
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

A Star Is Born (1937)
as Lettie Blodgett

The King of Kings (1927)
as Mother of Gestas

Dinner at Eight (1933)
as Mrs. Wendel

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

Anna Karenina (1935)
as Countess Vronsky

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

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1938)
as Aunt Polly

Alice in Wonderland (1933)
as Queen Of Hearts

Mills of the Gods (1934)
as Mary Hastings

Dancing Lady (1933)
as Dolly Todhunter

They Made Me a Criminal (1939)
as Grandma Rafferty

Lady for a Day (1933)
as Apple Annie

One Man's Journey (1933)
as Sarah

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

Wife vs. Secretary (1936)
as Mimi Stanhope

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

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

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

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards (1940)
as Self

Vanessa: Her Love Story (1935)
as Judith Paris

The Texas Rangers Ride Again (1940)
as Cecilia Dangerfield

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

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

Granny Get Your Gun (1940)
as Minerva Hildegard Hatton

Red-Headed Woman (1932)
as Aunt Jane

Million Dollar Baby (1941)
as Cornelia Wheelwright

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

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

Four Mothers (1941)
as Aunt Etta

The Angel of Broadway (1927)
as Big Bertha

Joan of Paris (1942)
as Mlle. Rosay

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

Turkish Delight (1927)
as Tsakran

Four Daughters (1938)
as Aunt Etta

Nurse Edith Cavell (1939)
as Mme. Rappard

Reckless (1935)
as Mrs. Granny Leslie

Four Wives (1939)
as Aunt Etta

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

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

Irene (1940)
as Granny O'Dare

Beauty for Sale (1933)
as Mrs. Merrick

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

The White Sister (1933)
as Mother Superior

Little Orphan Annie (1932)
as Mrs. Stewart

Reunion in Vienna (1933)
as Frau Lucher

Straight Is the Way (1934)
as Mrs. Horowitz

A Harp in Hock (1927)
as Mrs. Banks

Age of Indiscretion (1935)
as Emma Shaw

Daughters Courageous (1939)
as Penny, the Housekeeper

Chicago (1927)
as Mrs. Morton - Matron

The Perfect Specimen (1937)
as Mrs. Leona Wicks

Woman in Distress (1937)
as Phoebe Tuttle

Men Must Fight (1933)
as Maman Seward

Broadway to Hollywood (1933)
as Veteran Actress

Breakdowns of 1940 (1940)
as Self

When Knights Were Bold (1908)
Actor

Grand Old Girl (1935)
as Laura Bayles

The Texans (1938)
as Granna

Lady by Choice (1934)
as Patricia 'Patsy' Patterson
Movies on Sundays (1935)
as Herself (uncredited)

How Molly Malone Made Good (1915)
as Herself

Strangers All (1935)
as Anna Carter

Playmates (1941)
as Grandma Kyser

Breakdowns of 1939 (1939)
as Self

Strange Interlude (1932)
as Mrs. Evans

The Solitaire Man (1933)
as Mrs. Vail

A Night Out (1916)
as Granmum

Pals in Paradise (1926)
as Esther Lezinsky

Rubber Tires (1927)
as Mrs. Stack

The She-Wolf (1931)
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