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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
A Star Is Born
(1937)
Lettie Blodgett
Anna Karenina
(1935)
Countess Vronsky
Alice in Wonderland
(1933)
Queen Of Hearts
Bringing Up Baby
(1938)
Elizabeth Random
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
(1920)
Prostitute at Clinic (uncredited)
Dinner at Eight
(1933)
Mrs. Wendel
Red-Headed Woman
(1932)
Aunt Jane
If I Had a Million
(1932)
Mrs. Mary Walker
Wife vs. Secretary
(1936)
Mimi Stanhope
The King of Kings
(1927)
Mother of Gestas
Full Filmography
Acting
When Knights Were Bold
(1908)
How Molly Malone Made Good
(1915)
Herself
A Night Out
(1916)
Granmum
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
(1920)
Prostitute at Clinic (uncredited)
Pals in Paradise
(1926)
Esther Lezinsky
A Harp in Hock
(1927)
Mrs. Banks
Chicago
(1927)
Mrs. Morton - Matron
The Angel of Broadway
(1927)
Big Bertha
Rubber Tires
(1927)
Mrs. Stack
The King of Kings
(1927)
Mother of Gestas
The She-Wolf
(1931)
Strange Interlude
(1932)
Mrs. Evans
Letty Lynton
(1932)
Mrs. Lynton, Letty's Mothers
If I Had a Million
(1932)
Mrs. Mary Walker
Red-Headed Woman
(1932)
Aunt Jane
Little Orphan Annie
(1932)
Mrs. Stewart
One Man's Journey
(1933)
Sarah
The White Sister
(1933)
Mother Superior
Dancing Lady
(1933)
Dolly Todhunter
Lady for a Day
(1933)
Apple Annie
The Solitaire Man
(1933)
Mrs. Vail
Reunion in Vienna
(1933)
Frau Lucher
Beauty for Sale
(1933)
Mrs. Merrick
Broadway to Hollywood
(1933)
Veteran Actress
Dinner at Eight
(1933)
Mrs. Wendel
Alice in Wonderland
(1933)
Queen Of Hearts
Men Must Fight
(1933)
Maman Seward
The Hollywood Gad-About
(1934)
Self (uncredited)
Straight Is the Way
(1934)
Mrs. Horowitz
Lady by Choice
(1934)
Patricia 'Patsy' Patterson
Mills of the Gods
(1934)
Mary Hastings
You Can't Buy Everything
(1934)
Mrs. Hannah Bell
Movies on Sundays
(1935)
Herself (uncredited)
3 Kids and a Queen
(1935)
Mary Jane 'Queenie' Baxter
Anna Karenina
(1935)
Countess Vronsky
Reckless
(1935)
Mrs. Granny Leslie
Vanessa: Her Love Story
(1935)
Judith Paris
Age of Indiscretion
(1935)
Emma Shaw
Grand Old Girl
(1935)
Laura Bayles
Strangers All
(1935)
Anna Carter
Rainbow on the River
(1936)
Mrs. Harriet Ainsworth
The Captain's Kid
(1936)
Aunt Marcia Prentiss
Wife vs. Secretary
(1936)
Mimi Stanhope
The Perfect Specimen
(1937)
Mrs. Leona Wicks
A Star Is Born
(1937)
Lettie Blodgett
Woman in Distress
(1937)
Phoebe Tuttle
The Texans
(1938)
Granna
Four Daughters
(1938)
Aunt Etta
Bringing Up Baby
(1938)
Elizabeth Random
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
(1938)
Aunt Polly
That's Right - You're Wrong
(1939)
Grandma
Daughters Courageous
(1939)
Penny, the Housekeeper
Nurse Edith Cavell
(1939)
Mme. Rappard
Four Wives
(1939)
Aunt Etta
They Made Me a Criminal
(1939)
Grandma Rafferty
Yes, My Darling Daughter
(1939)
'Granny' Whitman
The Kid from Kokomo
(1939)
Margaret 'Maggie' / 'Ma' Manell
Breakdowns of 1939
(1939)
Self
Irene
(1940)
Granny O'Dare
Breakdowns of 1940
(1940)
Self
The Texas Rangers Ride Again
(1940)
Cecilia Dangerfield
Granny Get Your Gun
(1940)
Minerva Hildegard Hatton
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
(1940)
Self
Four Mothers
(1941)
Aunt Etta
Playmates
(1941)
Grandma Kyser
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 1
(1941)
Herself
Million Dollar Baby
(1941)
Cornelia Wheelwright
Joan of Paris
(1942)
Mlle. Rosay
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
(1983)
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Writing