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May Robson

Actor
Born April 17, 1858Died October 20, 1942 (84 years)
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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.
Movies & Shows on Plex
  • A Star Is Born
  • Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
  • Lady for a Day
  • They Made Me a Criminal
Known For
  • Bringing Up Baby
  • A Star Is Born
  • Lady for a Day
  • Anna Karenina
  • The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
  • Wife vs. Secretary
  • Dancing Lady
  • Red-Headed Woman
  • Reckless
  • Four Daughters
  • Lady by Choice
  • Joan of Paris
  • Strange Interlude
  • Million Dollar Baby
  • Daughters Courageous
  • The Texans
  • Nurse Edith Cavell

Filmography

1942
Joan of Paris · as Mlle. Rosay
1941
Playmates · as Grandma Kyser
1941
Million Dollar Baby · as Cornelia Wheelwright
1941
Four Mothers · as Aunt Etta
1940
Texas Rangers Ride Again · as Cecilia Dangerfield
1940
Irene · as Granny O'dare
1940
Granny Get Your Gun · as Minerva Hildegard Hatton
1939
Four Wives · as Aunt Etta
1939
1939
Nurse Edith Cavell · as Mme. Rappard
1939
Daughters Courageous · as Penny, The Housekeeper
1939
The Kid from Kokomo · as Margaret 'maggie' / 'ma' Manell
1939
Yes, My Darling Daughter · as 'granny' Whitman
1939
They Made Me a Criminal · as Grandma Rafferty
1938
The Texans · as Granna
1938
Four Daughters · as Aunt Etta
1938
Bringing Up Baby · as Elizabeth Random
1938
1937
The Perfect Specimen · as Mrs. Leona Wicks
1937
A Star Is Born · as Lettie Blodgett
1936
Rainbow on the River · as Mrs. Harriet Ainsworth
1936
The Captain's Kid · as Aunt Marcia Prentiss
1936
Wife vs. Secretary · as Mimi Stanhope
1935
Anna Karenina · as Countess Vronsky
1935
Age of Indiscretion · as Emma Shaw
1935
Strangers All · as Anna Carter
1935
Reckless · as Mrs. Granny Leslie
1935
Vanessa, Her Love Story · as Judith Paris
1935
Grand Old Girl · as Laura Bayles
1934
Mills of the Gods · as Mary Hastings
1934
Lady by Choice · as Patricia 'patsy' Patterson
1934
Straight Is the Way · as Mrs. Horowitz
1934
You Can't Buy Everything · as Mrs. Hannah Bell
1933
Dinner at Eight · as Mrs. Wendel
1933
Alice in Wonderland · as Queen Of Hearts
1933
Dancing Lady · as Dolly Todhunter
1933
The Solitaire Man · as Mrs. Vail
1933
Broadway to Hollywood · as Veteran Actress
1933
Lady for a Day · as Apple Annie
1933
One Man's Journey · as Sarah
1933
Beauty for Sale · as Mrs. Merrick
1933
Reunion in Vienna · as Frau Lucher
1933
The White Sister · as Mother Superior
1933
Men Must Fight · as Maman Seward
1932
Strange Interlude · as Mrs. Evans
1932
If I Had a Million · as Mrs. Mary Walker
1932
Little Orphan Annie · as Mrs. Stewart
1932
1932
Red-Headed Woman · as Aunt Jane
1932
Letty Lynton · as Mrs. Lynton, Letty's Mothers
1927
Chicago · as Mrs. Morton - Matron
1927
The King of Kings · as Mother Of Gestas
1927
Rubber Tires · as Mrs. Stack
1920
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde · as Prostitute At Clinic (uncredited)

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