May Robson

May Robson

  • Birthday: 1858-04-17
  • Deathday: 1942-10-20
  • Place of birth: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
  • Also know as: Mary Jeanette Robison

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

Bringing Up Baby

1938

As Elizabeth Random

A Star Is Born

1937

As Lettie Blodgett

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

1938

As Aunt Polly

Alice in Wonderland

1933

As Queen Of Hearts

They Made Me a Criminal

1939

As Grandma Rafferty

Lady for a Day

1933

As Apple Annie

Dancing Lady

1933

As Dolly Todhunter

Joan of Paris

1942

As Mlle. Rosay

Wife vs. Secretary

1936

As Mimi Stanhope

Four Daughters

1938

As Aunt Etta

Reckless

1935

As Mrs. Granny Leslie

Lady by Choice

1934

As Patricia 'Patsy' Patterson

Anna Karenina

1935

As Countess Vronsky

Million Dollar Baby

1941

As Cornelia Wheelwright

Red-Headed Woman

1932

As Aunt Jane

Broadway to Hollywood

1933

As Veteran Actress

Nurse Edith Cavell

1939

As Mme. Rappard

The Solitaire Man

1933

As Mrs. Vail

If I Had a Million

1932

As Mrs. Mary Walker

Little Orphan Annie

1932

As Mrs. Stewart

Four Wives

1939

As Aunt Etta

Irene

1940

As Granny O'Dare

The Texans

1938

As Granna

The Perfect Specimen

1937

As Mrs. Leona Wicks

Four Mothers

1941

As Aunt Etta

Strange Interlude

1932

As Mrs. Evans

Daughters Courageous

1939

As Penny, the Housekeeper

Letty Lynton

1932

As Mrs. Lynton, Letty's Mothers

The White Sister

1933

As Mother Superior

Men Must Fight

1933

As Maman Seward

Vanessa: Her Love Story

1935

As Judith Paris

Beauty for Sale

1933

As Mrs. Merrick

Strangers All

1935

As Anna Carter

Straight Is the Way

1934

As Mrs. Horowitz

Reunion in Vienna

1933

As Frau Lucher

You Can't Buy Everything

1934

As Mrs. Hannah Bell

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

1983

As Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Grand Old Girl

1935

As Laura Bayles

One Man's Journey

1933

As Sarah

Age of Indiscretion

1935

As Emma Shaw

Yes, My Darling Daughter

1939

As 'Granny' Whitman

The Texas Rangers Ride Again

1940

As Cecilia Dangerfield

Granny Get Your Gun

1940

As Minerva Hildegard Hatton

Rubber Tires

1927

As Mrs. Stack

The Angel of Broadway

1927

As Big Bertha

Dinner at Eight

1933

As Mrs. Wendel

Chicago

1927

As Mrs. Morton - Matron

Movies on Sundays

1935

As Herself (uncredited)

The King of Kings

1927

As Mother of Gestas

Playmates

1941

As Grandma Kyser

Woman in Distress

1937

As Phoebe Tuttle

Mills of the Gods

1934

As Mary Hastings

The Captain's Kid

1936

As Aunt Marcia Prentiss

Rainbow on the River

1936

As Mrs. Harriet Ainsworth

The Kid from Kokomo

1939

As Margaret 'Maggie' / 'Ma' Manell

The Hollywood Gad-About

1934

As Self (uncredited)

Breakdowns of 1940

1940

As Self

Breakdowns of 1939

1939

As Self

Pals in Paradise

1926

As Esther Lezinsky

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

1920

As Prostitute at Clinic (uncredited)

3 Kids and a Queen

1935

As Mary Jane 'Queenie' Baxter

The She-Wolf

1931

As

A Harp in Hock

1927

As Mrs. Banks

A Night Out

1916

As Granmum

Production

A Night Out

1916

As Theatre Play

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