Personal Info
- Known ForActing
- GenderFemale
- Birthday1858-04-17
- Day of Death1942-10-20 (84 years)
- Place of BirthMelbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Also Known AsMary 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.
Acting Career
- 1942
Joan of Paris
As: Mlle. Rosay
- 1941
Playmates
As: Grandma Kyser
- 1941
Million Dollar Baby
As: Cornelia Wheelwright
- 1941
Four Mothers
As: Aunt Etta
- 1940
The Texas Rangers Ride Again
As: Cecilia Dangerfield
- 1940
Irene
As: Granny O'Dare
- 1940
Granny Get Your Gun
As: Minerva Hildegard Hatton
- 1939
Four Wives
As: Aunt Etta
1939That's Right – You're Wrong
As: Grandma
1939Nurse Edith Cavell
As: Mme. Rappard
1939Daughters Courageous
As: Penny, the Housekeeper
1939The Kid from Kokomo
As: Margaret 'Maggie' / 'Ma' Manell
1939Yes, My Darling Daughter
As: 'Granny' Whitman
1939They Made Me a Criminal
As: Grandma Rafferty
1938The Texans
As: Granna
1938Four Daughters
As: Aunt Etta
- 1938
Bringing Up Baby
As: Elizabeth Random
1938The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
As: Aunt Polly
1937The Perfect Specimen
As: Mrs. Leona Wicks
- 1937
A Star Is Born
As: Lettie Blodgett
1937Woman in Distress
As: Phoebe Tuttle
1936Rainbow on the River
As: Mrs. Harriet Ainsworth
1936The Captain's Kid
As: Aunt Marcia Prentiss
1936Wife vs. Secretary
As: Mimi Stanhope
19353 Kids and a Queen
As: Mary Jane 'Queenie' Baxter
1935Anna Karenina
As: Countess Vronsky
1935Age of Indiscretion
As: Emma Shaw
1935Reckless
As: Mrs. Granny Leslie
1935Strangers All
As: Anna Carter
1935Vanessa: Her Love Story
As: Judith Paris
1935Grand Old Girl
As: Laura Bayles
1934Mills of the Gods
As: Mary Hastings
1934Lady by Choice
As: Patricia 'Patsy' Patterson
1934Straight Is the Way
As: Mrs. Horowitz
1934You Can't Buy Everything
As: Mrs. Hannah Bell
- 1933
Dinner at Eight
As: Mrs. Wendel
1933Alice in Wonderland
As: Queen Of Hearts
1933Dancing Lady
As: Dolly Todhunter
1933The Solitaire Man
As: Mrs. Vail
1933Broadway to Hollywood
As: Veteran Actress
- 1933
Lady for a Day
As: Apple Annie
1933Beauty for Sale
As: Mrs. Merrick
1933One Man's Journey
As: Sarah
1933Reunion in Vienna
As: Frau Lucher
1933The White Sister
As: Mother Superior
1933Men Must Fight
As: Maman Seward
1932Strange Interlude
As: Mrs. Evans
1932If I Had a Million
As: Mrs. Mary Walker
1932Little Orphan Annie
As: Mrs. Stewart
1932Red-Headed Woman
As: Aunt Jane
1932Letty Lynton
As: Mrs. Lynton, Letty's Mothers
1927Chicago
As: Mrs. Morton - Matron
1927A Harp in Hock
As: Mrs. Banks
1927The Angel of Broadway
As: Big Bertha
1927The King of Kings
As: Mother of Gestas
1927Rubber Tires
As: Mrs. Stack
1926Pals in Paradise
As: Esther Lezinsky
- 1920
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
As: Prostitute at Clinic (uncredited)
1916A Night Out
As: Granmum