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Home/People/May Robson
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Born
Apr 17, 1858Died: Oct 20, 1942
Lived 84 years
Place of Birth
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female

Career Highlights

71
Movies
0
TV Shows
Also Known As
Mary Jeanette Robison
IMDb Profile

May Robson

Acting

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.
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage poster

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1983
Joan of Paris poster

Joan of Paris

as Mlle. Rosay
1942
Playmates poster

Playmates

as Grandma Kyser
1941
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 1 poster

Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 1

as Self (uncredited)
1941
Million Dollar Baby poster

Million Dollar Baby

as Cornelia Wheelwright
1941
Four Mothers poster

Four Mothers

as Aunt Etta
1941
Breakdowns of 1940 poster

Breakdowns of 1940

as Self
1940
The Texas Rangers Ride Again poster

The Texas Rangers Ride Again

as Cecilia Dangerfield
1940
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards poster

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

as Self
1940
Irene poster

Irene

as Granny O'Dare
1940
Granny Get Your Gun poster

Granny Get Your Gun

as Minerva Hildegard Hatton
1940
Breakdowns of 1939 poster

Breakdowns of 1939

as Self
1939
Four Wives poster

Four Wives

as Aunt Etta
1939
That's Right – You're Wrong poster

That's Right – You're Wrong

as Grandma
1939
Nurse Edith Cavell poster

Nurse Edith Cavell

as Mme. Rappard
1939
Daughters Courageous poster

Daughters Courageous

as Penny, the Housekeeper
1939
The Kid from Kokomo poster

The Kid from Kokomo

as Margaret 'Maggie' / 'Ma' Manell
1939
Yes, My Darling Daughter poster

Yes, My Darling Daughter

as 'Granny' Whitman
1939
They Made Me a Criminal poster

They Made Me a Criminal

as Grandma Rafferty
1939
The Texans poster

The Texans

as Granna
1938