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