May Robson
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1858-04-17
Day of Death
1942-10-20 (84 years old)
Place of Birth
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
May Robson
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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
(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
(1941)
Million Dollar Baby
as Cornelia Wheelwright
(1941)
Playmates
as Grandma Kyser
(1941)
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 1
as Herself
(1940)
(1940)
Breakdowns of 1940
as Self
(1940)
Irene
as Granny O'Dare
(1940)
The Texas Rangers Ride Again
as Cecilia Dangerfield
(1940)
Granny Get Your Gun
as Minerva Hildegard Hatton
(1939)
They Made Me a Criminal
as Grandma Rafferty
(1939)
The Kid from Kokomo
as Margaret 'Maggie' / 'Ma' Manell
(1939)
Four Wives
as Aunt Etta
(1939)
Breakdowns of 1939
as Self
(1939)
Daughters Courageous
as Penny, the Housekeeper
(1939)
Nurse Edith Cavell
as Mme. Rappard
(1939)
That's Right – You're Wrong
as Grandma
(1939)
Yes, My Darling Daughter
as 'Granny' Whitman
(1938)
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
as Aunt Polly
(1938)
Four Daughters
as Aunt Etta
(1938)
Bringing Up Baby
as Elizabeth Random
(1938)
The Texans
as Granna
(1937)
The Perfect Specimen
as Mrs. Leona Wicks
(1937)
A Star Is Born
as Lettie Blodgett
(1937)
Woman in Distress
as Phoebe Tuttle
(1936)
The Captain's Kid
as Aunt Marcia Prentiss
(1936)
Rainbow on the River
as Mrs. Harriet Ainsworth
(1936)
Wife vs. Secretary
as Mimi Stanhope
(1935)
Anna Karenina
as Countess Vronsky
(1935)
Vanessa: Her Love Story
as Judith Paris
(1935)
Age of Indiscretion
as Emma Shaw
(1935)
Reckless
as Mrs. Granny Leslie
(1935)
3 Kids and a Queen
as Mary Jane 'Queenie' Baxter
(1935)
Grand Old Girl
as Laura Bayles
(1935)
Strangers All
as Anna Carter
(1935)
Movies on Sundays
as Herself (uncredited)
(1934)
Mills of the Gods
as Mary Hastings
(1934)
Lady by Choice
as Patricia 'Patsy' Patterson
(1934)
Straight Is the Way
as Mrs. Horowitz
(1934)
The Hollywood Gad-About
as Self (uncredited)
(1934)
You Can't Buy Everything
as Mrs. Hannah Bell
(1933)
Broadway to Hollywood
as Veteran Actress
(1933)
One Man's Journey
as Sarah
(1933)
The Solitaire Man
as Mrs. Vail
(1933)
Lady for a Day
as Apple Annie
(1933)
Dinner at Eight
as Mrs. Wendel
(1933)
The White Sister
as Mother Superior
(1933)
Dancing Lady
as Dolly Todhunter
(1933)
Alice in Wonderland
as Queen Of Hearts
(1933)
Reunion in Vienna
as Frau Lucher
(1933)
Men Must Fight
as Maman Seward
(1933)
Beauty for Sale
as Mrs. Merrick
(1932)
If I Had a Million
as Mrs. Mary Walker
(1932)
Red-Headed Woman
as Aunt Jane
(1932)
Letty Lynton
as Mrs. Lynton, Letty's Mothers
(1932)
Strange Interlude
as Mrs. Evans
(1932)
Little Orphan Annie
as Mrs. Stewart
(1931)
(1927)
The Angel of Broadway
as Big Bertha
(1927)
The King of Kings
as Mother of Gestas
(1927)
Chicago
as Mrs. Morton - Matron
(1927)
A Harp in Hock
as Mrs. Banks
(1927)
Rubber Tires
as Mrs. Stack
(1926)
Pals in Paradise
as Esther Lezinsky
(1920)
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
as Prostitute at Clinic (uncredited)
(1916)
A Night Out
as Granmum
(1915)
How Molly Malone Made Good
as Herself
(1908)
Crew
(1916)
A Night Out
Theatre Play