May Robson
Acting
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
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movieHollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
movieJoan of Paris
1942
Mlle. Rosay
moviePlaymates
1941
Grandma Kyser
movieHedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 1
1941
Self (uncredited)
movieMillion Dollar Baby
1941
Cornelia Wheelwright
movieFour Mothers
1941
Aunt Etta
movieThe Texas Rangers Ride Again
1940
Cecilia Dangerfield
movieIrene
1940
Granny O'Dare
movieGranny Get Your Gun
1940
Minerva Hildegard Hatton
movieFour Wives
1939
Aunt Etta
movieNurse Edith Cavell
1939
Mme. Rappard
movieDaughters Courageous
1939
Penny, the Housekeeper
movieThe Kid from Kokomo
1939
Margaret 'Maggie' / 'Ma' Manell
movieYes, My Darling Daughter
1939
'Granny' Whitman
movieThey Made Me a Criminal
1939
Grandma Rafferty
movieThe Texans
1938
Granna
movieFour Daughters
1938
Aunt Etta
movieBringing Up Baby
1938
Aunt Elizabeth
movieThe Adventures of Tom Sawyer
1938
Aunt Polly
movieThe Perfect Specimen
1937
Mrs. Leona Wicks
movieA Star Is Born
1937
Lettie Blodgett
movieWoman in Distress
1937
Phoebe Tuttle
movieRainbow on the River
1936
Mrs. Harriet Ainsworth
movieThe Captain's Kid
1936
Aunt Marcia Prentiss
movieWife vs. Secretary
1936
Mimi Stanhope
movie3 Kids and a Queen
1935
Mary Jane 'Queenie' Baxter
movieAnna Karenina
1935
Countess Vronsky
movieAge of Indiscretion
1935
Emma Shaw
movieReckless
1935
Mrs. Granny Leslie
movieStrangers All
1935
Anna Carter
movieVanessa: Her Love Story
1935
Judith Paris
movieGrand Old Girl
1935
Laura Bayles
Movies on Sundays
1935
Herself (uncredited)
movieMills of the Gods
1934
Mary Hastings
movieLady by Choice
1934
Patricia 'Patsy' Patterson
movieThe Hollywood Gad-About
1934
Self (uncredited)
movieStraight Is the Way
1934
Mrs. Horowitz
movieYou Can't Buy Everything
1934
Mrs. Hannah Bell
movieDinner at Eight
1933
Mrs. Wendel
movieAlice in Wonderland
1933
Queen Of Hearts
movieDancing Lady
1933
Dolly Todhunter
movieThe Solitaire Man
1933
Mrs. Vail
movieBroadway to Hollywood
1933
Veteran Actress
movieLady for a Day
1933
Apple Annie
movieBeauty for Sale
1933
Mrs. Merrick
movieReunion in Vienna
1933
Frau Lucher
movieThe White Sister
1933
Mother Superior
movieMen Must Fight
1933
Maman Seward
movieStrange Interlude
1932
Mrs. Evans
movieIf I Had a Million
1932
Mrs. Mary Walker
movieLittle Orphan Annie
1932
Mrs. Stewart
movieRed-Headed Woman
1932
Aunt Jane
movieLetty Lynton
1932
Mrs. Lynton, Letty's Mothers
movieChicago
1927
Mrs. Morton - Matron
movieTurkish Delight
1927
Tsakran
movieA Harp in Hock
1927
Mrs. Banks
movieThe Angel of Broadway
1927
Big Bertha
movieThe Rejuvenation of Aunt Mary
1927
Aunt Mary Watkins
movieThe King of Kings
1927
Mother of Gestas
movieRubber Tires
1927
Mrs. Stack
moviePals in Paradise
1926
Esther Lezinsky
movieDr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
1920
Prostitute at Clinic (uncredited)
movieA Night Out
1916
Granmum
Writing1
movieA Night Out
1916
Theatre Play