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May Robson
Actor

May Robson

Born April 17, 1858 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Died October 20, 1942

12 films

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.

Awards

0 wins, 1 nomination

Filmography 12

Joan of Paris (1942) movie poster
Joan of Paris1942
Irene (1940) movie poster
Irene1940
Nurse Edith Cavell (1939) movie poster
Nurse Edith Cavell1939
Bringing Up Baby (1938) movie poster
Bringing Up Baby1938
Four Daughters (1938) movie poster
Four Daughters1938
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1938) movie poster
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer1938
A Star Is Born (1937) movie poster
A Star Is Born1937
Wife vs. Secretary (1936) movie poster
Wife vs. Secretary1936
Anna Karenina (1935) movie poster
Anna Karenina1935
Lady for a Day (1933) movie poster
Lady for a Day1933
Reunion in Vienna (1933) movie poster
Reunion in Vienna1933
Red-Headed Woman (1932) movie poster
Red-Headed Woman1932