May Robson
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Apr 17, 1858
- Died
- Oct 20, 1942 (aged 84)
- Place of birth
- Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Credits
- 71
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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
Bringing Up Baby
1938Movie
Aunt Elizabeth
A Star Is Born
1937Movie
Lettie Blodgett
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
1920Movie
Prostitute at Clinic (uncredited)
Dinner at Eight
1933Movie
Mrs. Wendel
Anna Karenina
1935Movie
Countess Vronsky
Lady for a Day
1933Movie
Apple Annie
Filmography
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983Movie
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Joan of Paris
1942Movie
Mlle. Rosay
Playmates
1941Movie
Grandma Kyser
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 1
1941Movie
Self (uncredited)
Million Dollar Baby
1941Movie
Cornelia Wheelwright
Four Mothers
1941Movie
Aunt Etta
Breakdowns of 1940
1940Movie
Self
The Texas Rangers Ride Again
1940Movie
Cecilia Dangerfield
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
1940Movie
Self
Irene
1940Movie
Granny O'Dare
Granny Get Your Gun
1940Movie
Minerva Hildegard Hatton
Breakdowns of 1939
1939Movie
Self
Four Wives
1939Movie
Aunt Etta
That's Right – You're Wrong
1939Movie
Grandma
Nurse Edith Cavell
1939Movie
Mme. Rappard
Daughters Courageous
1939Movie
Penny, the Housekeeper
The Kid from Kokomo
1939Movie
Margaret 'Maggie' / 'Ma' Manell
Yes, My Darling Daughter
1939Movie
'Granny' Whitman
They Made Me a Criminal
1939Movie
Grandma Rafferty
The Texans
1938Movie
Granna
Four Daughters
1938Movie
Aunt Etta
Bringing Up Baby
1938Movie
Aunt Elizabeth
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
1938Movie
Aunt Polly
The Perfect Specimen
1937Movie
Mrs. Leona Wicks
A Star Is Born
1937Movie
Lettie Blodgett
Woman in Distress
1937Movie
Phoebe Tuttle
Rainbow on the River
1936Movie
Mrs. Harriet Ainsworth
The Captain's Kid
1936Movie
Aunt Marcia Prentiss
Wife vs. Secretary
1936Movie
Mimi Stanhope
3 Kids and a Queen
1935Movie
Mary Jane 'Queenie' Baxter
Anna Karenina
1935Movie
Countess Vronsky
Age of Indiscretion
1935Movie
Emma Shaw
Reckless
1935Movie
Mrs. Granny Leslie
Strangers All
1935Movie
Anna Carter
Vanessa: Her Love Story
1935Movie
Judith Paris
Grand Old Girl
1935Movie
Laura Bayles
Movies on Sundays
1935Movie
Herself (uncredited)
Mills of the Gods
1934Movie
Mary Hastings
Lady by Choice
1934Movie
Patricia 'Patsy' Patterson
The Hollywood Gad-About
1934Movie
Self (uncredited)
Straight Is the Way
1934Movie
Mrs. Horowitz
You Can't Buy Everything
1934Movie
Mrs. Hannah Bell
Dinner at Eight
1933Movie
Mrs. Wendel
Alice in Wonderland
1933Movie
Queen Of Hearts
Dancing Lady
1933Movie
Dolly Todhunter
The Solitaire Man
1933Movie
Mrs. Vail
Broadway to Hollywood
1933Movie
Veteran Actress
Lady for a Day
1933Movie
Apple Annie
Beauty for Sale
1933Movie
Mrs. Merrick
One Man's Journey
1933Movie
Sarah
Reunion in Vienna
1933Movie
Frau Lucher
The White Sister
1933Movie
Mother Superior
Men Must Fight
1933Movie
Maman Seward
Strange Interlude
1932Movie
Mrs. Evans
If I Had a Million
1932Movie
Mrs. Mary Walker
Little Orphan Annie
1932Movie
Mrs. Stewart
Red-Headed Woman
1932Movie
Aunt Jane
Letty Lynton
1932Movie
Mrs. Lynton, Letty's Mother
The She-Wolf
1931Movie
Chicago
1927Movie
Mrs. Morton - Matron
Turkish Delight
1927Movie
Tsakran
A Harp in Hock
1927Movie
Mrs. Banks
The Angel of Broadway
1927Movie
Big Bertha
The Rejuvenation of Aunt Mary
1927Movie
Aunt Mary Watkins
The King of Kings
1927Movie
Mother of Gestas
Rubber Tires
1927Movie
Mrs. Stack
Pals in Paradise
1926Movie
Esther Lezinsky
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
1920Movie
Prostitute at Clinic (uncredited)
A Night Out
1916Movie
Granmum
How Molly Malone Made Good
1915Movie
Herself
When Knights Were Bold
1908Movie