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