May Robson
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article May Robson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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- Born:
- Apr 19, 1858 In Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 55
- First Appeared:
- In the movie How Molly Malone Made Good 1915-10-25
- Latest Project:
- Movie Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage 1983-02-25
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | 1983-02-25 |
| Movie | Four Mothers | Aunt Etta | 1941-01-04 |
| Movie | Million Dollar Baby | Cornelia Wheelwright | 1941-05-31 |
| Movie | Playmates | Grandma Kyser | 1941-12-26 |
| Movie | Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 1 | Herself | 1941-10-02 |
| Movie | Granny Get Your Gun | Minerva Hildegard Hatton | 1940-02-10 |
| Movie | Irene | Granny O'Dare | 1940-04-23 |
| Movie | The Texas Rangers Ride Again | Cecilia Dangerfield | 1940-12-13 |
| Movie | Cavalcade of the Academy Awards | Self | 1940-07-31 |
| Movie | Daughters Courageous | Penny, the Housekeeper | 1939-06-23 |
| Movie | They Made Me a Criminal | Grandma Rafferty | 1939-01-21 |
| Movie | Yes, My Darling Daughter | 'Granny' Whitman | 1939-02-25 |
| Movie | The Kid from Kokomo | Margaret 'Maggie' / 'Ma' Manell | 1939-05-23 |
| Movie | Nurse Edith Cavell | Mme. Rappard | 1939-08-31 |
| Movie | Four Wives | Aunt Etta | 1939-12-22 |
| Movie | That's Right – You're Wrong | Grandma | 1939-11-24 |
| Movie | Four Daughters | Aunt Etta | 1938-08-09 |
| Movie | The Texans | Granna | 1938-08-12 |
| Movie | Woman in Distress | Phoebe Tuttle | 1937-01-17 |
| Movie | A Star Is Born | Lettie Blodgett | 1937-04-27 |
| Movie | The Perfect Specimen | Mrs. Leona Wicks | 1937-10-23 |
| Movie | The Captain's Kid | Aunt Marcia Prentiss | 1936-11-14 |
| Movie | Wife vs. Secretary | Mimi Stanhope | 1936-02-28 |
| Movie | Rainbow on the River | Mrs. Harriet Ainsworth | 1936-12-18 |
| Movie | Vanessa: Her Love Story | Judith Paris | 1935-03-01 |
| Movie | Movies on Sundays | Herself (uncredited) | 1935-01-01 |
| Movie | Grand Old Girl | Laura Bayles | 1935-01-15 |
| Movie | Strangers All | Anna Carter | 1935-04-01 |
| Movie | Reckless | Mrs. Granny Leslie | 1935-04-19 |
| Movie | Anna Karenina | Countess Vronsky | 1935-08-30 |
| Movie | Age of Indiscretion | Emma Shaw | 1935-05-10 |
| Movie | You Can't Buy Everything | Mrs. Hannah Bell | 1934-01-26 |
| Movie | Straight Is the Way | Mrs. Horowitz | 1934-08-10 |
| Movie | Mills of the Gods | Mary Hastings | 1934-12-15 |
| Movie | The Hollywood Gad-About | Self (uncredited) | 1934-10-04 |
| Movie | Reunion in Vienna | Frau Lucher | 1933-06-16 |
| Movie | Men Must Fight | Maman Seward | 1933-02-17 |
| Movie | Beauty for Sale | Mrs. Merrick | 1933-09-01 |
| Movie | The White Sister | Mother Superior | 1933-03-17 |
| Movie | One Man's Journey | Sarah | 1933-08-31 |
| Movie | Dinner at Eight | Mrs. Wendel | 1933-12-22 |
| Movie | Lady for a Day | Apple Annie | 1933-09-13 |
| Movie | Dancing Lady | Dolly Todhunter | 1933-11-24 |
| Movie | The Solitaire Man | Mrs. Vail | 1933-09-22 |
| Movie | Broadway to Hollywood | Veteran Actress | 1933-09-15 |
| Movie | Red-Headed Woman | Aunt Jane | 1932-06-25 |
| Movie | Letty Lynton | Mrs. Lynton, Letty's Mothers | 1932-04-30 |
| Movie | Little Orphan Annie | Mrs. Stewart | 1932-11-04 |
| Movie | If I Had a Million | Mrs. Mary Walker | 1932-11-18 |
| Movie | Strange Interlude | Mrs. Evans | 1932-12-30 |
| Movie | The King of Kings | Mother of Gestas | 1927-04-19 |
| Movie | Rubber Tires | Mrs. Stack | 1927-02-07 |
| Movie | The Angel of Broadway | Big Bertha | 1927-10-02 |
| Movie | Chicago | Mrs. Morton - Matron | 1927-12-23 |
| Movie | How Molly Malone Made Good | Herself | 1915-10-25 |