May Robson

May Robson

🎂 17th April 1858 (167 yrs) 📍 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Known For

Bringing Up Baby

Biography

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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.

May Robson

Movies Featuring May Robson

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage (1983)

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Joan of Paris

Joan of Paris (1942)

as Mlle. Rosay
Playmates

Playmates (1941)

as Grandma Kyser
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 1

Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 1 (1941)

as Self (uncredited)
Million Dollar Baby

Million Dollar Baby (1941)

as Cornelia Wheelwright
Four Mothers

Four Mothers (1941)

as Aunt Etta
Breakdowns of 1940

Breakdowns of 1940 (1940)

as Self
The Texas Rangers Ride Again

The Texas Rangers Ride Again (1940)

as Cecilia Dangerfield
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards (1940)

as Self
Irene

Irene (1940)

as Granny O'Dare
Granny Get Your Gun

Granny Get Your Gun (1940)

as Minerva Hildegard Hatton
Breakdowns of 1939

Breakdowns of 1939 (1939)

as Self
Four Wives

Four Wives (1939)

as Aunt Etta
That's Right – You're Wrong

That's Right – You're Wrong (1939)

as Grandma
Nurse Edith Cavell

Nurse Edith Cavell (1939)

as Mme. Rappard
Daughters Courageous

Daughters Courageous (1939)

as Penny, the Housekeeper
The Kid from Kokomo

The Kid from Kokomo (1939)

as Margaret 'Maggie' / 'Ma' Manell
Yes, My Darling Daughter

Yes, My Darling Daughter (1939)

as 'Granny' Whitman
They Made Me a Criminal

They Made Me a Criminal (1939)

as Grandma Rafferty
The Texans

The Texans (1938)

as Granna
Four Daughters

Four Daughters (1938)

as Aunt Etta
Bringing Up Baby

Bringing Up Baby (1938)

as Elizabeth Random
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1938)

as Aunt Polly
The Perfect Specimen

The Perfect Specimen (1937)

as Mrs. Leona Wicks
A Star Is Born

A Star Is Born (1937)

as Lettie Blodgett
Woman in Distress

Woman in Distress (1937)

as Phoebe Tuttle
Rainbow on the River

Rainbow on the River (1936)

as Mrs. Harriet Ainsworth
The Captain's Kid

The Captain's Kid (1936)

as Aunt Marcia Prentiss
Wife vs. Secretary

Wife vs. Secretary (1936)

as Mimi Stanhope
3 Kids and a Queen

3 Kids and a Queen (1935)

as Mary Jane 'Queenie' Baxter
Anna Karenina

Anna Karenina (1935)

as Countess Vronsky
Age of Indiscretion

Age of Indiscretion (1935)

as Emma Shaw
Reckless

Reckless (1935)

as Mrs. Granny Leslie
Strangers All

Strangers All (1935)

as Anna Carter
Vanessa: Her Love Story

Vanessa: Her Love Story (1935)

as Judith Paris
Grand Old Girl

Grand Old Girl (1935)

as Laura Bayles
No Image

Movies on Sundays (1935)

as Herself (uncredited)
Mills of the Gods

Mills of the Gods (1934)

as Mary Hastings
Lady by Choice

Lady by Choice (1934)

as Patricia 'Patsy' Patterson
The Hollywood Gad-About

The Hollywood Gad-About (1934)

as Self (uncredited)
Straight Is the Way

Straight Is the Way (1934)

as Mrs. Horowitz
You Can't Buy Everything

You Can't Buy Everything (1934)

as Mrs. Hannah Bell
Dinner at Eight

Dinner at Eight (1933)

as Mrs. Wendel
Alice in Wonderland

Alice in Wonderland (1933)

as Queen Of Hearts
Dancing Lady

Dancing Lady (1933)

as Dolly Todhunter
The Solitaire Man

The Solitaire Man (1933)

as Mrs. Vail
Broadway to Hollywood

Broadway to Hollywood (1933)

as Veteran Actress
Lady for a Day

Lady for a Day (1933)

as Apple Annie
Beauty for Sale

Beauty for Sale (1933)

as Mrs. Merrick
One Man's Journey

One Man's Journey (1933)

as Sarah
Reunion in Vienna

Reunion in Vienna (1933)

as Frau Lucher
The White Sister

The White Sister (1933)

as Mother Superior
Men Must Fight

Men Must Fight (1933)

as Maman Seward
Strange Interlude

Strange Interlude (1932)

as Mrs. Evans
If I Had a Million

If I Had a Million (1932)

as Mrs. Mary Walker
Little Orphan Annie

Little Orphan Annie (1932)

as Mrs. Stewart
Red-Headed Woman

Red-Headed Woman (1932)

as Aunt Jane
Letty Lynton

Letty Lynton (1932)

as Mrs. Lynton, Letty's Mothers
The She-Wolf

The She-Wolf (1931)

Chicago

Chicago (1927)

as Mrs. Morton - Matron
Turkish Delight

Turkish Delight (1927)

as Tsakran
A Harp in Hock

A Harp in Hock (1927)

as Mrs. Banks
The Angel of Broadway

The Angel of Broadway (1927)

as Big Bertha
The Rejuvenation of Aunt Mary

The Rejuvenation of Aunt Mary (1927)

as Aunt Mary Watkins
The King of Kings

The King of Kings (1927)

as Mother of Gestas
Rubber Tires

Rubber Tires (1927)

as Mrs. Stack
Pals in Paradise

Pals in Paradise (1926)

as Esther Lezinsky
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1920)

as Prostitute at Clinic (uncredited)
A Night Out

A Night Out (1916)

as Granmum
How Molly Malone Made Good

How Molly Malone Made Good (1915)

as Herself
When Knights Were Bold

When Knights Were Bold (1908)