May Robson

May Robson

1858-04-17 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Female 70 Known 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.

Personal Info

Gender

Female

Birthday

1858-04-17

Place of Birth

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Known Credits

70

Known For

Acting

Also Known As

Mary Jeanette Robison

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Movie Credits

Joan of Paris

1942

Mlle. Rosay

The Solitaire Man

1933

Mrs. Vail

Four Daughters

1938

Aunt Etta

Daughters Courageous

1939

Penny, the Housekeeper

Four Mothers

1941

Aunt Etta

Irene

1940

Granny O'Dare

The Texans

1938

Granna

Anna Karenina

1935

Countess Vronsky

Chicago

1927

Mrs. Morton - Matron

Reckless

1935

Mrs. Granny Leslie

Bringing Up Baby

1938

Elizabeth Random

Playmates

1941

Grandma Kyser

Reunion in Vienna

1933

Frau Lucher

A Star Is Born

1937

Lettie Blodgett

Mills of the Gods

1934

Mary Hastings

Movies on Sundays

1935

Herself (uncredited)

Alice in Wonderland

1933

Queen Of Hearts

Granny Get Your Gun

1940

Minerva Hildegard Hatton

Lady for a Day

1933

Apple Annie

The Kid from Kokomo

1939

Margaret 'Maggie' / 'Ma' Manell

Lady by Choice

1934

Patricia 'Patsy' Patterson

The King of Kings

1927

Mother of Gestas

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

1920

Prostitute at Clinic (uncredited)

Red-Headed Woman

1932

Aunt Jane

Wife vs. Secretary

1936

Mimi Stanhope

Yes, My Darling Daughter

1939

'Granny' Whitman

Dinner at Eight

1933

Mrs. Wendel

Beauty for Sale

1933

Mrs. Merrick

Four Wives

1939

Aunt Etta

Nurse Edith Cavell

1939

Mme. Rappard

If I Had a Million

1932

Mrs. Mary Walker

They Made Me a Criminal

1939

Grandma Rafferty

Rainbow on the River

1936

Mrs. Harriet Ainsworth

The Hollywood Gad-About

1934

Self (uncredited)

Age of Indiscretion

1935

Emma Shaw

The White Sister

1933

Mother Superior

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

1983

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Million Dollar Baby

1941

Cornelia Wheelwright

Dancing Lady

1933

Dolly Todhunter

The Texas Rangers Ride Again

1940

Cecilia Dangerfield

Strangers All

1935

Anna Carter

Broadway to Hollywood

1933

Veteran Actress

Vanessa: Her Love Story

1935

Judith Paris

Strange Interlude

1932

Mrs. Evans

The Perfect Specimen

1937

Mrs. Leona Wicks

You Can't Buy Everything

1934

Mrs. Hannah Bell

Men Must Fight

1933

Maman Seward

A Harp in Hock

1927

Mrs. Banks

3 Kids and a Queen

1935

Mary Jane 'Queenie' Baxter

Woman in Distress

1937

Phoebe Tuttle

Rubber Tires

1927

Mrs. Stack

Little Orphan Annie

1932

Mrs. Stewart

The Captain's Kid

1936

Aunt Marcia Prentiss

Letty Lynton

1932

Mrs. Lynton, Letty's Mothers

Grand Old Girl

1935

Laura Bayles

A Night Out

1916

Granmum

Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 1

1941

Self (uncredited)

The Angel of Broadway

1927

Big Bertha

Straight Is the Way

1934

Mrs. Horowitz

The Rejuvenation of Aunt Mary

1927

Aunt Mary Watkins

Pals in Paradise

1926

Esther Lezinsky

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Movie Production Credits

A Night Out

Theatre Play

1916

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