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