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.
Acted in 63
1940s
- 1942
Joan of Paris
Mlle. Rosay
- 1941
Playmates
Grandma Kyser
Million Dollar Baby
Cornelia Wheelwright
Four Mothers
Aunt Etta
- 1940
The Texas Rangers Ride Again
Cecilia Dangerfield
Irene
Granny O'Dare
Granny Get Your Gun
Minerva Hildegard Hatton
1930s
- 1939
Four Wives
Aunt Etta
That's Right – You're Wrong
Grandma
Nurse Edith Cavell
Mme. Rappard
Daughters Courageous
Penny, the Housekeeper
The Kid from Kokomo
Margaret 'Maggie' / 'Ma' Manell
Yes, My Darling Daughter
'Granny' Whitman
- 1938
The Texans
Granna
Four Daughters
Aunt Etta
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Aunt Polly
- 1937
The Perfect Specimen
Mrs. Leona Wicks
Woman in Distress
Phoebe Tuttle
- 1936
Rainbow on the River
Mrs. Harriet Ainsworth
The Captain's Kid
Aunt Marcia Prentiss
- 1935
3 Kids and a Queen
Mary Jane 'Queenie' Baxter
Anna Karenina
Countess Vronsky
Age of Indiscretion
Emma Shaw
Reckless
Mrs. Granny Leslie
Strangers All
Anna Carter
Vanessa: Her Love Story
Judith Paris
Grand Old Girl
Laura Bayles
- 1934
Mills of the Gods
Mary Hastings
Lady by Choice
Patricia 'Patsy' Patterson
Straight Is the Way
Mrs. Horowitz
You Can't Buy Everything
Mrs. Hannah Bell
- 1933
Dancing Lady
Dolly Todhunter
The Solitaire Man
Mrs. Vail
Broadway to Hollywood
Veteran Actress
Lady for a Day
Apple Annie
Beauty for Sale
Mrs. Merrick
One Man's Journey
Sarah
Reunion in Vienna
Frau Lucher
The White Sister
Mother Superior
Men Must Fight
Maman Seward
- 1932
Strange Interlude
Mrs. Evans
Little Orphan Annie
Mrs. Stewart
Red-Headed Woman
Aunt Jane
Letty Lynton
Mrs. Lynton, Letty's Mother
- 1931
The She-Wolf
Movie
1920s
- 1927
Chicago
Mrs. Morton - Matron
Turkish Delight
Tsakran
A Harp in Hock
Mrs. Banks
The Angel of Broadway
Big Bertha
The Rejuvenation of Aunt Mary
Aunt Mary Watkins
Rubber Tires
Mrs. Stack
- 1926
Pals in Paradise
Esther Lezinsky
- 1920
1910s
- 1916
A Night Out
Granmum
1900s
- 1908
When Knights Were Bold
Movie
Wrote 1
1910s
- 1916
A Night Out
Theatre Play
Appearances7
1980s
- 1983
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1940s
- 1941
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 1
Self (uncredited)
- 1940
Breakdowns of 1940
Self
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
Self
1930s
- 1939
Breakdowns of 1939
Self
- 1934
The Hollywood Gad-About
Self (uncredited)
1910s
- 1915
How Molly Malone Made Good
Herself