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)
Million Dollar Baby
as Cornelia Wheelwright
(1941)
Four Mothers
as Aunt Etta
(1941)
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 1
as Herself
(1941)
Playmates
as Grandma Kyser
(1940)
(1940)
Irene
as Granny O'Dare
(1940)
Granny Get Your Gun
as Minerva Hildegard Hatton
(1940)
The Texas Rangers Ride Again
as Cecilia Dangerfield
(1940)
Breakdowns of 1940
as Self
(1939)
That's Right – You're Wrong
as Grandma
(1939)
They Made Me a Criminal
as Grandma Rafferty
(1939)
Nurse Edith Cavell
as Mme. Rappard
(1939)
The Kid from Kokomo
as Margaret 'Maggie' / 'Ma' Manell
(1939)
Daughters Courageous
as Penny, the Housekeeper
(1939)
Yes, My Darling Daughter
as 'Granny' Whitman
(1939)
Four Wives
as Aunt Etta
(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)
The Perfect Specimen
as Mrs. Leona Wicks
(1937)
Woman in Distress
as Phoebe Tuttle
(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)
Age of Indiscretion
as Emma Shaw
(1935)
3 Kids and a Queen
as Mary Jane 'Queenie' Baxter
(1935)
Strangers All
as Anna Carter
(1935)
Grand Old Girl
as Laura Bayles
(1935)
Movies on Sundays
as Herself (uncredited)
(1935)
Vanessa: Her Love Story
as Judith Paris
(1934)
Straight Is the Way
as Mrs. Horowitz
(1934)
Mills of the Gods
as Mary Hastings
(1934)
You Can't Buy Everything
as Mrs. Hannah Bell
(1934)
Lady by Choice
as Patricia 'Patsy' Patterson
(1934)
The Hollywood Gad-About
as Self (uncredited)
(1933)
Lady for a Day
as Apple Annie
(1933)
Dinner at Eight
as Mrs. Wendel
(1933)
Alice in Wonderland
as Queen Of Hearts
(1933)
Dancing Lady
as Dolly Todhunter
(1933)
The White Sister
as Mother Superior
(1933)
One Man's Journey
as Sarah
(1933)
Men Must Fight
as Maman Seward
(1933)
The Solitaire Man
as Mrs. Vail
(1933)
Beauty for Sale
as Mrs. Merrick
(1933)
Broadway to Hollywood
as Veteran Actress
(1933)
Reunion in Vienna
as Frau Lucher
(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)
Chicago
as Mrs. Morton - Matron
(1927)
Rubber Tires
as Mrs. Stack
(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