Cast
May Robson
Acting
Cast
May Robson
Known for
Acting
Born
1858-04-17
From
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Died
1942-10-20
Also known as Mary Jeanette Robison
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.
Bringing Up Baby
as Aunt Elizabeth
A Star Is Born
as Lettie Blodgett
Strangers All
as Anna Carter
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
as Aunt Polly
Four Daughters
as Aunt Etta
Dinner at Eight
as Mrs. Wendel
Anna Karenina
as Countess Vronsky
Alice in Wonderland
as Queen Of Hearts
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
as Self
Irene
as Granny O'Dare
Red-Headed Woman
as Aunt Jane
Dancing Lady
as Dolly Todhunter
Lady for a Day
as Apple Annie
Million Dollar Baby
as Cornelia Wheelwright
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
One Man's Journey
as Sarah
Reckless
as Mrs. Granny Leslie
If I Had a Million
as Mrs. Mary Walker
The King of Kings
as Mother of Gestas
Wife vs. Secretary
as Mimi Stanhope
Four Wives
as Aunt Etta
The White Sister
as Mother Superior
Joan of Paris
as Mlle. Rosay
Yes, My Darling Daughter
as 'Granny' Whitman
Movies on Sundays
as Herself (uncredited)
The Texas Rangers Ride Again
as Cecilia Dangerfield
Reunion in Vienna
as Frau Lucher
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
as Prostitute at Clinic (uncredited)
They Made Me a Criminal
as Grandma Rafferty
3 Kids and a Queen
as Mary Jane 'Queenie' Baxter
Four Mothers
as Aunt Etta
Breakdowns of 1940
as Self
The Perfect Specimen
as Mrs. Leona Wicks
Letty Lynton
as Mrs. Lynton, Letty's Mothers
Broadway to Hollywood
as Veteran Actress
Nurse Edith Cavell
as Mme. Rappard
Daughters Courageous
as Penny, the Housekeeper
Mills of the Gods
as Mary Hastings
Rainbow on the River
as Mrs. Harriet Ainsworth
Age of Indiscretion
as Emma Shaw
The Solitaire Man
as Mrs. Vail
Strange Interlude
as Mrs. Evans
Men Must Fight
as Maman Seward
Little Orphan Annie
as Mrs. Stewart
That's Right – You're Wrong
as Grandma
Breakdowns of 1939
as Self
Rubber Tires
as Mrs. Stack
The Texans
as Granna
The Captain's Kid
as Aunt Marcia Prentiss
Beauty for Sale
as Mrs. Merrick
The Kid from Kokomo
as Margaret 'Maggie' / 'Ma' Manell
When Knights Were Bold
Chicago
as Mrs. Morton - Matron
Playmates
as Grandma Kyser
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 1
as Self (uncredited)
Lady by Choice
as Patricia 'Patsy' Patterson
Woman in Distress
as Phoebe Tuttle
Granny Get Your Gun
as Minerva Hildegard Hatton
Straight Is the Way
as Mrs. Horowitz
Pals in Paradise
as Esther Lezinsky
The Hollywood Gad-About
as Self (uncredited)
Grand Old Girl
as Laura Bayles
Vanessa: Her Love Story
as Judith Paris
You Can't Buy Everything
as Mrs. Hannah Bell
How Molly Malone Made Good
as Herself
The Angel of Broadway
as Big Bertha
The Rejuvenation of Aunt Mary
as Aunt Mary Watkins
A Night Out
as Granmum
The She-Wolf
A Harp in Hock
as Mrs. Banks
Turkish Delight
as Tsakran