- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- April 17, 1858
- Place of Birth
- Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Died
- October 20, 1942
May Robson
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.
Filmography
movieHollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
movieJoan of Paris
1942 · Mlle. Rosay
moviePlaymates
1941 · Grandma Kyser
movieHedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 1
1941 · Self (uncredited)
movieMillion Dollar Baby
1941 · Cornelia Wheelwright
movieFour Mothers
1941 · Aunt Etta
movieBreakdowns of 1940
1940 · Self
movieThe Texas Rangers Ride Again
1940 · Cecilia Dangerfield
movieCavalcade of the Academy Awards
1940 · Self
movieIrene
1940 · Granny O'Dare
movieGranny Get Your Gun
1940 · Minerva Hildegard Hatton
movieBreakdowns of 1939
1939 · Self
movieFour Wives
1939 · Aunt Etta
movieThat's Right – You're Wrong
1939 · Grandma
movieNurse Edith Cavell
1939 · Mme. Rappard
movieDaughters Courageous
1939 · Penny, the Housekeeper
movieThe Kid from Kokomo
1939 · Margaret 'Maggie' / 'Ma' Manell
movieYes, My Darling Daughter
1939 · 'Granny' Whitman
movieThey Made Me a Criminal
1939 · Grandma Rafferty
movieThe Texans
1938 · Granna
movieFour Daughters
1938 · Aunt Etta
movieBringing Up Baby
1938 · Aunt Elizabeth
movieThe Adventures of Tom Sawyer
1938 · Aunt Polly
movieThe Perfect Specimen
1937 · Mrs. Leona Wicks
movieA Star Is Born
1937 · Lettie Blodgett
movieWoman in Distress
1937 · Phoebe Tuttle
movieRainbow on the River
1936 · Mrs. Harriet Ainsworth
movieThe Captain's Kid
1936 · Aunt Marcia Prentiss
movieWife vs. Secretary
1936 · Mimi Stanhope
movie3 Kids and a Queen
1935 · Mary Jane 'Queenie' Baxter
movieAnna Karenina
1935 · Countess Vronsky
movieAge of Indiscretion
1935 · Emma Shaw
movieReckless
1935 · Mrs. Granny Leslie
movieStrangers All
1935 · Anna Carter
movieVanessa: Her Love Story
1935 · Judith Paris
movieGrand Old Girl
1935 · Laura Bayles
Movies on Sundays
movieMovies on Sundays
1935 · Herself (uncredited)
movieMills of the Gods
1934 · Mary Hastings
movieLady by Choice
1934 · Patricia 'Patsy' Patterson
movieThe Hollywood Gad-About
1934 · Self (uncredited)
movieStraight Is the Way
1934 · Mrs. Horowitz
movieYou Can't Buy Everything
1934 · Mrs. Hannah Bell
movieDinner at Eight
1933 · Mrs. Wendel
movieAlice in Wonderland
1933 · Queen Of Hearts
movieDancing Lady
1933 · Dolly Todhunter
movieThe Solitaire Man
1933 · Mrs. Vail
movieBroadway to Hollywood
1933 · Veteran Actress
movieLady for a Day
1933 · Apple Annie
movieBeauty for Sale
1933 · Mrs. Merrick
movieOne Man's Journey
1933 · Sarah
movieReunion in Vienna
1933 · Frau Lucher
movieThe White Sister
1933 · Mother Superior
movieMen Must Fight
1933 · Maman Seward
movieStrange Interlude
1932 · Mrs. Evans
movieIf I Had a Million
1932 · Mrs. Mary Walker
movieLittle Orphan Annie
1932 · Mrs. Stewart
movieRed-Headed Woman
1932 · Aunt Jane
movieLetty Lynton
1932 · Mrs. Lynton, Letty's Mothers
movieThe She-Wolf
1931
movieChicago
1927 · Mrs. Morton - Matron
movieTurkish Delight
1927 · Tsakran
movieA Harp in Hock
1927 · Mrs. Banks
movieThe Angel of Broadway
1927 · Big Bertha
movieThe Rejuvenation of Aunt Mary
1927 · Aunt Mary Watkins
movieThe King of Kings
1927 · Mother of Gestas
movieRubber Tires
1927 · Mrs. Stack
moviePals in Paradise
1926 · Esther Lezinsky
movieDr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
1920 · Prostitute at Clinic (uncredited)
movieA Night Out
1916 · Granmum, Theatre Play
movieHow Molly Malone Made Good
1915 · Herself
movieWhen Knights Were Bold
1908