- Films
- 36
- Avg rating
- 7.02
- Peak run
- 1936’38
- Oscar noms
- 1
Every film, by IMDb rating
The career
Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.
As an actor, films with 1,000+ votes
May by the numbers
Average
7.02
12 rated films
Vote weighted
7.05
bigger films count more
Median
7.0
half are better
Consistency
±0.35
rating spread
Career
16y
1927 to 1942
Total votes
128K
across every film
Best
7.8
Bringing Up Baby
Worst
7.0
Anna Karenina
Newest first
Filmography
| 1942 | Joan of Paris | Mlle. Rosay | 6.8 | 1,023 |
| 1941 | Four Mothers | Aunt Etta Lemp | · | 385 |
| 1941 | Million Dollar Baby | Cornelia Wheelwright | · | 581 |
| 1941 | Playmates | Grandma Kyser | · | 388 |
| 1940 | Irene | Granny O'Dare | · | 832 |
| 1940 | Texas Rangers Ride Again | Cecilia Dangerfield | · | 258 |
| 1939 | Daughters Courageous | Penny | · | 843 |
| 1939 | Four Wives | Aunt Etta Lemp | · | 796 |
| 1939 | The Kid from Kokomo | Margaret 'Maggie' | · | 260 |
| 1939 | Nurse Edith Cavell | Mme. Rappard | · | 452 |
| 1939 | That's Right - You're Wrong | Grandma | · | 376 |
| 1939 | Yes, My Darling Daughter | 'Granny' Whitman | · | 290 |
| 1938 | The Adventures of Tom Sawyer | Aunt Polly | 7.0 | 2,546 |
| 1938 |  Bringing Up Baby | Aunt Elizabeth | 7.8 | 69,956 |
| 1938 | Four Daughters | Aunt Etta Lemp | 6.9 | 2,509 |
| 1938 | The Texans | Granna | · | 432 |
| 1938 | They Made Me a Criminal | Grandma Rafferty | 6.8 | 2,872 |
| 1937 | The Perfect Specimen | Mrs. Leona Wicks | · | 508 |
| 1937 |  A Star Is Born | Grandmother Lettie Blodgett | 7.3 | 12,061 |
| 1936 | Wife vs. Secretary | Mimi Stanhope | 7.0 | 4,388 |
Better together?
May Robson's regulars
- Jeffrey LynnCo-star · 4 films · 6.90 avg●+0.02
- Lewis StoneCo-star · 3 films
- Clarence BrownDirector and actor · 3 films · 7.00 avg▲+0.12
- Clark GableCo-star · 3 films · 6.90 avg▲+0.06
- Claude RainsCo-star · 3 films · 6.85 avg▼−0.17
- Victor FlemingDirector and actor · 3 films · 6.85 avg▼−0.17
- William KeighleyDirector and actor · 2 films
- James P. HoganDirector and actor · 2 films
- Herbert WilcoxDirector and actor · 2 films
- David ButlerDirector and actor · 2 films
- Jack ConwayDirector and actor · 2 films · 7.30 avg▲+0.42
- Michael CurtizDirector and actor · 2 films · 6.90 avg●−0.03
The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.
Takes
On May Robson
1 nominations, 0 wins
Awards record
- NominatedBest Actress · Academy Awards 1934May Robson
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