Portrait of May Robson

Acting

May Robson

Career

Active from 1916 to 1942, busiest in 1933 with 8 main titles.

Leading roles
22
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score65/100
Highest rated
Poster for Lady for a Day
Lady for a Day
GoodWatch score86/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 28 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.8 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
May Robson Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.7, average 5.4
  • Violence
    2.5, average 4.1
  • Uncanny
    1.2, average 2.5
  • Scare
    1.3, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 5
  • Romantic Entanglements 3
  • Class Conflict 3
  • Historical Drama 2
  • Nostalgic Tone 2
  • Small-Town America 2
  • Nostalgic 2
  • Fast-Paced 2
  • Melodramatic 2
  • Show Business 2
  • Golden Age Hollywood 2
  • Silent Film 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

61
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1940s

7 titles ยท average score 58
Joan of Paris
Joan of Paris (1942)
GoodWatch score 63

as Mlle. Rosay

Million Dollar Baby
Million Dollar Baby (1941)
GoodWatch score 58

as Cornelia Wheelwright

Playmates
Playmates (1941)
GoodWatch score 56

as Grandma Kyser

Four Mothers
Four Mothers (1941)
GoodWatch score 59

as Aunt Etta

Granny Get Your Gun
Granny Get Your Gun (1940)
GoodWatch score 59

as Minerva Hildegard Hatton

The Texas Rangers Ride Again
The Texas Rangers Ride Again (1940)
GoodWatch score 57

as Cecilia Dangerfield

Irene
Irene (1940)
GoodWatch score 57

as Granny O'Dare

1930s

44 titles ยท average score 66
That's Right โ€“ You're Wrong
That's Right โ€“ You're Wrong (1939)
GoodWatch score 61

as Grandma

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1938)
GoodWatch score 72

as Aunt Polly

Bringing Up Baby
Bringing Up Baby (1938)
GoodWatch score 86

as Aunt Elizabeth

The Texans
The Texans (1938)
GoodWatch score 62

as Granna

A Star Is Born
A Star Is Born (1937)
GoodWatch score 81

as Lettie Blodgett

The Captain's Kid
The Captain's Kid (1936)

as Aunt Marcia Prentiss

Anna Karenina
Anna Karenina (1935)
GoodWatch score 77

as Countess Vronsky

Lady by Choice
Lady by Choice (1934)
GoodWatch score 61

as Patricia 'Patsy' Patterson

Straight Is the Way
Straight Is the Way (1934)
GoodWatch score 61

as Mrs. Horowitz

You Can't Buy Everything
You Can't Buy Everything (1934)
GoodWatch score 73

as Mrs. Hannah Bell

Lady for a Day
Lady for a Day (1933)
GoodWatch score 86

as Apple Annie

One Man's Journey
One Man's Journey (1933)
GoodWatch score 51

as Sarah

1920s

9 titles ยท average score 73
Turkish Delight
Turkish Delight (1927)

as Tsakran

Rubber Tires
Rubber Tires (1927)

as Mrs. Stack

The Rejuvenation of Aunt Mary
The Rejuvenation of Aunt Mary (1927)

as Aunt Mary Watkins

The King of Kings
The King of Kings (1927)
GoodWatch score 68

as Mother of Gestas

A Harp in Hock
A Harp in Hock (1927)

as Mrs. Banks

The Angel of Broadway
The Angel of Broadway (1927)

as Big Bertha

Chicago
Chicago (1927)
GoodWatch score 73

as Mrs. Morton - Matron

Pals in Paradise
Pals in Paradise (1926)

as Esther Lezinsky

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1920)
GoodWatch score 79

as Prostitute at Clinic (uncredited)

1910s

1 title
A Night Out
A Night Out (1916)

as Granmum