Leona Roberts
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- July 25, 1879
- Died
- January 29, 1954 (aged 74)
- Birthplace
- Mills Township, Bond County, Illinois, USA
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.
Known For
Filmography
Boomerang!
Movie · as Mrs. Crossman
The Madonna's Secret
Movie · as Mrs. Corbin
A Man Betrayed
Movie · as Mrs. Smith - Johnny's Mother (uncredited)
Week-End in Havana
Movie · as Passenger
Blondie Plays Cupid
Movie · as Tante Hannah Henderson
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
Movie · as Mrs. Rutledge
Wildcat Bus
Movie · as Ma Talbot
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk
Movie
The Blue Bird
Movie · as Mrs. Berlingot
Gangs of Chicago
Movie · as Mrs. Whitaker
Golden Gloves
Movie · as Mrs. Parker
Queen of the Mob
Movie · as Mrs. Greenough
Ski Patrol
Movie · as Mother Ryder
Comin' Round the Mountain
Movie · as Aunt Polly Watters
Gone with the Wind
Movie · as Mrs. Caroline Meade
Persons in Hiding
Movie · as Ma Bronson
Sued for Libel
Movie · as Mrs. Trent
The Escape
Movie · as Aunt Mamie Qualen
They Made Her a Spy
Movie · as Ella Wilkins
Bachelor Mother
Movie · as Old Lady (uncredited)
The Spellbinder
Movie · as Mrs. Jenkins (uncredited)
Swanee River
Movie · as Mrs. Foster
Bringing Up Baby
Movie · as Mrs. Gogarty
This Marriage Business
Movie · as Mrs. Platt
Having Wonderful Time
Movie · as Mrs. Shaw
Of Human Hearts
Movie · as Sister Clarke
Condemned Women
Movie · as Kate Holt
Crime Ring
Movie · as Mrs. Wharton
I Stand Accused
Movie · as Mrs. Davis
Kentucky
Movie · as Grace Goodwin
The Affairs of Annabel
Movie · as Mrs. Hurley
Everybody's Doing It
Movie · as Woman at Bar
Crashing Hollywood
Movie · as Extra Assigned to Stage 6 (uncredited)
Super-Sleuth
Movie · as Mrs. Abbington
Border Cafe
Movie · as Emily Whitney
There Goes the Groom
Movie · as Martha
Fight for Your Lady
Movie · as Cleaning Woman
Poor Mrs. Jones
Movie · as Lane Jones