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
A Star Is Born
Dinner at Eight
Alice in Wonderland
Four Mothers
Anna Karenina
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
All Movies (71)
- Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage1983 · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Joan of Paris1942 · as Mlle. Rosay
- Playmates1941 · as Grandma Kyser
- Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 11941 · as Self (uncredited)
- Million Dollar Baby1941 · as Cornelia Wheelwright
- Four Mothers1941 · as Aunt Etta
- Breakdowns of 19401940 · as Self
- The Texas Rangers Ride Again1940 · as Cecilia Dangerfield
- Cavalcade of the Academy Awards1940 · as Self
- Irene1940 · as Granny O'Dare
- Granny Get Your Gun1940 · as Minerva Hildegard Hatton
- Breakdowns of 19391939 · as Self
- Four Wives1939 · as Aunt Etta
- That's Right – You're Wrong1939 · as Grandma
- Nurse Edith Cavell1939 · as Mme. Rappard
- Daughters Courageous1939 · as Penny, the Housekeeper
- The Kid from Kokomo1939 · as Margaret 'Maggie' / 'Ma' Manell
- Yes, My Darling Daughter1939 · as 'Granny' Whitman
- They Made Me a Criminal1939 · as Grandma Rafferty
- The Texans1938 · as Granna
- Four Daughters1938 · as Aunt Etta
- Bringing Up Baby1938 · as Aunt Elizabeth
- The Adventures of Tom Sawyer1938 · as Aunt Polly
- The Perfect Specimen1937 · as Mrs. Leona Wicks
- A Star Is Born1937 · as Lettie Blodgett
- Woman in Distress1937 · as Phoebe Tuttle
- Rainbow on the River1936 · as Mrs. Harriet Ainsworth
- The Captain's Kid1936 · as Aunt Marcia Prentiss
- Wife vs. Secretary1936 · as Mimi Stanhope
- 3 Kids and a Queen1935 · as Mary Jane 'Queenie' Baxter
- Anna Karenina1935 · as Countess Vronsky
- Age of Indiscretion1935 · as Emma Shaw
- Reckless1935 · as Mrs. Granny Leslie
- Strangers All1935 · as Anna Carter
- Vanessa: Her Love Story1935 · as Judith Paris
- Grand Old Girl1935 · as Laura Bayles
- Movies on Sundays1935 · as Herself (uncredited)
- Mills of the Gods1934 · as Mary Hastings
- Lady by Choice1934 · as Patricia 'Patsy' Patterson
- The Hollywood Gad-About1934 · as Self (uncredited)
- Straight Is the Way1934 · as Mrs. Horowitz
- You Can't Buy Everything1934 · as Mrs. Hannah Bell
- Dinner at Eight1933 · as Mrs. Wendel
- Alice in Wonderland1933 · as Queen Of Hearts
- Dancing Lady1933 · as Dolly Todhunter
- The Solitaire Man1933 · as Mrs. Vail
- Broadway to Hollywood1933 · as Veteran Actress
- Lady for a Day1933 · as Apple Annie
- Beauty for Sale1933 · as Mrs. Merrick
- One Man's Journey1933 · as Sarah
- Reunion in Vienna1933 · as Frau Lucher
- The White Sister1933 · as Mother Superior
- Men Must Fight1933 · as Maman Seward
- Strange Interlude1932 · as Mrs. Evans
- If I Had a Million1932 · as Mrs. Mary Walker
- Little Orphan Annie1932 · as Mrs. Stewart
- Red-Headed Woman1932 · as Aunt Jane
- Letty Lynton1932 · as Mrs. Lynton, Letty's Mothers
- The She-Wolf1931
- Chicago1927 · as Mrs. Morton - Matron
- Turkish Delight1927 · as Tsakran
- A Harp in Hock1927 · as Mrs. Banks
- The Angel of Broadway1927 · as Big Bertha
- The Rejuvenation of Aunt Mary1927 · as Aunt Mary Watkins
- The King of Kings1927 · as Mother of Gestas
- Rubber Tires1927 · as Mrs. Stack
- Pals in Paradise1926 · as Esther Lezinsky
- Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde1920 · as Prostitute at Clinic (uncredited)
- A Night Out1916 · as Granmum
- How Molly Malone Made Good1915 · as Herself
- When Knights Were Bold1908