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.
Born: April 17, 1858
Place of Birth: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Known For
Rainbow on the River
A young boy is forced to leave his family in the South and move in with relatives he doesn't know in New York.
Bringing Up Baby
David Huxley is waiting to get a bone he needs for his museum collection. Through a series of strange circumstances, he meets Susan Vance, and the duo have a series of misadventures which include a leopard called Baby.
A Star Is Born
Esther Blodgett is just another starry-eyed farm kid trying to break into the movies. Waitressing at a Hollywood party, she catches the eye of her idol Norman Maine, is sent for a screen test, and before long attains stardom as newly minted Vicki Lester. She and Norman marry, though his career soon dwindles to nothing due to his chronic alcoholism.
Lady for a Day
Apple Annie is an aging New York City fruit seller whose daughter Louise has been raised in a Spanish convent since she was an infant. As she grows up, Louise is led to believe that her mother is a society matron called Mrs. E. Worthington Manville. Annie worries that her lie is in danger of being uncovered when she learns that Louise is sailing to New York with her new fiancé and his nobleman father.
Beauty for Sale
A beautiful woman lands a job at an exclusive salon that deals with the wives of wealthy businessmen. Her contact with these men leads to a series of affairs.
You Can't Buy Everything
A scorned woman dreams of revenge on the man who betrayed her.
Breakdowns of 1939
Flubs and bloopers that occurred on the set of some of the major Warner Bros. pictures of 1939.
Dancing Lady
Janie lives to dance and will dance anywhere, even stripping in a burlesque house. Tod Newton, the rich playboy, discovers her there and helps her get a job in a real Broadway musical being directed by Patch. Tod thinks he can get what he wants from Janie, Patch thinks Janie is using her charms rather than talent to get to the top, and Janie thinks Patch is the greatest. Steve, the stage manager, has the Three Stooges helping him manage all the show girls. Fred Astaire and Nelson Eddy make appearances as famous Broadway personalities.
Letty Lynton
Socialite Letty Lynton is returning to New York, abandoning one-time lover Emile Renaul in South America, when she strikes up a shipboard romance with Jerry Darrow. Renault is waiting for her in New York and will not leave her alone, so she poisons him. When detectives take her to the D.A.s office, Jerry cooks up an alibi.
Dinner at Eight
An ambitious New York socialite plans an extravagant dinner party as her businessman husband, Oliver, contends with financial woes, causing a lot of tension between the couple. Meanwhile, their high-society friends and associates, including the gruff Dan Packard and his sultry spouse, Kitty, contend with their own entanglements, leading to revelations at the much-anticipated dinner.
Filmography
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
as Mlle. Rosay
as Grandma Kyser
as Self (uncredited)
as Cornelia Wheelwright
as Aunt Etta
as Self
as Cecilia Dangerfield
as Granny O'Dare
as Minerva Hildegard Hatton
as Self
as Aunt Etta
as Grandma
as Mme. Rappard
as Penny, the Housekeeper
as Margaret 'Maggie' / 'Ma' Manell
as 'Granny' Whitman
as Grandma Rafferty
as Granna
as Aunt Etta
as Elizabeth Random
as Aunt Polly
as Mrs. Leona Wicks
as Lettie Blodgett
as Phoebe Tuttle
as Mrs. Harriet Ainsworth
as Aunt Marcia Prentiss
as Mimi Stanhope
as Mary Jane 'Queenie' Baxter
as Countess Vronsky
as Emma Shaw
as Mrs. Granny Leslie
as Anna Carter
as Judith Paris
as Laura Bayles
as Mary Hastings
as Patricia 'Patsy' Patterson
as Self (uncredited)
as Mrs. Horowitz
as Mrs. Hannah Bell
as Mrs. Wendel
as Queen Of Hearts
as Dolly Todhunter
as Mrs. Vail
as Veteran Actress
as Apple Annie
as Mrs. Merrick
as Sarah
as Frau Lucher
as Mother Superior
as Maman Seward
as Mrs. Evans
as Mrs. Mary Walker
as Mrs. Stewart
as Aunt Jane
as Mrs. Lynton, Letty's Mothers
as Mrs. Morton - Matron
as Mrs. Banks
as Big Bertha
as Aunt Mary Watkins
as Mother of Gestas
as Mrs. Stack
as Esther Lezinsky
as Prostitute at Clinic (uncredited)
as Granmum
as Herself