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

• 1942Joan of Paris — Mlle. Rosay
• 1941Four Mothers — Aunt Etta
• 1941Million Dollar Baby — Cornelia Wheelwright
• 1941Playmates — Grandma Kyser
• 1940Granny Get Your Gun — Minerva Hildegard Hatton
• 1940Irene — Granny O'Dare
• 1940The Texas Rangers Ride Again — Cecilia Dangerfield
• 1939Daughters Courageous — Penny, the Housekeeper
• 1939Four Wives — Aunt Etta
• 1939Nurse Edith Cavell — Mme. Rappard
• 1939That's Right – You're Wrong — Grandma
• 1939The Kid from Kokomo — Margaret 'Maggie' / 'Ma' Manell
• 1939They Made Me a Criminal — Grandma Rafferty
• 1939Yes, My Darling Daughter — 'Granny' Whitman
• 1938Bringing Up Baby — Aunt Elizabeth
• 1938Four Daughters — Aunt Etta
• 1938The Adventures of Tom Sawyer — Aunt Polly
• 1938The Texans — Granna
• 1937A Star Is Born — Lettie Blodgett
• 1937The Perfect Specimen — Mrs. Leona Wicks
• 1937Woman in Distress — Phoebe Tuttle
• 1936Rainbow on the River — Mrs. Harriet Ainsworth
• 1936The Captain's Kid — Aunt Marcia Prentiss
• 1936Wife vs. Secretary — Mimi Stanhope
• 19353 Kids and a Queen — Mary Jane 'Queenie' Baxter
• 1935Age of Indiscretion — Emma Shaw
• 1935Anna Karenina — Countess Vronsky
• 1935Grand Old Girl — Laura Bayles
• 1935Reckless — Mrs. Granny Leslie
• 1935Strangers All — Anna Carter
• 1935Vanessa: Her Love Story — Judith Paris
• 1934Lady by Choice — Patricia 'Patsy' Patterson
• 1934Mills of the Gods — Mary Hastings
• 1934Straight Is the Way — Mrs. Horowitz
• 1934You Can't Buy Everything — Mrs. Hannah Bell
• 1933Alice in Wonderland — Queen Of Hearts
• 1933Beauty for Sale — Mrs. Merrick
• 1933Broadway to Hollywood — Veteran Actress
• 1933Dancing Lady — Dolly Todhunter
• 1933Dinner at Eight — Mrs. Wendel
• 1933Lady for a Day — Apple Annie
• 1933Men Must Fight — Maman Seward
• 1933One Man's Journey — Sarah
• 1933Reunion in Vienna — Frau Lucher
• 1933The Solitaire Man — Mrs. Vail
• 1933The White Sister — Mother Superior
• 1932If I Had a Million — Mrs. Mary Walker
• 1932Letty Lynton — Mrs. Lynton, Letty's Mother
• 1932Little Orphan Annie — Mrs. Stewart
• 1932Red-Headed Woman — Aunt Jane
• 1932Strange Interlude — Mrs. Evans
• 1931The She-Wolf
• 1927A Harp in Hock — Mrs. Banks
• 1927Chicago — Mrs. Morton - Matron
• 1927Rubber Tires — Mrs. Stack
• 1927The Angel of Broadway — Big Bertha
• 1927The King of Kings — Mother of Gestas
• 1927The Rejuvenation of Aunt Mary — Aunt Mary Watkins
• 1927Turkish Delight — Tsakran
• 1926Pals in Paradise — Esther Lezinsky
• 1920Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde — Prostitute at Clinic (uncredited)
• 1916A Night Out — Granmum, Theatre Play
• 1908When Knights Were Bold

Appearances as themselves (8)

• 1983Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage — Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
• 1941Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 1 — Self (uncredited)
• 1940Breakdowns of 1940 — Self
• 1940Cavalcade of the Academy Awards — Self
• 1939Breakdowns of 1939 — Self
• 1935Movies on Sundays — Herself (uncredited)
• 1934The Hollywood Gad-About — Self (uncredited)
• 1915How Molly Malone Made Good — Herself