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