Leona Roberts

Born: 1879-07-25 in Mills Township, Bond County, Illinois, USA

Died: 1954-01-29

Known For: Acting

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Leona Roberts (July 26, 1879 – January 29, 1954) was an American stage and film actress. Leona Roberts was born as Leona Celinda Doty in a small village in Illinois. She made her debut on Broadway in 1926 and appeared there in about 40 productions between 1926 and 1945, mostly in supporting roles. Roberts started her film career in 1926 in Poor Mrs. Jones, produced by the United States Department of Agriculture, where she starred in the leading role. She went to Hollywood in 1937 and played in over 40 films, mostly in motherly supporting roles. She was probably best-known for her portrayal of "society gossip" Mrs. Meade in Gone with the Wind (1939), together with Harry Davenport, who played Dr. Meade. Roberts also appeared with Cary Grant and Katharine Hepburn in the screwball comedy Bringing Up Baby (1938) as the house servant Mrs. Gogarty, as well in Of Human Hearts (1938) with James Stewart and The Blue Bird (1940) with Shirley Temple. In 1941, she returned to Broadway, where she worked until the mid-1940s. Subsequently, Roberts worked again in Hollywood and made a few last films there, including a small part in The Loves of Carmen (1948). She made her last film in 1949.

Filmography

1947

Boomerang! as Mrs. Crossman

1946

The Madonna's Secret as Mrs. Corbin

1941

A Man Betrayed as Mrs. Smith - Johnny's Mother (uncredited)
Week-End in Havana as Passenger

1940

Queen of the Mob as Mrs. Greenough
The Blue Bird as Mrs. Berlingot
Gangs of Chicago as Mrs. Whitaker
Wildcat Bus as Ma Talbot
Abe Lincoln in Illinois as Mrs. Rutledge
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk
Ski Patrol as Mother Ryder
Comin' Round the Mountain as Aunt Polly Watters
Golden Gloves as Mrs. Parker
Blondie Plays Cupid as Tante Hannah Henderson

1939

Gone with the Wind as Mrs. Caroline Meade
Bachelor Mother as Old Lady (uncredited)
They Made Her a Spy as Ella Wilkins
Swanee River as Mrs. Foster
The Spellbinder as Mrs. Jenkins (uncredited)
The Escape as Aunt Mamie Qualen
Sued for Libel as Mrs. Trent
Persons in Hiding as Ma Bronson

1938

Bringing Up Baby as Mrs. Gogarty
Of Human Hearts as Sister Clarke
This Marriage Business as Mrs. Platt
Everybody's Doing It as Woman at Bar
Having Wonderful Time as Mrs. Shaw
Crashing Hollywood as Extra Assigned to Stage 6 (uncredited)
Crime Ring as Mrs. Wharton
Kentucky as Grace Goodwin
Condemned Women as Kate Holt
The Affairs of Annabel as Mrs. Hurley
I Stand Accused as Mrs. Davis

1937

Super-Sleuth as Mrs. Abbington
Fight for Your Lady as Cleaning Woman
Border Cafe as Emily Whitney
There Goes the Groom as Martha

1926

Poor Mrs. Jones as Lane Jones