get Laid Thelma [4]

Television

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
1966 Blackmail 1 episode
1967 The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe SusanTV series [4]
1967 Sexton Blake 1 episode
1968 A Man of Our Times 2 episodes
1968 The Growing Summer 6 episodes
1968 Heidi KlaraTV film [4]
1969 Armchair Theatre Beverley / Henrietta Jardine2 episodes (listed as Beverley in a 1956 episode in one source, and Henrietta Jardine in a 1969 episode) [4]
1969 Special Branch Sheila Madgwick1 episode [4]
1972 Anne of Green Gables Miniseries
1972 Crown Court June Deacon3 episodes [4]
1973 Hunter's Walk 1 episode
1974 Melissa Mary Antrobus1 episode [4]
1975 Anne of Avonlea Jane AndrewsTV Miniseries [4]
1975 The Changes MargaretMiniseries [4]
1976 Bouquet of Barbed Wire Nurse1 episode [4]
1978 Return of the Saint The Gent's Wife1 episode [4]
1978 People Like Us 7 episodes
1980 The Lady Killers Sarah2 episodes [4]
1981 Break in the Sun Van DriverTV series [4]
1982 Young Sherlock: The Mystery of the Manor House CharlotteTV miniseries, 6 episodes [4]

References

  1. ↑ "Zuleika Robson". Filmaffinity. Retrieved 2025-10-05.
  2. 1 2 3 4 fiftywatts (2023-05-17). "Zuleika Robson". Familiar Unknown. Retrieved 2025-10-05.
  3. 1 2 3 "Zuleika Robson – Movies, Bio and Lists on MUBI". MUBI. Retrieved 2025-10-05.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 "Zuleika Robson Movies and TV Shows". Plex. Retrieved 2025-10-05.
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