May Robson
Born in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia — Apr 17 1858• Died Oct 20 1942
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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.
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May Robson's Credits
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Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Bringing Up Baby
Elizabeth Random
Dinner at Eight
Mrs. Wendel
Broadway to Hollywood
Veteran Actress
Red-Headed Woman
Aunt Jane
If I Had a Million
Mrs. Mary Walker
Nurse Edith Cavell
Mme. Rappard
A Star Is Born
Lettie Blodgett
The King of Kings
Mother of Gestas
Alice in Wonderland
Queen Of Hearts
The Perfect Specimen
Mrs. Leona Wicks
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
Self
The Texas Rangers Ride Again
Cecilia Dangerfield
Men Must Fight
Maman Seward
Lady for a Day
Apple Annie
Dancing Lady
Dolly Todhunter
Irene
Granny O'Dare
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Prostitute at Clinic (uncredited)
Age of Indiscretion
Emma Shaw
Wife vs. Secretary
Mimi Stanhope
They Made Me a Criminal
Grandma Rafferty
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Aunt Polly
3 Kids and a Queen
Mary Jane 'Queenie' Baxter
Four Daughters
Aunt Etta
The Texans
Granna
Straight Is the Way
Mrs. Horowitz
Daughters Courageous
Penny, the Housekeeper
Anna Karenina
Countess Vronsky
Letty Lynton
Mrs. Lynton, Letty's Mothers
Four Wives
Aunt Etta
Reckless
Mrs. Granny Leslie
That's Right – You're Wrong
Grandma
Joan of Paris
Mlle. Rosay
The Kid from Kokomo
Margaret 'Maggie' / 'Ma' Manell
Four Mothers
Aunt Etta
One Man's Journey
Sarah
Grand Old Girl
Laura Bayles
Breakdowns of 1939
Self
The Solitaire Man
Mrs. Vail
The Captain's Kid
Aunt Marcia Prentiss
Rainbow on the River
Mrs. Harriet Ainsworth
Strangers All
Anna Carter
Little Orphan Annie
Mrs. Stewart
You Can't Buy Everything
Mrs. Hannah Bell
Pals in Paradise
Esther Lezinsky
Reunion in Vienna
Frau Lucher
Yes, My Darling Daughter
'Granny' Whitman
Million Dollar Baby
Cornelia Wheelwright
Vanessa: Her Love Story
Judith Paris
Granny Get Your Gun
Minerva Hildegard Hatton
Chicago
Mrs. Morton - Matron
Mills of the Gods
Mary Hastings
The White Sister
Mother Superior
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 1
Self (uncredited)
Strange Interlude
Mrs. Evans
Breakdowns of 1940
Self
Beauty for Sale
Mrs. Merrick
Woman in Distress
Phoebe Tuttle
Rubber Tires
Mrs. Stack
Lady by Choice
Patricia 'Patsy' Patterson
The Angel of Broadway
Big Bertha
A Harp in Hock
Mrs. Banks
Playmates
Grandma Kyser
The Hollywood Gad-About
Self (uncredited)
The She-Wolf
When Knights Were Bold
The Rejuvenation of Aunt Mary
Aunt Mary Watkins
Movies on Sundays
Herself (uncredited)
Turkish Delight
Tsakran
How Molly Malone Made Good
Herself
A Night Out
Granmum