May Robson
Australian-born American actress (1858-1942)
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- Born
- 1858
- Died
- 1942
- Works
- 4
Top works
- Barbara Fidgety
- A little bit old fashioned
- The rejuvenation of Aunt Mary
- The rejuvenation of Aunt Mary
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Acting · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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.
Known for
- Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage — Self (archive footage) (uncredited)1983
- Joan of Paris — Mlle. Rosay1942
- Million Dollar Baby — Cornelia Wheelwright1941
- Four Mothers — Aunt Etta1941
- Playmates — Grandma Kyser1941
- Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 1 — Self (uncredited)
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Mary Jeanette Robison (19 April 1858 – 20 October 1942), known professionally as May Robson, was an Australian-born America-based actress whose career spanned 58 years, starting in 1883 when she was 25. A major stage actress of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, she is remembered for the dozens of films she appeared in during the 1930s, when she was in her 70s.
Robson was the earliest-born person, and the first Australian to be nominated for an Academy Award (for her leading role in Lady for a Day in 1933).
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