May Robson
Acting
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.
Filmography 71
Movies (71)
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage1983Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Joan of Paris1942Mlle. Rosay
Playmates1941Grandma Kyser
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 11941Self (uncredited)
Million Dollar Baby1941Cornelia Wheelwright
Four Mothers1941Aunt Etta
Breakdowns of 19401940Self
The Texas Rangers Ride Again1940Cecilia Dangerfield
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards1940Self
Irene1940Granny O'Dare
Granny Get Your Gun1940Minerva Hildegard Hatton
Breakdowns of 19391939Self
Four Wives1939Aunt Etta
That's Right – You're Wrong1939Grandma
Nurse Edith Cavell1939Mme. Rappard
Daughters Courageous1939Penny, the Housekeeper
The Kid from Kokomo1939Margaret 'Maggie' / 'Ma' Manell
Yes, My Darling Daughter1939'Granny' Whitman
They Made Me a Criminal1939Grandma Rafferty
The Texans1938Granna
Four Daughters1938Aunt Etta
Bringing Up Baby1938Aunt Elizabeth
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer1938Aunt Polly
The Perfect Specimen1937Mrs. Leona Wicks
A Star Is Born1937Lettie Blodgett
Woman in Distress1937Phoebe Tuttle
Rainbow on the River1936Mrs. Harriet Ainsworth
The Captain's Kid1936Aunt Marcia Prentiss
Wife vs. Secretary1936Mimi Stanhope
3 Kids and a Queen1935Mary Jane 'Queenie' Baxter