May Robson
Born
April 17, 1858
Died
October 20, 1942 (84 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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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
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1983
Joan of Paris
Mlle. Rosay
1942
Playmates
Grandma Kyser
1941
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 1
Herself
1941
Million Dollar Baby
Cornelia Wheelwright
1941
Four Mothers
Aunt Etta
1941
Breakdowns of 1940
Self
1940
The Texas Rangers Ride Again
Cecilia Dangerfield
1940
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
Self
1940
Irene
Granny O'Dare
1940
Granny Get Your Gun
Minerva Hildegard Hatton
1940
Breakdowns of 1939
Self
1939
Four Wives
Aunt Etta
1939
That's Right – You're Wrong
Grandma
1939
Nurse Edith Cavell
Mme. Rappard
1939
Daughters Courageous
Penny, the Housekeeper
1939
The Kid from Kokomo
Margaret 'Maggie' / 'Ma' Manell
1939
Yes, My Darling Daughter
'Granny' Whitman
1939
They Made Me a Criminal
Grandma Rafferty
1939
The Texans
Granna
1938
Four Daughters
Aunt Etta
1938
Bringing Up Baby
Elizabeth Random
1938
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Aunt Polly
1938
The Perfect Specimen
Mrs. Leona Wicks
1937
A Star Is Born
Lettie Blodgett
1937
Woman in Distress
Phoebe Tuttle
1937
Rainbow on the River
Mrs. Harriet Ainsworth
1936
The Captain's Kid
Aunt Marcia Prentiss
1936
Wife vs. Secretary
Mimi Stanhope
1936
3 Kids and a Queen
Mary Jane 'Queenie' Baxter
1935
Anna Karenina
Countess Vronsky
1935
Age of Indiscretion
Emma Shaw
1935
Reckless
Mrs. Granny Leslie
1935
Strangers All
Anna Carter
1935
Vanessa: Her Love Story
Judith Paris
1935
Grand Old Girl
Laura Bayles
1935
Movies on Sundays
Herself (uncredited)
1935
Mills of the Gods
Mary Hastings
1934
Lady by Choice
Patricia 'Patsy' Patterson
1934
The Hollywood Gad-About
Self (uncredited)
1934
Straight Is the Way
Mrs. Horowitz
1934
You Can't Buy Everything
Mrs. Hannah Bell
1934
Dinner at Eight
Mrs. Wendel
1933
Alice in Wonderland
Queen Of Hearts
1933
Dancing Lady
Dolly Todhunter
1933
The Solitaire Man
Mrs. Vail
1933
Broadway to Hollywood
Veteran Actress
1933
Lady for a Day
Apple Annie
1933
Beauty for Sale
Mrs. Merrick
1933
One Man's Journey
Sarah
1933
Reunion in Vienna
Frau Lucher
1933
The White Sister
Mother Superior
1933
Men Must Fight
Maman Seward
1933
Strange Interlude
Mrs. Evans
1932
If I Had a Million
Mrs. Mary Walker
1932
Little Orphan Annie
Mrs. Stewart
1932
Red-Headed Woman
Aunt Jane
1932
Letty Lynton
Mrs. Lynton, Letty's Mothers
1932
The She-Wolf
1931
Chicago
Mrs. Morton - Matron
1927
A Harp in Hock
Mrs. Banks
1927
The Angel of Broadway
Big Bertha
1927
The King of Kings
Mother of Gestas
1927
Rubber Tires
Mrs. Stack
1927
Pals in Paradise
Esther Lezinsky
1926
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Prostitute at Clinic (uncredited)
1920
A Night Out
Granmum
1916
How Molly Malone Made Good
Herself
1915
When Knights Were Bold
1908