May Robson

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.

Known For

Elizabeth Random

Bringing Up Baby

Aunt Polly

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

Lettie Blodgett

A Star Is Born

Queen Of Hearts

Alice in Wonderland

Grandma Rafferty

They Made Me a Criminal

Apple Annie

Lady for a Day

Dolly Todhunter

Dancing Lady

Mlle. Rosay

Joan of Paris

Mimi Stanhope

Wife vs. Secretary

Aunt Etta

Four Daughters

When Knights Were Bold

Patricia 'Patsy' Patterson

Lady by Choice

Mrs. Granny Leslie

Reckless

Countess Vronsky

Anna Karenina

Cornelia Wheelwright

Million Dollar Baby

Aunt Jane

Red-Headed Woman

Veteran Actress

Broadway to Hollywood

Mrs. Mary Walker

If I Had a Million

Granmum

A Night Out

Mrs. Vail

The Solitaire Man

Granna

The Texans

Mrs. Stewart

Little Orphan Annie

Aunt Etta

Four Wives

Granny O'Dare

Irene

Mrs. Leona Wicks

The Perfect Specimen

Penny, the Housekeeper

Daughters Courageous

Mrs. Evans

Strange Interlude

Aunt Etta

Four Mothers

Mrs. Lynton, Letty's Mothers

Letty Lynton

Grandma

That's Right – You're Wrong

Mother Superior

The White Sister

Maman Seward

Men Must Fight

Anna Carter

Strangers All

Judith Paris

Vanessa: Her Love Story

Mrs. Merrick

Beauty for Sale

Mrs. Horowitz

Straight Is the Way

Frau Lucher

Reunion in Vienna

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

Mrs. Hannah Bell

You Can't Buy Everything

Laura Bayles

Grand Old Girl

Sarah

One Man's Journey

Emma Shaw

Age of Indiscretion

'Granny' Whitman

Yes, My Darling Daughter

Cecilia Dangerfield

The Texas Rangers Ride Again

Mme. Rappard

Nurse Edith Cavell

Mary Hastings

Mills of the Gods

Mrs. Stack

Rubber Tires

Big Bertha

The Angel of Broadway

Mrs. Wendel

Dinner at Eight

Mrs. Morton - Matron

Chicago

Herself (uncredited)

Movies on Sundays

Mother of Gestas

The King of Kings

Grandma Kyser

Playmates

Phoebe Tuttle

Woman in Distress

Aunt Marcia Prentiss

The Captain's Kid

Minerva Hildegard Hatton

Granny Get Your Gun

Mrs. Harriet Ainsworth

Rainbow on the River

Herself

Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 1

Margaret 'Maggie' / 'Ma' Manell

The Kid from Kokomo

Herself

How Molly Malone Made Good

Self (uncredited)

The Hollywood Gad-About

Self

Breakdowns of 1940

Self

Breakdowns of 1939

Self

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

Esther Lezinsky

Pals in Paradise

Prostitute at Clinic (uncredited)

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Mary Jane 'Queenie' Baxter

3 Kids and a Queen

The She-Wolf

Mrs. Banks

A Harp in Hock

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

69

Gender

Female

Birthday

1858-04-17

Place of Birth

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Also Known As

Mary Jeanette Robison