
May Robson
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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
Credits

Bringing Up Baby (1938)
as Aunt Elizabeth

Anna Karenina (1935)
as Countess Vronsky

A Star Is Born (1937)
as Lettie Blodgett

Dinner at Eight (1933)
as Mrs. Wendel

Alice in Wonderland (1933)
as Queen Of Hearts

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1920)
as Prostitute at Clinic (uncredited)

The King of Kings (1927)
as Mother of Gestas

Lady for a Day (1933)
as Apple Annie

Wife vs. Secretary (1936)
as Mimi Stanhope

Turkish Delight (1927)
as Tsakran

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1938)
as Aunt Polly

If I Had a Million (1932)
as Mrs. Mary Walker

Red-Headed Woman (1932)
as Aunt Jane

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage (1983)
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Four Daughters (1938)
as Aunt Etta

Yes, My Darling Daughter (1939)
as 'Granny' Whitman

Nurse Edith Cavell (1939)
as Mme. Rappard

Million Dollar Baby (1941)
as Cornelia Wheelwright

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards (1940)
as Self

Reckless (1935)
as Mrs. Granny Leslie

Reunion in Vienna (1933)
as Frau Lucher

Letty Lynton (1932)
as Mrs. Lynton, Letty's Mother

Four Mothers (1941)
as Aunt Etta

Joan of Paris (1942)
as Mlle. Rosay

Dancing Lady (1933)
as Dolly Todhunter

They Made Me a Criminal (1939)
as Grandma Rafferty

Four Wives (1939)
as Aunt Etta

Beauty for Sale (1933)
as Mrs. Merrick

The Perfect Specimen (1937)
as Mrs. Leona Wicks

Granny Get Your Gun (1940)
as Minerva Hildegard Hatton

The White Sister (1933)
as Mother Superior

Broadway to Hollywood (1933)
as Veteran Actress

Irene (1940)
as Granny O'Dare

Daughters Courageous (1939)
as Penny, the Housekeeper

Strange Interlude (1932)
as Mrs. Evans

Mills of the Gods (1934)
as Mary Hastings

The Texas Rangers Ride Again (1940)
as Cecilia Dangerfield

Strangers All (1935)
as Anna Carter

The Texans (1938)
as Granna

The Solitaire Man (1933)
as Mrs. Vail

You Can't Buy Everything (1934)
as Mrs. Hannah Bell

3 Kids and a Queen (1935)
as Mary Jane 'Queenie' Baxter

Chicago (1927)
as Mrs. Morton - Matron

Age of Indiscretion (1935)
as Emma Shaw

Grand Old Girl (1935)
as Laura Bayles

Woman in Distress (1937)
as Phoebe Tuttle

Vanessa: Her Love Story (1935)
as Judith Paris

The Kid from Kokomo (1939)
as Margaret 'Maggie' / 'Ma' Manell

Breakdowns of 1939 (1939)
as Self

That's Right – You're Wrong (1939)
as Grandma

The Hollywood Gad-About (1934)
as Self (uncredited)

The Captain's Kid (1936)
as Aunt Marcia Prentiss

The Rejuvenation of Aunt Mary (1927)
as Aunt Mary Watkins

Lady by Choice (1934)
as Patricia 'Patsy' Patterson

Playmates (1941)
as Grandma Kyser

One Man's Journey (1933)
as Sarah

Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 1 (1941)
as Self (uncredited)

Men Must Fight (1933)
as Maman Seward

Rubber Tires (1927)
as Mrs. Stack

Straight Is the Way (1934)
as Mrs. Horowitz

Little Orphan Annie (1932)
as Mrs. Stewart

The Angel of Broadway (1927)
as Big Bertha

Breakdowns of 1940 (1940)
as Self

Rainbow on the River (1936)
as Mrs. Harriet Ainsworth
Movies on Sundays (1935)
as Herself (uncredited)

How Molly Malone Made Good (1915)
as Herself

A Night Out (1916)
as Granmum

The She-Wolf (1931)
Actor

Pals in Paradise (1926)
as Esther Lezinsky

A Harp in Hock (1927)
as Mrs. Banks

When Knights Were Bold (1908)
Actor





