
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

Lady for a Day (1933)
as Apple Annie

Bringing Up Baby (1938)
as Aunt Elizabeth

A Star Is Born (1937)
as Lettie Blodgett

The King of Kings (1927)
as Mother of Gestas

Anna Karenina (1935)
as Countess Vronsky

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1938)
as Aunt Polly

Wife vs. Secretary (1936)
as Mimi Stanhope

Reunion in Vienna (1933)
as Frau Lucher

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

Alice in Wonderland (1933)
as Queen Of Hearts

Nurse Edith Cavell (1939)
as Mme. Rappard

Dinner at Eight (1933)
as Mrs. Wendel

Four Daughters (1938)
as Aunt Etta

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

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards (1940)
as Self

They Made Me a Criminal (1939)
as Grandma Rafferty

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

Dancing Lady (1933)
as Dolly Todhunter

Turkish Delight (1927)
as Tsakran

The Texas Rangers Ride Again (1940)
as Cecilia Dangerfield

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

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

Red-Headed Woman (1932)
as Aunt Jane

Daughters Courageous (1939)
as Penny, the Housekeeper

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

Granny Get Your Gun (1940)
as Minerva Hildegard Hatton

Beauty for Sale (1933)
as Mrs. Merrick

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

A Harp in Hock (1927)
as Mrs. Banks

Vanessa: Her Love Story (1935)
as Judith Paris

Mills of the Gods (1934)
as Mary Hastings

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

Million Dollar Baby (1941)
as Cornelia Wheelwright

Reckless (1935)
as Mrs. Granny Leslie

Joan of Paris (1942)
as Mlle. Rosay

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

Rainbow on the River (1936)
as Mrs. Harriet Ainsworth

Chicago (1927)
as Mrs. Morton - Matron

How Molly Malone Made Good (1915)
as Herself

The White Sister (1933)
as Mother Superior

Four Wives (1939)
as Aunt Etta

The Solitaire Man (1933)
as Mrs. Vail

The Angel of Broadway (1927)
as Big Bertha

One Man's Journey (1933)
as Sarah

Irene (1940)
as Granny O'Dare

Playmates (1941)
as Grandma Kyser

Straight Is the Way (1934)
as Mrs. Horowitz

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

Strangers All (1935)
as Anna Carter

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

Age of Indiscretion (1935)
as Emma Shaw

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

Woman in Distress (1937)
as Phoebe Tuttle

Grand Old Girl (1935)
as Laura Bayles

The Perfect Specimen (1937)
as Mrs. Leona Wicks

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

The Texans (1938)
as Granna

Strange Interlude (1932)
as Mrs. Evans

Rubber Tires (1927)
as Mrs. Stack

Four Mothers (1941)
as Aunt Etta

Broadway to Hollywood (1933)
as Veteran Actress

When Knights Were Bold (1908)
Actor

Little Orphan Annie (1932)
as Mrs. Stewart

Breakdowns of 1939 (1939)
as Self

Breakdowns of 1940 (1940)
as Self

Men Must Fight (1933)
as Maman Seward

The She-Wolf (1931)
Actor
Movies on Sundays (1935)
as Herself (uncredited)

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

Pals in Paradise (1926)
as Esther Lezinsky

A Night Out (1916)
as Granmum





