Person
May Robson
Acting · 1858–1942 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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
Aunt Elizabeth
Alice in Wonderland
Queen Of Hearts
A Star Is Born
Lettie Blodgett
Wife vs. Secretary
Mimi Stanhope
Turkish Delight
Tsakran
The King of Kings
Mother of Gestas
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Aunt Polly
Lady for a Day
Apple Annie
Anna Karenina
Countess Vronsky
Reunion in Vienna
Frau Lucher
Filmography
- 1983Hollywood Out-takes and Rare FootageSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1942Joan of ParisMlle. Rosay
- 1941PlaymatesGrandma Kyser
- 1941Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 1Self (uncredited)
- 1941Million Dollar BabyCornelia Wheelwright
- 1941Four MothersAunt Etta
- 1940Breakdowns of 1940Self
- 1940The Texas Rangers Ride AgainCecilia Dangerfield
- 1940Cavalcade of the Academy AwardsSelf
- 1940IreneGranny O'Dare
- 1940Granny Get Your GunMinerva Hildegard Hatton
- 1939Breakdowns of 1939Self
- 1939Four WivesAunt Etta
- 1939That's Right – You're WrongGrandma
- 1939Nurse Edith CavellMme. Rappard
- 1939Daughters CourageousPenny, the Housekeeper
- 1939The Kid from KokomoMargaret 'Maggie' / 'Ma' Manell
- 1939Yes, My Darling Daughter'Granny' Whitman
- 1939They Made Me a CriminalGrandma Rafferty
- 1938The TexansGranna
- 1938Four DaughtersAunt Etta
- 1938Bringing Up BabyAunt Elizabeth
- 1938The Adventures of Tom SawyerAunt Polly
- 1937The Perfect SpecimenMrs. Leona Wicks
- 1937A Star Is BornLettie Blodgett
- 1937Woman in DistressPhoebe Tuttle
- 1936Rainbow on the RiverMrs. Harriet Ainsworth
- 1936The Captain's KidAunt Marcia Prentiss
- 1936Wife vs. SecretaryMimi Stanhope
- 19353 Kids and a QueenMary Jane 'Queenie' Baxter
- 1935Anna KareninaCountess Vronsky
- 1935Age of IndiscretionEmma Shaw
- 1935RecklessMrs. Granny Leslie
- 1935Strangers AllAnna Carter
- 1935Vanessa: Her Love StoryJudith Paris
- 1935Grand Old GirlLaura Bayles
- 1935Movies on SundaysHerself (uncredited)
- 1934Mills of the GodsMary Hastings
- 1934Lady by ChoicePatricia 'Patsy' Patterson
- 1934The Hollywood Gad-AboutSelf (uncredited)
- 1934Straight Is the WayMrs. Horowitz
- 1934You Can't Buy EverythingMrs. Hannah Bell
- 1933Dinner at EightMrs. Wendel
- 1933Alice in WonderlandQueen Of Hearts
- 1933Dancing LadyDolly Todhunter
- 1933The Solitaire ManMrs. Vail
- 1933Broadway to HollywoodVeteran Actress
- 1933Lady for a DayApple Annie
- 1933Beauty for SaleMrs. Merrick
- 1933One Man's JourneySarah
- 1933Reunion in ViennaFrau Lucher
- 1933The White SisterMother Superior
- 1933Men Must FightMaman Seward
- 1932Strange InterludeMrs. Evans
- 1932If I Had a MillionMrs. Mary Walker
- 1932Little Orphan AnnieMrs. Stewart
- 1932Red-Headed WomanAunt Jane
- 1932Letty LyntonMrs. Lynton, Letty's Mothers
- 1931The She-Wolf
- 1927ChicagoMrs. Morton - Matron
- 1927Turkish DelightTsakran
- 1927A Harp in HockMrs. Banks
- 1927The Angel of BroadwayBig Bertha
- 1927The Rejuvenation of Aunt MaryAunt Mary Watkins
- 1927The King of KingsMother of Gestas
- 1927Rubber TiresMrs. Stack
- 1926Pals in ParadiseEsther Lezinsky
- 1920Dr. Jekyll and Mr. HydeProstitute at Clinic (uncredited)
- 1916A Night OutGranmum
- 1915How Molly Malone Made GoodHerself
- 1908When Knights Were Bold
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