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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

70

Gender

Female

Birthday

1858-04-17

Day of Death

1942-10-20 (84 years old)

Place of Birth

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Also Known As

Mary Jeanette Robison

May Robson

Biography

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

Acting

Bringing Up Baby

1938

Bringing Up Baby

as

Elizabeth Random

A Star Is Born

1937

A Star Is Born

as

Lettie Blodgett

Alice in Wonderland

1933

Alice in Wonderland

as

Queen Of Hearts

They Made Me a Criminal

1939

They Made Me a Criminal

as

Grandma Rafferty

Lady for a Day

1933

Lady for a Day

as

Apple Annie

Dancing Lady

1933

Dancing Lady

as

Dolly Todhunter

Joan of Paris

1942

Joan of Paris

as

Mlle. Rosay

Wife vs. Secretary

1936

Wife vs. Secretary

as

Mimi Stanhope

Four Daughters

1938

Four Daughters

as

Aunt Etta

Lady by Choice

1934

Lady by Choice

as

Patricia 'Patsy' Patterson

Reckless

1935

Reckless

as

Mrs. Granny Leslie

Anna Karenina

1935

Anna Karenina

as

Countess Vronsky

Million Dollar Baby

1941

Million Dollar Baby

as

Cornelia Wheelwright

Red-Headed Woman

1932

Red-Headed Woman

as

Aunt Jane

Broadway to Hollywood

1933

Broadway to Hollywood

as

Veteran Actress

If I Had a Million

1932

If I Had a Million

as

Mrs. Mary Walker

A Night Out

1916

A Night Out

as

Granmum

The Solitaire Man

1933

The Solitaire Man

as

Mrs. Vail

The Texans

1938

The Texans

as

Granna

Little Orphan Annie

1932

Little Orphan Annie

as

Mrs. Stewart

Four Wives

1939

Four Wives

as

Aunt Etta

Irene

1940

Irene

as

Granny O'Dare

The Perfect Specimen

1937

The Perfect Specimen

as

Mrs. Leona Wicks

Daughters Courageous

1939

Daughters Courageous

as

Penny, the Housekeeper

Strange Interlude

1932

Strange Interlude

as

Mrs. Evans

Four Mothers

1941

Four Mothers

as

Aunt Etta

Letty Lynton

1932

Letty Lynton

as

Mrs. Lynton, Letty's Mothers

The White Sister

1933

The White Sister

as

Mother Superior

Men Must Fight

1933

Men Must Fight

as

Maman Seward

Strangers All

1935

Strangers All

as

Anna Carter

Vanessa: Her Love Story

1935

Vanessa: Her Love Story

as

Judith Paris

Beauty for Sale

1933

Beauty for Sale

as

Mrs. Merrick

Straight Is the Way

1934

Straight Is the Way

as

Mrs. Horowitz

Reunion in Vienna

1933

Reunion in Vienna

as

Frau Lucher

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

1983

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

as

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

You Can't Buy Everything

1934

You Can't Buy Everything

as

Mrs. Hannah Bell

Grand Old Girl

1935

Grand Old Girl

as

Laura Bayles

Age of Indiscretion

1935

Age of Indiscretion

as

Emma Shaw

Yes, My Darling Daughter

1939

Yes, My Darling Daughter

as

'Granny' Whitman

The Texas Rangers Ride Again

1940

The Texas Rangers Ride Again

as

Cecilia Dangerfield

Nurse Edith Cavell

1939

Nurse Edith Cavell

as

Mme. Rappard

Mills of the Gods

1934

Mills of the Gods

as

Mary Hastings

Rubber Tires

1927

Rubber Tires

as

Mrs. Stack

The Angel of Broadway

1927

The Angel of Broadway

as

Big Bertha

Dinner at Eight

1933

Dinner at Eight

as

Mrs. Wendel

Chicago

1927

Chicago

as

Mrs. Morton - Matron

Movies on Sundays

1935

Movies on Sundays

as

Herself (uncredited)

The King of Kings

1927

The King of Kings

as

Mother of Gestas

Playmates

1941

Playmates

as

Grandma Kyser

Woman in Distress

1937

Woman in Distress

as

Phoebe Tuttle

The Captain's Kid

1936

The Captain's Kid

as

Aunt Marcia Prentiss

Granny Get Your Gun

1940

Granny Get Your Gun

as

Minerva Hildegard Hatton

Rainbow on the River

1936

Rainbow on the River

as

Mrs. Harriet Ainsworth

The Kid from Kokomo

1939

The Kid from Kokomo

as

Margaret 'Maggie' / 'Ma' Manell

The Hollywood Gad-About

1934

The Hollywood Gad-About

as

Self (uncredited)

Pals in Paradise

1926

Pals in Paradise

as

Esther Lezinsky

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

1920

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

as

Prostitute at Clinic (uncredited)

3 Kids and a Queen

1935

3 Kids and a Queen

as

Mary Jane 'Queenie' Baxter

A Harp in Hock

1927

A Harp in Hock

as

Mrs. Banks

Production

Crew

Directing