May Robson
Age: 84 | From: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Person Details
Birthday: 1858-04-19 01:11:54
Death: 1942-10-20 01:11:54
Aliases: No known aliases
Gender: Female
Place of birth: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Movie Involvements: 41
TV Involvements: 0
Most Famous Work
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.
Most Famous Work
Alice in Wonderland
(1933) Queen Of Hearts
A Star Is Born
(1937) Lettie Blodgett
Anna Karenina
(1935) Countess Vronsky
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
(1920) Prostitute at Clinic (uncredited)
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
(1938) Aunt Polly
They Made Me a Criminal
(1939) Grandma Rafferty
The King of Kings
(1927) Mother of Gestas
Four Daughters
(1938) Aunt EttaActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| 1942 | Mlle. Rosay | |
| 1941 | Grandma Kyser | |
| Herself | ||
| Cornelia Wheelwright | ||
| Aunt Etta | ||
| 1940 | Self | |
| Cecilia Dangerfield | ||
| Self | ||
| Granny O'Dare | ||
| Minerva Hildegard Hatton | ||
| 1939 | Self | |
| Aunt Etta | ||
| Grandma | ||
| Mme. Rappard | ||
| Penny, the Housekeeper | ||
| Margaret 'Maggie' / 'Ma' Manell | ||
| 'Granny' Whitman | ||
| Grandma Rafferty | ||
| 1938 | Granna | |
| Aunt Etta | ||
| Elizabeth Random | ||
| Aunt Polly | ||
| 1937 | Mrs. Leona Wicks | |
| Lettie Blodgett | ||
| Phoebe Tuttle | ||
| 1936 | Mrs. Harriet Ainsworth | |
| Aunt Marcia Prentiss | ||
| Mimi Stanhope | ||
| 1935 | Mary Jane 'Queenie' Baxter | |
| Countess Vronsky | ||
| Emma Shaw | ||
| Mrs. Granny Leslie | ||
| Anna Carter | ||
| Judith Paris | ||
| Laura Bayles | ||
| Herself (uncredited) | ||
| 1934 | Mary Hastings | |
| Patricia 'Patsy' Patterson | ||
| Self (uncredited) | ||
| Mrs. Horowitz | ||
| Mrs. Hannah Bell | ||
| 1933 | Mrs. Wendel | |
| Queen Of Hearts | ||
| Dolly Todhunter | ||
| Mrs. Vail | ||
| Veteran Actress | ||
| Apple Annie | ||
| Mrs. Merrick | ||
| Sarah | ||
| Frau Lucher | ||
| Mother Superior | ||
| Maman Seward | ||
| 1932 | Mrs. Evans | |
| Mrs. Mary Walker | ||
| Mrs. Stewart | ||
| Aunt Jane | ||
| Mrs. Lynton, Letty's Mothers | ||
| 1931 | N/A | |
| 1927 | Mrs. Morton - Matron | |
| Mrs. Banks | ||
| Big Bertha | ||
| Mother of Gestas | ||
| Mrs. Stack | ||
| 1926 | Esther Lezinsky | |
| 1920 | Prostitute at Clinic (uncredited) | |
| 1916 | Granmum | |
| 1915 | Herself | |
| 1908 | N/A | |
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
Writing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1916 | Theatre Play | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
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