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