Cast & creator
May Robson
Best known for Bringing Up Baby, A Star Is Born, The King of Kings
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.
Also known as: Mary Jeanette Robison
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1908–1983 · acting roles
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Filmography (72)
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Bringing Up Baby
Aunt Elizabeth
1938
A Star Is Born
Lettie Blodgett
1937
The King of Kings
Mother of Gestas
1927
Dinner at Eight
Mrs. Wendel
1933
Alice in Wonderland
Queen Of Hearts
1933
Dancing Lady
Dolly Todhunter
1933
Anna Karenina
Countess Vronsky
1935
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1983
Wife vs. Secretary
Mimi Stanhope
1936
Lady for a Day
Apple Annie
1933
If I Had a Million
Mrs. Mary Walker
1932
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Aunt Polly
1938
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Prostitute at Clinic (uncredited)
1920
They Made Me a Criminal
Grandma Rafferty
1939
Mills of the Gods
Mary Hastings
1934
Yes, My Darling Daughter
'Granny' Whitman
1939
One Man's Journey
Sarah
1933
Four Wives
Aunt Etta
1939
Granny Get Your Gun
Minerva Hildegard Hatton
1940
Reckless
Mrs. Granny Leslie
1935
Million Dollar Baby
Cornelia Wheelwright
1941
Turkish Delight
Tsakran
1927
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
Self
1940
Vanessa: Her Love Story
Judith Paris
1935
The Kid from Kokomo
Margaret 'Maggie' / 'Ma' Manell
1939
That's Right – You're Wrong
Grandma
1939
Red-Headed Woman
Aunt Jane
1932
3 Kids and a Queen
Mary Jane 'Queenie' Baxter
1935
The Texas Rangers Ride Again
Cecilia Dangerfield
1940
Four Mothers
Aunt Etta
1941
The Hollywood Gad-About
Self (uncredited)
1934
Nurse Edith Cavell
Mme. Rappard
1939
Irene
Granny O'Dare
1940
Four Daughters
Aunt Etta
1938
The Rejuvenation of Aunt Mary
Aunt Mary Watkins
1927
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 1
Self (uncredited)
1941
You Can't Buy Everything
Mrs. Hannah Bell
1934
Broadway to Hollywood
Veteran Actress
1933
Straight Is the Way
Mrs. Horowitz
1934
The Angel of Broadway
Big Bertha
1927
The Captain's Kid
Aunt Marcia Prentiss
1936
Letty Lynton
Mrs. Lynton, Letty's Mother
1932
Joan of Paris
Mlle. Rosay
1942
The Texans
Granna
1938
Rainbow on the River
Mrs. Harriet Ainsworth
1936
How Molly Malone Made Good
Herself
1915
The White Sister
Mother Superior
1933
Daughters Courageous
Penny, the Housekeeper
1939
Breakdowns of 1939
Self
1939
Men Must Fight
Maman Seward
1933
Reunion in Vienna
Frau Lucher
1933
Chicago
Mrs. Morton - Matron
1927
Breakdowns of 1940
Self
1940
Beauty for Sale
Mrs. Merrick
1933
Little Orphan Annie
Mrs. Stewart
1932
Playmates
Grandma Kyser
1941
Age of Indiscretion
Emma Shaw
1935
When Knights Were Bold
1908
Grand Old Girl
Laura Bayles
1935
Woman in Distress
Phoebe Tuttle
1937Movies on Sundays
Herself (uncredited)
1935
A Harp in Hock
Mrs. Banks
1927
The Perfect Specimen
Mrs. Leona Wicks
1937
Lady by Choice
Patricia 'Patsy' Patterson
1934
Strangers All
Anna Carter
1935
The Solitaire Man
Mrs. Vail
1933
Strange Interlude
Mrs. Evans
1932
Pals in Paradise
Esther Lezinsky
1926
Rubber Tires
Mrs. Stack
1927
The She-Wolf
1931
A Night Out
Granmum
1916A Night Out
Theatre Play
1916