May Robson

Known for: Acting

Born: 1858-04-17 – 1942-10-20 (aged 84)

From: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

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 (71)

MOVIE★ 7.0
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.5
Joan of Paris
1942
as Mlle. Rosay
MOVIE★ 5.7
Playmates
1941
as Grandma Kyser
MOVIE★ 7.0
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 1
1941
as Self (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.3
Million Dollar Baby
1941
as Cornelia Wheelwright
MOVIE★ 6.8
Four Mothers
1941
as Aunt Etta
MOVIE★ 4.0
Breakdowns of 1940
1940
as Self
MOVIE★ 5.6
The Texas Rangers Ride Again
1940
as Cecilia Dangerfield
MOVIE★ 6.5
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
1940
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.5
Irene
1940
as Granny O'Dare
MOVIE★ 5.7
Granny Get Your Gun
1940
as Minerva Hildegard Hatton
MOVIE★ 6.5
Breakdowns of 1939
1939
as Self
MOVIE★ 5.5
Four Wives
1939
as Aunt Etta
MOVIE★ 6.3
That's Right – You're Wrong
1939
as Grandma
MOVIE★ 6.6
Nurse Edith Cavell
1939
as Mme. Rappard
MOVIE★ 6.3
Daughters Courageous
1939
as Penny, the Housekeeper
MOVIE★ 6.5
The Kid from Kokomo
1939
as Margaret 'Maggie' / 'Ma' Manell
MOVIE★ 4.5
Yes, My Darling Daughter
1939
as 'Granny' Whitman
MOVIE★ 6.3
They Made Me a Criminal
1939
as Grandma Rafferty
MOVIE★ 6.6
The Texans
1938
as Granna
MOVIE★ 6.6
Four Daughters
1938
as Aunt Etta
MOVIE★ 7.5
Bringing Up Baby
1938
as Aunt Elizabeth
MOVIE★ 6.6
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
1938
as Aunt Polly
MOVIE★ 6.4
The Perfect Specimen
1937
as Mrs. Leona Wicks
MOVIE★ 7.2
A Star Is Born
1937
as Lettie Blodgett
MOVIE★ 8.0
Woman in Distress
1937
as Phoebe Tuttle
MOVIE★ 8.7
Rainbow on the River
1936
as Mrs. Harriet Ainsworth
MOVIE★ 6.7
The Captain's Kid
1936
as Aunt Marcia Prentiss
MOVIE★ 6.7
Wife vs. Secretary
1936
as Mimi Stanhope
MOVIE★ 6.8
3 Kids and a Queen
1935
as Mary Jane 'Queenie' Baxter
MOVIE★ 6.6
Anna Karenina
1935
as Countess Vronsky
MOVIE★ 4.9
Age of Indiscretion
1935
as Emma Shaw
MOVIE★ 5.1
Reckless
1935
as Mrs. Granny Leslie
MOVIE★ 6.8
Strangers All
1935
as Anna Carter
MOVIE★ 6.2
Vanessa: Her Love Story
1935
as Judith Paris
MOVIE★ 7.0
Grand Old Girl
1935
as Laura Bayles
MOVIE
Movies on Sundays
1935
as Herself (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 8.0
Mills of the Gods
1934
as Mary Hastings
MOVIE★ 6.9
Lady by Choice
1934
as Patricia 'Patsy' Patterson
MOVIE★ 6.0
The Hollywood Gad-About
1934
as Self (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.3
Straight Is the Way
1934
as Mrs. Horowitz
MOVIE★ 8.0
You Can't Buy Everything
1934
as Mrs. Hannah Bell
MOVIE★ 6.8
Dinner at Eight
1933
as Mrs. Wendel
MOVIE★ 6.1
Alice in Wonderland
1933
as Queen Of Hearts
MOVIE★ 6.9
Dancing Lady
1933
as Dolly Todhunter
MOVIE★ 7.0
The Solitaire Man
1933
as Mrs. Vail
MOVIE★ 5.0
Broadway to Hollywood
1933
as Veteran Actress
MOVIE★ 7.1
Lady for a Day
1933
as Apple Annie
MOVIE★ 7.2
Beauty for Sale
1933
as Mrs. Merrick
MOVIE★ 6.7
One Man's Journey
1933
as Sarah
MOVIE★ 7.2
Reunion in Vienna
1933
as Frau Lucher
MOVIE★ 5.4
The White Sister
1933
as Mother Superior
MOVIE★ 6.2
Men Must Fight
1933
as Maman Seward
MOVIE★ 5.6
Strange Interlude
1932
as Mrs. Evans
MOVIE★ 6.6
If I Had a Million
1932
as Mrs. Mary Walker
MOVIE★ 6.4
Little Orphan Annie
1932
as Mrs. Stewart
MOVIE★ 6.6
Red-Headed Woman
1932
as Aunt Jane
MOVIE★ 7.2
Letty Lynton
1932
as Mrs. Lynton, Letty's Mothers
MOVIE★ 8.0
The She-Wolf
1931
MOVIE★ 5.7
Chicago
1927
as Mrs. Morton - Matron
MOVIE★ 8.0
Turkish Delight
1927
as Tsakran
MOVIE★ 7.0
A Harp in Hock
1927
as Mrs. Banks
MOVIE★ 10.0
The Angel of Broadway
1927
as Big Bertha
MOVIE★ 9.0
The Rejuvenation of Aunt Mary
1927
as Aunt Mary Watkins
MOVIE★ 6.4
The King of Kings
1927
as Mother of Gestas
MOVIE★ 6.3
Rubber Tires
1927
as Mrs. Stack
MOVIE★ 8.0
Pals in Paradise
1926
as Esther Lezinsky
MOVIE★ 6.7
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
1920
as Prostitute at Clinic (uncredited)
MOVIE
A Night Out
1916
as Granmum
MOVIE★ 5.0
How Molly Malone Made Good
1915
as Herself
MOVIE★ 3.2
When Knights Were Bold
1908