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