Leona Roberts
Leona Roberts
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
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
38
Gender
Female
Birthday
1879-07-25 (146 years old)
Place of Birth
Mills Township, Bond County, Illinois, USA
Acting

1947

Boomerang! as Mrs. Crossman

1946

The Madonna's Secret as Mrs. Corbin

1941

A Man Betrayed as Mrs. Smith - Johnny's Mother (uncredited)

1941

Week-End in Havana as Passenger

1940

The Man Who Wouldn't Talk as Not available

1940

Wildcat Bus as Ma Talbot

1940

Comin' Round the Mountain as Aunt Polly Watters

1940

Ski Patrol as Mother Ryder

1940

The Blue Bird as Mrs. Berlingot

1940

Golden Gloves as Mrs. Parker

1940

Queen of the Mob as Mrs. Greenough

1940

Abe Lincoln in Illinois as Mrs. Rutledge

1940

Blondie Plays Cupid as Tante Hannah Henderson

1940

Gangs of Chicago as Mrs. Whitaker

1939

Gone with the Wind as Mrs. Caroline Meade

1939

The Spellbinder as Mrs. Jenkins (Uncredited)

1939

Swanee River as Mrs. Foster

1939

Sued for Libel as Mrs. Trent

1939

Bachelor Mother as Old Lady (uncredited)

1939

The Escape as Aunt Mamie Qualen

1939

They Made Her a Spy as Ella Wilkins

1939

Persons in Hiding as Ma Bronson

1938

Of Human Hearts as Sister Clarke

1938

Crime Ring as Mrs. Wharton

1938

Kentucky as Grace Goodwin

1938

Crashing Hollywood as Extra Assigned to Stage 6 (uncredited)

1938

Condemned Women as Kate Holt

1938

Having Wonderful Time as Mrs. Shaw

1938

This Marriage Business as Mrs. Platt

1938

Everybody's Doing It as Woman at Bar

1938

Bringing Up Baby as Hannah Gogarty

1938

The Affairs of Annabel as Mrs. Hurley

1938

I Stand Accused as Mrs. Davis

1937

Super-Sleuth as Mrs. Abbington

1937

Fight for Your Lady as Cleaning Woman

1937

Border Cafe as Emily Whitney

1937

There Goes the Groom as Martha

1926

Poor Mrs. Jones as Lane Jones