May Robson

Apr 17, 1858 - Oct 20, 1942 (84 years old) in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

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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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Irene

Granny O'Dare

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Letty Lynton

Mrs. Lynton, Letty's Mothers

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Anna Karenina

Countess Vronsky

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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

Aunt Polly

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Four Wives

Aunt Etta

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Strangers All

Anna Carter

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Strange Interlude

Mrs. Evans

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The Texans

Granna

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Daughters Courageous

Penny, the Housekeeper

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Four Daughters

Aunt Etta

Credits

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage 1983

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

★ 6.5
Joan of Paris 1942

Mlle. Rosay

★ 6.5
Playmates 1941

Grandma Kyser

★ 5.2
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 1 1941

Herself

★ NR
Million Dollar Baby 1941

Cornelia Wheelwright

★ 6
Four Mothers 1941

Aunt Etta

★ 6.2
Breakdowns of 1940 1940

Self

★ 4
The Texas Rangers Ride Again 1940

Cecilia Dangerfield

★ 5.5
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards 1940

Self

★ 6.5
Irene 1940

Granny O'Dare

★ 6
Granny Get Your Gun 1940

Minerva Hildegard Hatton

★ 3.5
Breakdowns of 1939 1939

Self

★ 7
Four Wives 1939

Aunt Etta

★ 5.3
That's Right – You're Wrong 1939

Grandma

★ 5.7
Nurse Edith Cavell 1939

Mme. Rappard

★ 6.4
Daughters Courageous 1939

Penny, the Housekeeper

★ 6.2
The Kid from Kokomo 1939

Margaret 'Maggie' / 'Ma' Manell

★ 6
Yes, My Darling Daughter 1939

'Granny' Whitman

★ 3.3
They Made Me a Criminal 1939

Grandma Rafferty

★ 6.1
The Texans 1938

Granna

★ 5.6
Four Daughters 1938

Aunt Etta

★ 6.6
Bringing Up Baby 1938

Elizabeth Random

★ 7.5
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer 1938

Aunt Polly

★ 6.6
The Perfect Specimen 1937

Mrs. Leona Wicks

★ 5.7
A Star Is Born 1937

Lettie Blodgett

★ 7.2
Woman in Distress 1937

Phoebe Tuttle

★ 6
Rainbow on the River 1936

Mrs. Harriet Ainsworth

★ 9
The Captain's Kid 1936

Aunt Marcia Prentiss

★ 6
Wife vs. Secretary 1936

Mimi Stanhope

★ 6.7
3 Kids and a Queen 1935

Mary Jane 'Queenie' Baxter

★ 6
Anna Karenina 1935

Countess Vronsky

★ 6.5
Age of Indiscretion 1935

Emma Shaw

★ 4.5
Reckless 1935

Mrs. Granny Leslie

★ 5
Strangers All 1935

Anna Carter

★ 5.5
Vanessa: Her Love Story 1935

Judith Paris

★ 6
Grand Old Girl 1935

Laura Bayles

★ 6.5
Movies on Sundays 1935

Herself (uncredited)

★ NR
Mills of the Gods 1934

Mary Hastings

★ NR
Lady by Choice 1934

Patricia 'Patsy' Patterson

★ 6.3
The Hollywood Gad-About 1934

Self (uncredited)

★ 5
Straight Is the Way 1934

Mrs. Horowitz

★ 5.5
You Can't Buy Everything 1934

Mrs. Hannah Bell

★ 7
Dinner at Eight 1933

Mrs. Wendel

★ 6.7
Alice in Wonderland 1933

Queen Of Hearts

★ 6.1
Dancing Lady 1933

Dolly Todhunter

★ 6.8
The Solitaire Man 1933

Mrs. Vail

★ 6.5
Broadway to Hollywood 1933

Veteran Actress

★ 4.6
Lady for a Day 1933

Apple Annie

★ 7.1
Beauty for Sale 1933

Mrs. Merrick

★ 7
One Man's Journey 1933

Sarah

★ 6.5
Reunion in Vienna 1933

Frau Lucher

★ 6.6
The White Sister 1933

Mother Superior

★ 4.9
Men Must Fight 1933

Maman Seward

★ 5.7
Strange Interlude 1932

Mrs. Evans

★ 5.3
If I Had a Million 1932

Mrs. Mary Walker

★ 6.6
Little Orphan Annie 1932

Mrs. Stewart

★ 5.8
Red-Headed Woman 1932

Aunt Jane

★ 6.5
Letty Lynton 1932

Mrs. Lynton, Letty's Mothers

★ 6.8
The She-Wolf 1931

★ NR
Chicago 1927

Mrs. Morton - Matron

★ 5.5
A Harp in Hock 1927

Mrs. Banks

★ NR
The Angel of Broadway 1927

Big Bertha

★ NR
The King of Kings 1927

Mother of Gestas

★ 6.4
Rubber Tires 1927

Mrs. Stack

★ 6
Pals in Paradise 1926

Esther Lezinsky

★ 6
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde 1920

Prostitute at Clinic (uncredited)

★ 6.7
A Night Out 1916

Granmum

★ NR
How Molly Malone Made Good 1915

Herself

★ 5
When Knights Were Bold 1908

★ 3.2

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