May Robson
Known for
Acting
Life
1858 – 1942 (aged 84)
Born in
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Credits
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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.
Known For
Bringing Up Baby
18 Feb 1938
A Star Is Born
20 Apr 1937
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
18 Mar 1920
Dinner at Eight
22 Dec 1933
Anna Karenina
30 Aug 1935
Lady for a Day
13 Sep 1933
The King of Kings
19 Apr 1927
Alice in Wonderland
18 Dec 1933
Photos
Filmography
1942
- Joan of Parisas Mlle. Rosay
1941
- Playmatesas Grandma Kyser
- Million Dollar Babyas Cornelia Wheelwright
- Four Mothersas Aunt Etta
1940
- The Texas Rangers Ride Againas Cecilia Dangerfield
- Ireneas Granny O'Dare
- Granny Get Your Gunas Minerva Hildegard Hatton
1939
- Four Wivesas Aunt Etta
- That's Right – You're Wrongas Grandma
- Nurse Edith Cavellas Mme. Rappard
- Daughters Courageousas Penny, the Housekeeper
- The Kid from Kokomoas Margaret 'Maggie'
- Yes, My Darling Daughteras 'Granny' Whitman
- They Made Me a Criminalas Grandma Rafferty
1938
- The Texansas Granna
- Four Daughtersas Aunt Etta
- Bringing Up Babyas Aunt Elizabeth
- The Adventures of Tom Sawyeras Aunt Polly
1937
- The Perfect Specimenas Mrs. Leona Wicks
- A Star Is Bornas Lettie Blodgett
- Woman in Distressas Phoebe Tuttle
1936
- Rainbow on the Riveras Mrs. Harriet Ainsworth
- The Captain's Kidas Aunt Marcia Prentiss
- Wife vs. Secretaryas Mimi Stanhope
1935
- 3 Kids and a Queenas Mary Jane 'Queenie' Baxter
- Anna Kareninaas Countess Vronsky
- Age of Indiscretionas Emma Shaw
- Recklessas Mrs. Granny Leslie
- Strangers Allas Anna Carter
- Vanessa: Her Love Storyas Judith Paris
- Grand Old Girlas Laura Bayles
1934
- Mills of the Godsas Mary Hastings
- Lady by Choiceas Patricia 'Patsy' Patterson
- Straight Is the Wayas Mrs. Horowitz
- You Can't Buy Everythingas Mrs. Hannah Bell
1933
- Dinner at Eightas Mrs. Wendel
- Alice in Wonderlandas Queen Of Hearts
- Dancing Ladyas Dolly Todhunter
- The Solitaire Manas Mrs. Vail
- Broadway to Hollywoodas Veteran Actress
- Lady for a Dayas Apple Annie
- Beauty for Saleas Mrs. Merrick
- One Man's Journeyas Sarah
- Reunion in Viennaas Frau Lucher
- The White Sisteras Mother Superior
- Men Must Fightas Maman Seward
1932
- Strange Interludeas Mrs. Evans
- If I Had a Millionas Mrs. Mary Walker
- Little Orphan Annieas Mrs. Stewart
- Red-Headed Womanas Aunt Jane
- Letty Lyntonas Mrs. Lynton, Letty's Mother
1931
1927
- Chicagoas Mrs. Morton - Matron
- Turkish Delightas Tsakran
- A Harp in Hockas Mrs. Banks
- The Angel of Broadwayas Big Bertha
- The Rejuvenation of Aunt Maryas Aunt Mary Watkins
- The King of Kingsas Mother of Gestas
- Rubber Tiresas Mrs. Stack
1926
- Pals in Paradiseas Esther Lezinsky
1920
- Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hydeas Prostitute at Clinic (uncredited)
1916
- A Night Outas Granmum