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.
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)
Irene
as Granny O'Dare
(1940)
The Texas Rangers Ride Again
as Cecilia Dangerfield
(1940)
(1940)
Breakdowns of 1940
as Self
(1940)
Granny Get Your Gun
as Minerva Hildegard Hatton
(1939)
They Made Me a Criminal
as Grandma Rafferty
(1939)
Daughters Courageous
as Penny, the Housekeeper
(1939)
Nurse Edith Cavell
as Mme. Rappard
(1939)
Four Wives
as Aunt Etta
(1939)
That's Right – You're Wrong
as Grandma
(1939)
The Kid from Kokomo
as Margaret 'Maggie' / 'Ma' Manell
(1939)
Yes, My Darling Daughter
as 'Granny' Whitman
(1939)
Breakdowns of 1939
as Self
(1938)
Bringing Up Baby
as Elizabeth Random
(1938)
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
as Aunt Polly
(1938)
Four Daughters
as Aunt Etta
(1938)
The Texans
as Granna
(1937)
A Star Is Born
as Lettie Blodgett
(1937)
Woman in Distress
as Phoebe Tuttle
(1937)
The Perfect Specimen
as Mrs. Leona Wicks
(1936)
Wife vs. Secretary
as Mimi Stanhope
(1936)
The Captain's Kid
as Aunt Marcia Prentiss
(1936)
Rainbow on the River
as Mrs. Harriet Ainsworth
(1935)
Anna Karenina
as Countess Vronsky
(1935)
Reckless
as Mrs. Granny Leslie
(1935)
3 Kids and a Queen
as Mary Jane 'Queenie' Baxter
(1935)
Age of Indiscretion
as Emma Shaw
(1935)
Vanessa: Her Love Story
as Judith Paris
(1935)
Strangers All
as Anna Carter
(1935)
Grand Old Girl
as Laura Bayles
(1935)
Movies on Sundays
as Herself (uncredited)
(1934)
Lady by Choice
as Patricia 'Patsy' Patterson
(1934)
The Hollywood Gad-About
as Self (uncredited)
(1934)
Mills of the Gods
as Mary Hastings
(1934)
Straight Is the Way
as Mrs. Horowitz
(1934)
You Can't Buy Everything
as Mrs. Hannah Bell
(1933)
Lady for a Day
as Apple Annie
(1933)
Alice in Wonderland
as Queen Of Hearts
(1933)
Dinner at Eight
as Mrs. Wendel
(1933)
Dancing Lady
as Dolly Todhunter
(1933)
Men Must Fight
as Maman Seward
(1933)
One Man's Journey
as Sarah
(1933)
Broadway to Hollywood
as Veteran Actress
(1933)
Reunion in Vienna
as Frau Lucher
(1933)
Beauty for Sale
as Mrs. Merrick
(1933)
The White Sister
as Mother Superior
(1933)
The Solitaire Man
as Mrs. Vail
(1932)
Red-Headed Woman
as Aunt Jane
(1932)
If I Had a Million
as Mrs. Mary Walker
(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 King of Kings
as Mother of Gestas
(1927)
Rubber Tires
as Mrs. Stack
(1927)
Chicago
as Mrs. Morton - Matron
(1927)
The Angel of Broadway
as Big Bertha
(1927)
A Harp in Hock
as Mrs. Banks
(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