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)
Playmates
as Grandma Kyser
(1941)
Four Mothers
as Aunt Etta
(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)
Four Wives
as Aunt Etta
(1939)
They Made Me a Criminal
as Grandma Rafferty
(1939)
Daughters Courageous
as Penny, the Housekeeper
(1939)
Nurse Edith Cavell
as Mme. Rappard
(1939)
The Kid from Kokomo
as Margaret 'Maggie' / 'Ma' Manell
(1939)
Breakdowns of 1939
as Self
(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)
Bringing Up Baby
as Elizabeth Random
(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)
Strangers All
as Anna Carter
(1935)
Grand Old Girl
as Laura Bayles
(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)
Movies on Sundays
as Herself (uncredited)
(1934)
Lady by Choice
as Patricia 'Patsy' Patterson
(1934)
You Can't Buy Everything
as Mrs. Hannah Bell
(1934)
The Hollywood Gad-About
as Self (uncredited)
(1934)
Mills of the Gods
as Mary Hastings
(1934)
Straight Is the Way
as Mrs. Horowitz
(1933)
Alice in Wonderland
as Queen Of Hearts
(1933)
Dinner at Eight
as Mrs. Wendel
(1933)
Lady for a Day
as Apple Annie
(1933)
Dancing Lady
as Dolly Todhunter
(1933)
The White Sister
as Mother Superior
(1933)
Reunion in Vienna
as Frau Lucher
(1933)
Broadway to Hollywood
as Veteran Actress
(1933)
One Man's Journey
as Sarah
(1933)
The Solitaire Man
as Mrs. Vail
(1933)
Men Must Fight
as Maman Seward
(1933)
Beauty for Sale
as Mrs. Merrick
(1932)
Red-Headed Woman
as Aunt Jane
(1932)
If I Had a Million
as Mrs. Mary Walker
(1932)
Strange Interlude
as Mrs. Evans
(1932)
Letty Lynton
as Mrs. Lynton, Letty's Mothers
(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)
A Harp in Hock
as Mrs. Banks
(1927)
The Angel of Broadway
as Big Bertha
(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