May Robson
Known for: Acting
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.
Filmography
Film
Bringing Up Baby
Aunt Elizabeth
1938
Film
Anna Karenina
Countess Vronsky
1935
Film
Wife vs. Secretary
Mimi Stanhope
1936
Film
A Star Is Born
Lettie Blodgett
1937
Film
Alice in Wonderland
Queen Of Hearts
1933
Film
Dinner at Eight
Mrs. Wendel
1933
Film
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Aunt Polly
1938
Film
Turkish Delight
Tsakran
1927
Film
Lady for a Day
Apple Annie
1933
Film
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1983
Film
Nurse Edith Cavell
Mme. Rappard
1939
Film
The King of Kings
Mother of Gestas
1927
Film
If I Had a Million
Mrs. Mary Walker
1932
Film
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Prostitute at Clinic (uncredited)
1920
Film
Red-Headed Woman
Aunt Jane
1932
Film
Dancing Lady
Dolly Todhunter
1933
Film
Beauty for Sale
Mrs. Merrick
1933
Film
Letty Lynton
Mrs. Lynton, Letty's Mother
1932
Film
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
Self
1940
Film
Four Wives
Aunt Etta
1939
Film
Four Mothers
Aunt Etta
1941
Film
Mills of the Gods
Mary Hastings
1934
Film
Million Dollar Baby
Cornelia Wheelwright
1941
Film
The Perfect Specimen
Mrs. Leona Wicks
1937
Film
The Hollywood Gad-About
Self (uncredited)
1934
Film
The Texas Rangers Ride Again
Cecilia Dangerfield
1940
Film
Daughters Courageous
Penny, the Housekeeper
1939
Film
3 Kids and a Queen
Mary Jane 'Queenie' Baxter
1935
Film
Breakdowns of 1939
Self
1939
Film
Reckless
Mrs. Granny Leslie
1935
Film
Granny Get Your Gun
Minerva Hildegard Hatton
1940
Film
Reunion in Vienna
Frau Lucher
1933
Film
Joan of Paris
Mlle. Rosay
1942
Film
Four Daughters
Aunt Etta
1938
Film
They Made Me a Criminal
Grandma Rafferty
1939
Film
Strangers All
Anna Carter
1935
Film
The Texans
Granna
1938
Film
Yes, My Darling Daughter
'Granny' Whitman
1939
Film
Irene
Granny O'Dare
1940
Film
Strange Interlude
Mrs. Evans
1932
Film
That's Right – You're Wrong
Grandma
1939
Film
You Can't Buy Everything
Mrs. Hannah Bell
1934
Film
Grand Old Girl
Laura Bayles
1935
Film
Broadway to Hollywood
Veteran Actress
1933
Film
The White Sister
Mother Superior
1933
Film
Vanessa: Her Love Story
Judith Paris
1935
Film
The Kid from Kokomo
Margaret 'Maggie' / 'Ma' Manell
1939
Film
Woman in Distress
Phoebe Tuttle
1937
Film
Straight Is the Way
Mrs. Horowitz
1934
Film
Rainbow on the River
Mrs. Harriet Ainsworth
1936
Film
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 1
Self (uncredited)
1941
Film
The Captain's Kid
Aunt Marcia Prentiss
1936
Film
The Angel of Broadway
Big Bertha
1927
Film
One Man's Journey
Sarah
1933
Film
Breakdowns of 1940
Self
1940
Film
The Rejuvenation of Aunt Mary
Aunt Mary Watkins
1927
Film
Little Orphan Annie
Mrs. Stewart
1932
Film
Chicago
Mrs. Morton - Matron
1927
Film
Lady by Choice
Patricia 'Patsy' Patterson
1934
Film
The Solitaire Man
Mrs. Vail
1933
Film
Playmates
Grandma Kyser
1941
Film
Men Must Fight
Maman Seward
1933
Movies on Sundays
Herself (uncredited)
1935
Film
Rubber Tires
Mrs. Stack
1927
Film
Age of Indiscretion
Emma Shaw
1935
Film
How Molly Malone Made Good
Herself
1915
Film
Pals in Paradise
Esther Lezinsky
1926
Film
A Harp in Hock
Mrs. Banks
1927
Film
A Night Out
Granmum
1916
Film
When Knights Were Bold
1908
Film
The She-Wolf
1931