Leona Roberts
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- July 25, 1879
- Died
- January 29, 1954
- Birthplace
- Mills Township, Bond County, Illinois, USA
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
Boomerang! 1947
as Mrs. Crossman
The Madonna's Secret 1946
as Mrs. Corbin
Week-End in Havana 1941
as Passenger
A Man Betrayed 1941
as Mrs. Smith - Johnny's Mother (uncredited)
Blondie Plays Cupid 1940
as Tante Hannah Henderson
Wildcat Bus 1940
as Ma Talbot
Comin' Round the Mountain 1940
as Aunt Polly Watters
Golden Gloves 1940
as Mrs. Parker
Queen of the Mob 1940
as Mrs. Greenough
Gangs of Chicago 1940
as Mrs. Whitaker
Ski Patrol 1940
as Mother Ryder
Abe Lincoln in Illinois 1940
as Mrs. Rutledge
The Blue Bird 1940
as Mrs. Berlingot
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk 1940
Actor
Swanee River 1939
as Mrs. Foster
Gone with the Wind 1939
as Mrs. Caroline Meade
Sued for Libel 1939
as Mrs. Trent
The Escape 1939
as Aunt Mamie Qualen
The Spellbinder 1939
as Mrs. Jenkins (uncredited)
Bachelor Mother 1939
as Old Lady (uncredited)
They Made Her a Spy 1939
as Ella Wilkins
Persons in Hiding 1939
as Ma Bronson
Kentucky 1938
as Grace Goodwin
I Stand Accused 1938
as Mrs. Davis
The Affairs of Annabel 1938
as Mrs. Hurley
Crime Ring 1938
as Mrs. Wharton
Having Wonderful Time 1938
as Mrs. Shaw
This Marriage Business 1938
as Mrs. Platt
Condemned Women 1938
as Kate Holt
Bringing Up Baby 1938
as Mrs. Gogarty
Of Human Hearts 1938
as Sister Clarke
Everybody's Doing It 1938
as Woman at Bar
Crashing Hollywood 1938
as Extra Assigned to Stage 6 (uncredited)
Fight for Your Lady 1937
as Cleaning Woman
There Goes the Groom 1937
as Martha
Super-Sleuth 1937
as Mrs. Abbington
Border Cafe 1937
as Emily Whitney
Poor Mrs. Jones 1926
as Lane Jones
Credits from TMDB.