May Robson
Acting1858Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Biography
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May Robson (19 April 1858 - 20 October 1942) was an actress and playwright. A major stage actress of the late 19th and early 20th century, Robson is best known today for the dozens of 1930s motion pictures she appeared in when she was well into her seventies, usually playing cross old ladies with hearts of gold.
Known For
Acting History
1983
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1942
Joan of Paris
as Mlle. Rosay
1941
Four Mothers
as Aunt Etta
Playmates
as Grandma Kyser
Million Dollar Baby
as Cornelia Wheelwright
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 1
as Self (uncredited)
1940
Irene
as Granny O'Dare
The Texas Rangers Ride Again
as Cecilia Dangerfield
Breakdowns of 1940
as Self
Granny Get Your Gun
as Minerva Hildegard Hatton
1939
Four Wives
as Aunt Etta
Daughters Courageous
as Penny, the Housekeeper
The Kid from Kokomo
as Margaret 'Maggie' / 'Ma' Manell
That's Right – You're Wrong
as Grandma
Yes, My Darling Daughter
as 'Granny' Whitman
Nurse Edith Cavell
as Mme. Rappard
Breakdowns of 1939
as Self
They Made Me a Criminal
as Grandma Rafferty
1938
Four Daughters
as Aunt Etta
The Texans
as Granna
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
as Aunt Polly
Bringing Up Baby
as Elizabeth Random
1937
The Perfect Specimen
as Mrs. Leona Wicks
Woman in Distress
as Phoebe Tuttle
A Star Is Born
as Lettie Blodgett
1936
Rainbow on the River
as Mrs. Harriet Ainsworth
The Captain's Kid
as Aunt Marcia Prentiss
Wife vs. Secretary
as Mimi Stanhope
1935
Reckless
as Mrs. Granny Leslie
Anna Karenina
as Countess Vronsky
3 Kids and a Queen
as Mary Jane 'Queenie' Baxter
Strangers All
as Anna Carter
Grand Old Girl
as Laura Bayles
Vanessa: Her Love Story
as Judith Paris
Age of Indiscretion
as Emma Shaw
Movies on Sundays
as Herself (uncredited)
1934
The Hollywood Gad-About
as Self (uncredited)
Lady by Choice
as Patricia 'Patsy' Patterson
Straight Is the Way
as Mrs. Horowitz
You Can't Buy Everything
as Mrs. Hannah Bell
Mills of the Gods
as Mary Hastings
1933
The Solitaire Man
as Mrs. Vail
Lady for a Day
as Apple Annie
Dancing Lady
as Dolly Todhunter
Alice in Wonderland
as Queen Of Hearts
Broadway to Hollywood
as Veteran Actress
Reunion in Vienna
as Frau Lucher
The White Sister
as Mother Superior
Men Must Fight
as Maman Seward
Beauty for Sale
as Mrs. Merrick
One Man's Journey
as Sarah
Dinner at Eight
as Mrs. Wendel
1932
Red-Headed Woman
as Aunt Jane
Letty Lynton
as Mrs. Lynton, Letty's Mothers
If I Had a Million
as Mrs. Mary Walker
Little Orphan Annie
as Mrs. Stewart
Strange Interlude
as Mrs. Evans
1931
1927
Rubber Tires
as Mrs. Stack
Chicago
as Mrs. Morton - Matron
The Angel of Broadway
as Big Bertha
The Rejuvenation of Aunt Mary
as Aunt Mary Watkins
A Harp in Hock
as Mrs. Banks
The King of Kings
as Mother of Gestas
Turkish Delight
as Tsakran
1926
Pals in Paradise
as Esther Lezinsky
1920
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
as Prostitute at Clinic (uncredited)
1916
A Night Out
as Granmum
A Night Out
Theatre Play
1915
How Molly Malone Made Good
as Herself