Apr 17, 1858 - Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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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.
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| Movie | 1938 | Bringing Up Baby | Elizabeth Random | |
| Movie | 1938 | The Adventures of Tom Sawyer | Aunt Polly | |
| Movie | 1937 | A Star Is Born | Lettie Blodgett | |
| Movie | 1933 | Alice in Wonderland | Queen Of Hearts | |
| Movie | 1939 | They Made Me a Criminal | Grandma Rafferty | |
| Movie | 1933 | Lady for a Day | Apple Annie | |
| Movie | 1933 | Dancing Lady | Dolly Todhunter | |
| Movie | 1942 | Joan of Paris | Mlle. Rosay | |
| Movie | 1936 | Wife vs. Secretary | Mimi Stanhope | |
| Movie | 1938 | Four Daughters | Aunt Etta | |
| Movie | 1908 | When Knights Were Bold | ||
| Movie | 1934 | Lady by Choice | Patricia 'Patsy' Patterson | |
| Movie | 1935 | Reckless | Mrs. Granny Leslie | |
| Movie | 1935 | Anna Karenina | Countess Vronsky | |
| Movie | 1941 | Million Dollar Baby | Cornelia Wheelwright | |
| Movie | 1932 | Red-Headed Woman | Aunt Jane | |
| Movie | 1933 | Broadway to Hollywood | Veteran Actress | |
| Movie | 1932 | If I Had a Million | Mrs. Mary Walker | |
| Movie | 1916 | A Night Out | Granmum | |
| Movie | 1933 | The Solitaire Man | Mrs. Vail | |
| Movie | 1938 | The Texans | Granna | |
| Movie | 1932 | Little Orphan Annie | Mrs. Stewart | |
| Movie | 1939 | Four Wives | Aunt Etta | |
| Movie | 1940 | Irene | Granny O'Dare | |
| Movie | 1937 | The Perfect Specimen | Mrs. Leona Wicks | |
| Movie | 1939 | Daughters Courageous | Penny, the Housekeeper | |
| Movie | 1932 | Strange Interlude | Mrs. Evans | |
| Movie | 1941 | Four Mothers | Aunt Etta | |
| Movie | 1932 | Letty Lynton | Mrs. Lynton, Letty's Mothers | |
| Movie | 1939 | That's Right – You're Wrong | Grandma | |
| Movie | 1933 | The White Sister | Mother Superior | |
| Movie | 1933 | Men Must Fight | Maman Seward | |
| Movie | 1935 | Strangers All | Anna Carter | |
| Movie | 1935 | Vanessa: Her Love Story | Judith Paris | |
| Movie | 1933 | Beauty for Sale | Mrs. Merrick | |
| Movie | 1934 | Straight Is the Way | Mrs. Horowitz | |
| Movie | 1933 | Reunion in Vienna | Frau Lucher | |
| Movie | 1983 | Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Movie | 1934 | You Can't Buy Everything | Mrs. Hannah Bell | |
| Movie | 1935 | Grand Old Girl | Laura Bayles | |
| Movie | 1933 | One Man's Journey | Sarah | |
| Movie | 1935 | Age of Indiscretion | Emma Shaw | |
| Movie | 1939 | Yes, My Darling Daughter | 'Granny' Whitman | |
| Movie | 1940 | The Texas Rangers Ride Again | Cecilia Dangerfield | |
| Movie | 1939 | Nurse Edith Cavell | Mme. Rappard | |
| Movie | 1934 | Mills of the Gods | Mary Hastings | |
| Movie | 1927 | Rubber Tires | Mrs. Stack | |
| Movie | 1927 | The Angel of Broadway | Big Bertha | |
| Movie | 1933 | Dinner at Eight | Mrs. Wendel | |
| Movie | 1927 | Chicago | Mrs. Morton - Matron | |
| Movie | 1935 | Movies on Sundays | Herself (uncredited) | |
| Movie | 1927 | The King of Kings | Mother of Gestas | |
| Movie | 1941 | Playmates | Grandma Kyser | |
| Movie | 1937 | Woman in Distress | Phoebe Tuttle | |
| Movie | 1936 | The Captain's Kid | Aunt Marcia Prentiss | |
| Movie | 1940 | Granny Get Your Gun | Minerva Hildegard Hatton | |
| Movie | 1936 | Rainbow on the River | Mrs. Harriet Ainsworth | |
| Movie | 1941 | Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 1 | Herself | |
| Movie | 1939 | The Kid from Kokomo | Margaret 'Maggie' / 'Ma' Manell | |
| Movie | 1915 | How Molly Malone Made Good | Herself | |
| Movie | 1934 | The Hollywood Gad-About | Self (uncredited) | |
| Movie | 1940 | Breakdowns of 1940 | Self | |
| Movie | 1939 | Breakdowns of 1939 | Self | |
| Movie | 1940 | Cavalcade of the Academy Awards | Self | |
| Movie | 1926 | Pals in Paradise | Esther Lezinsky | |
| Movie | 1920 | Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde | Prostitute at Clinic (uncredited) | |
| Movie | 1935 | 3 Kids and a Queen | Mary Jane 'Queenie' Baxter | |
| Movie | 1931 | The She-Wolf | ||
| Movie | 1927 | A Harp in Hock | Mrs. Banks |
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| Movie | 1916 | A Night Out | Theatre Play | Writing |
