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.
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
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
69
Gender
Female
Birthday
1858-04-17
Place of Birth
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Also Known As
Mary Jeanette Robison