May Robson

from Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Artwork for The King of KingsImage of 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.

Timeline

1983Aged 125

  • Poster for Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

    Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

1942Aged 84

  • Poster for Joan of Paris

    Mlle. Rosay

1941Aged 83

  • Poster for Four Mothers

    Aunt Etta

  • Poster for Million Dollar Baby

    Cornelia Wheelwright

  • Poster for Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 1

    Self (uncredited)

  • Poster for Playmates

    Grandma Kyser

1940Aged 82

  • Poster for Granny Get Your Gun

    Minerva Hildegard Hatton

  • Poster for Irene

    Granny O'Dare

  • Poster for Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

    Self

  • Poster for The Texas Rangers Ride Again

    Cecilia Dangerfield

  • Poster for Breakdowns of 1940

    Self

1939Aged 81

  • Poster for They Made Me a Criminal

    Grandma Rafferty

  • Poster for Yes, My Darling Daughter

    'Granny' Whitman

  • Poster for The Kid from Kokomo

    Margaret 'Maggie' / 'Ma' Manell

  • Poster for Daughters Courageous

    Penny, the Housekeeper

  • Poster for Nurse Edith Cavell

    Mme. Rappard

  • Poster for That's Right – You're Wrong

    Grandma

  • Poster for Four Wives

    Aunt Etta

  • Poster for Breakdowns of 1939

    Self

1938Aged 80

  • Poster for The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

    Aunt Polly

  • Poster for Bringing Up Baby

    Aunt Elizabeth

  • Poster for Four Daughters

    Aunt Etta

  • Poster for The Texans

    Granna

1937Aged 79

  • Poster for Woman in Distress

    Phoebe Tuttle

  • Poster for A Star Is Born

    Lettie Blodgett

  • Poster for The Perfect Specimen

    Mrs. Leona Wicks

1936Aged 78

  • Poster for Wife vs. Secretary

    Mimi Stanhope

  • Poster for The Captain's Kid

    Aunt Marcia Prentiss

  • Poster for Rainbow on the River

    Mrs. Harriet Ainsworth

1935Aged 77

  • Movies on Sundays

    Herself (uncredited)

  • Poster for Grand Old Girl

    Laura Bayles

  • Poster for Vanessa: Her Love Story

    Judith Paris

  • Poster for Strangers All

    Anna Carter

  • Poster for Reckless

    Mrs. Granny Leslie

  • Poster for Age of Indiscretion

    Emma Shaw

  • Poster for Anna Karenina

    Countess Vronsky

  • Poster for 3 Kids and a Queen

    Mary Jane 'Queenie' Baxter

1934Aged 76

  • Poster for You Can't Buy Everything

    Mrs. Hannah Bell

  • Poster for Straight Is the Way

    Mrs. Horowitz

  • Poster for The Hollywood Gad-About

    Self (uncredited)

  • Poster for Lady by Choice

    Patricia 'Patsy' Patterson

  • Poster for Mills of the Gods

    Mary Hastings

1933Aged 75

  • Poster for Men Must Fight

    Maman Seward

  • Poster for The White Sister

    Mother Superior

  • Poster for Reunion in Vienna

    Frau Lucher

  • Poster for One Man's Journey

    Sarah

  • Poster for Beauty for Sale

    Mrs. Merrick

  • Poster for Lady for a Day

    Apple Annie

  • Poster for Broadway to Hollywood

    Veteran Actress

  • Poster for The Solitaire Man

    Mrs. Vail

  • Poster for Dancing Lady

    Dolly Todhunter

  • Poster for Alice in Wonderland

    Queen Of Hearts

  • Poster for Dinner at Eight

    Mrs. Wendel

1932Aged 74

  • Poster for Letty Lynton

    Mrs. Lynton, Letty's Mother

  • Poster for Red-Headed Woman

    Aunt Jane

  • Poster for Little Orphan Annie

    Mrs. Stewart

  • Poster for If I Had a Million

    Mrs. Mary Walker

  • Poster for Strange Interlude

    Mrs. Evans

1931Aged 73

  • Poster for The She-Wolf

    (Unknown)

1927Aged 69

  • Poster for Rubber Tires

    Mrs. Stack

  • Poster for The King of Kings

    Mother of Gestas

  • Poster for The Rejuvenation of Aunt Mary

    Aunt Mary Watkins

  • Poster for The Angel of Broadway

    Big Bertha

  • Poster for A Harp in Hock

    Mrs. Banks

  • Poster for Turkish Delight

    Tsakran

  • Poster for Chicago

    Mrs. Morton - Matron

1926Aged 68

  • Poster for Pals in Paradise

    Esther Lezinsky

1920Aged 62

  • Poster for Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

    Prostitute at Clinic (uncredited)

1916Aged 58

  • Poster for A Night Out

    Granmum

1915Aged 57

  • Poster for How Molly Malone Made Good

    Herself

1908Aged 50

  • Poster for When Knights Were Bold

    (Unknown)