May Robson
Acting • Born 1858-04-17 – Died 1942-10-20
Biography
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 credits
Bringing Up Baby
Movie • 1938
Elizabeth Random
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Movie • 1938
Aunt Polly
A Star Is Born
Movie • 1937
Lettie Blodgett
Alice in Wonderland
Movie • 1933
Queen Of Hearts
They Made Me a Criminal
Movie • 1939
Grandma Rafferty
Lady for a Day
Movie • 1933
Apple Annie
Dancing Lady
Movie • 1933
Dolly Todhunter
Joan of Paris
Movie • 1942
Mlle. Rosay
Wife vs. Secretary
Movie • 1936
Mimi Stanhope
Four Daughters
Movie • 1938
Aunt Etta
When Knights Were Bold
Movie • 1908
Lady by Choice
Movie • 1934
Patricia 'Patsy' Patterson
Reckless
Movie • 1935
Mrs. Granny Leslie
Anna Karenina
Movie • 1935
Countess Vronsky
Million Dollar Baby
Movie • 1941
Cornelia Wheelwright
Red-Headed Woman
Movie • 1932
Aunt Jane
Broadway to Hollywood
Movie • 1933
Veteran Actress
If I Had a Million
Movie • 1932
Mrs. Mary Walker
A Night Out
Movie • 1916
Granmum
The Solitaire Man
Movie • 1933
Mrs. Vail
The Texans
Movie • 1938
Granna
Little Orphan Annie
Movie • 1932
Mrs. Stewart
Four Wives
Movie • 1939
Aunt Etta
Irene
Movie • 1940
Granny O'Dare
The Perfect Specimen
Movie • 1937
Mrs. Leona Wicks
Daughters Courageous
Movie • 1939
Penny, the Housekeeper
Strange Interlude
Movie • 1932
Mrs. Evans
Four Mothers
Movie • 1941
Aunt Etta
Letty Lynton
Movie • 1932
Mrs. Lynton, Letty's Mothers
That's Right – You're Wrong
Movie • 1939
Grandma
The White Sister
Movie • 1933
Mother Superior
Men Must Fight
Movie • 1933
Maman Seward
Strangers All
Movie • 1935
Anna Carter
Vanessa: Her Love Story
Movie • 1935
Judith Paris
Beauty for Sale
Movie • 1933
Mrs. Merrick
Straight Is the Way
Movie • 1934
Mrs. Horowitz
Reunion in Vienna
Movie • 1933
Frau Lucher
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Movie • 1983
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
You Can't Buy Everything
Movie • 1934
Mrs. Hannah Bell
Grand Old Girl
Movie • 1935
Laura Bayles
One Man's Journey
Movie • 1933
Sarah
Age of Indiscretion
Movie • 1935
Emma Shaw
Yes, My Darling Daughter
Movie • 1939
'Granny' Whitman
The Texas Rangers Ride Again
Movie • 1940
Cecilia Dangerfield
Nurse Edith Cavell
Movie • 1939
Mme. Rappard
Mills of the Gods
Movie • 1934
Mary Hastings
Rubber Tires
Movie • 1927
Mrs. Stack
The Angel of Broadway
Movie • 1927
Big Bertha
Dinner at Eight
Movie • 1933
Mrs. Wendel
Chicago
Movie • 1927
Mrs. Morton - Matron
Movies on Sundays
Movie • 1935
Herself (uncredited)
The King of Kings
Movie • 1927
Mother of Gestas
Playmates
Movie • 1941
Grandma Kyser
Woman in Distress
Movie • 1937
Phoebe Tuttle
The Captain's Kid
Movie • 1936
Aunt Marcia Prentiss
Granny Get Your Gun
Movie • 1940
Minerva Hildegard Hatton
Rainbow on the River
Movie • 1936
Mrs. Harriet Ainsworth
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 1
Movie • 1941
Self (uncredited)
The Kid from Kokomo
Movie • 1939
Margaret 'Maggie' / 'Ma' Manell
How Molly Malone Made Good
Movie • 1915
Herself
The Hollywood Gad-About
Movie • 1934
Self (uncredited)
Breakdowns of 1939
Movie • 1939
Self
Breakdowns of 1940
Movie • 1940
Self
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
Movie • 1940
Self
Pals in Paradise
Movie • 1926
Esther Lezinsky
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Movie • 1920
Prostitute at Clinic (uncredited)
3 Kids and a Queen
Movie • 1935
Mary Jane 'Queenie' Baxter
The She-Wolf
Movie • 1931
A Harp in Hock
Movie • 1927
Mrs. Banks
The Rejuvenation of Aunt Mary
Movie • 1927
Aunt Mary Watkins
Turkish Delight
Movie • 1927
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