Acting
May Robson
Born 17 April 1858 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia · Died 20 October 1942
72 credits
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 71
- 1983Hollywood Out-takes and Rare FootageFilmSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1942Joan of ParisFilmMlle. Rosay
- 1941Four MothersFilmAunt Etta
- 1941Million Dollar BabyFilmCornelia Wheelwright
- 1941PlaymatesFilmGrandma Kyser
- 1941Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 1FilmSelf (uncredited)
- 1940IreneFilmGranny O'Dare
- 1940The Texas Rangers Ride AgainFilmCecilia Dangerfield
- 1940Cavalcade of the Academy AwardsFilmSelf
- 1940Granny Get Your GunFilmMinerva Hildegard Hatton
- 1940Breakdowns of 1940FilmSelf
- 1939They Made Me a CriminalFilmGrandma Rafferty
- 1939Nurse Edith CavellFilmMme. Rappard
- 1939Four WivesFilmAunt Etta
- 1939Daughters CourageousFilmPenny, the Housekeeper
- 1939Yes, My Darling DaughterFilm'Granny' Whitman
- 1939That's Right – You're WrongFilmGrandma
- 1939The Kid from KokomoFilmMargaret 'Maggie' / 'Ma' Manell
- 1939Breakdowns of 1939FilmSelf
- 1938Bringing Up BabyFilmAunt Elizabeth
- 1938The Adventures of Tom SawyerFilmAunt Polly
- 1938Four DaughtersFilmAunt Etta
- 1938The TexansFilmGranna
- 1937A Star Is BornFilmLettie Blodgett
- 1937The Perfect SpecimenFilmMrs. Leona Wicks
- 1937Woman in DistressFilmPhoebe Tuttle
- 1936Wife vs. SecretaryFilmMimi Stanhope
- 1936Rainbow on the RiverFilmMrs. Harriet Ainsworth
- 1936The Captain's KidFilmAunt Marcia Prentiss
- 1935Anna KareninaFilmCountess Vronsky
- 1935RecklessFilmMrs. Granny Leslie
- 1935Vanessa: Her Love StoryFilmJudith Paris
- 1935Age of IndiscretionFilmEmma Shaw
- 19353 Kids and a QueenFilmMary Jane 'Queenie' Baxter
- 1935Grand Old GirlFilmLaura Bayles
- 1935Strangers AllFilmAnna Carter
- 1935Movies on SundaysFilmHerself (uncredited)
- 1934Lady by ChoiceFilmPatricia 'Patsy' Patterson
- 1934The Hollywood Gad-AboutFilmSelf (uncredited)
- 1934Straight Is the WayFilmMrs. Horowitz
- 1934You Can't Buy EverythingFilmMrs. Hannah Bell
- 1934Mills of the GodsFilmMary Hastings
- 1933Dinner at EightFilmMrs. Wendel
- 1933Lady for a DayFilmApple Annie
- 1933Alice in WonderlandFilmQueen Of Hearts
- 1933Dancing LadyFilmDolly Todhunter
- 1933One Man's JourneyFilmSarah
- 1933Men Must FightFilmMaman Seward
- 1933The White SisterFilmMother Superior
- 1933Reunion in ViennaFilmFrau Lucher
- 1933Broadway to HollywoodFilmVeteran Actress
- 1933Beauty for SaleFilmMrs. Merrick
- 1933The Solitaire ManFilmMrs. Vail
- 1932If I Had a MillionFilmMrs. Mary Walker
- 1932Red-Headed WomanFilmAunt Jane
- 1932Letty LyntonFilmMrs. Lynton, Letty's Mother
- 1932Strange InterludeFilmMrs. Evans
- 1932Little Orphan AnnieFilmMrs. Stewart
- 1931The She-WolfFilm
- 1927The King of KingsFilmMother of Gestas
- 1927ChicagoFilmMrs. Morton - Matron
- 1927Rubber TiresFilmMrs. Stack
- 1927The Rejuvenation of Aunt MaryFilmAunt Mary Watkins
- 1927Turkish DelightFilmTsakran
- 1927The Angel of BroadwayFilmBig Bertha
- 1927A Harp in HockFilmMrs. Banks
- 1926Pals in ParadiseFilmEsther Lezinsky
- 1920Dr. Jekyll and Mr. HydeFilmProstitute at Clinic (uncredited)
- 1916A Night OutFilmGranmum
- 1915How Molly Malone Made GoodFilmHerself
- 1908When Knights Were BoldFilm
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Filmography from TMDB.