May Robson

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

69

Gender

Female

Birthday

1858-04-17

Deathday

1942-10-20 (84 years old)

Place of Birth

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Also Known As

  • Mary Jeanette Robison

May Robson

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
7.5%

Bringing Up Baby

Feb 18, 1938

A Star Is Born
7.1%

A Star Is Born

Apr 27, 1937

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
6.8%

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Mar 18, 1920

Dinner at Eight
6.7%

Dinner at Eight

Dec 22, 1933

Lady for a Day
7.0%

Lady for a Day

Sep 13, 1933

Anna Karenina
6.6%

Anna Karenina

Aug 30, 1935

Alice in Wonderland
6.1%

Alice in Wonderland

Dec 18, 1933

The King of Kings
6.5%

The King of Kings

Apr 19, 1927

Wife vs. Secretary
6.8%

Wife vs. Secretary

Feb 28, 1936

Red-Headed Woman
6.7%

Red-Headed Woman

Jun 25, 1932

If I Had a Million
6.7%

If I Had a Million

Nov 18, 1932

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Acting

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

Writing

1916
A Night Out as Theatre Play
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