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Leona Roberts

Leona Roberts

Actor · Born 1879-07-25 · Mills Township, Bond County, Illinois, USA

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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 (194…

Movies & TV Shows

  1. Gone with the Wind (1939) — Mrs. Caroline Meade
  2. Bringing Up Baby (1938) — Mrs. Gogarty
  3. Boomerang! (1947) — Mrs. Crossman
  4. Bachelor Mother (1939) — Old Lady (uncredited)
  5. The Blue Bird (1940) — Mrs. Berlingot
  6. Abe Lincoln in Illinois (1940) — Mrs. Rutledge
  7. Of Human Hearts (1938) — Sister Clarke
  8. Having Wonderful Time (1938) — Mrs. Shaw
  9. A Man Betrayed (1941) — Mrs. Smith - Johnny's Mother (uncredited)
  10. Kentucky (1938) — Grace Goodwin
  11. Week-End in Havana (1941) — Passenger
  12. Blondie Plays Cupid (1940) — Tante Hannah Henderson
  13. Wildcat Bus (1940) — Ma Talbot
  14. Crashing Hollywood (1938) — Extra Assigned to Stage 6 (uncredited)
  15. Ski Patrol (1940) — Mother Ryder
  16. This Marriage Business (1938) — Mrs. Platt
  17. The Madonna's Secret (1946) — Mrs. Corbin
  18. Super-Sleuth (1937) — Mrs. Abbington
  19. Sued for Libel (1939) — Mrs. Trent
  20. Fight for Your Lady (1937) — Cleaning Woman
  21. The Affairs of Annabel (1938) — Mrs. Hurley
  22. Queen of the Mob (1940) — Mrs. Greenough
  23. Persons in Hiding (1939) — Ma Bronson
  24. Border Cafe (1937) — Emily Whitney
  25. Condemned Women (1938) — Kate Holt
  26. There Goes the Groom (1937) — Martha
  27. Crime Ring (1938) — Mrs. Wharton
  28. They Made Her a Spy (1939) — Ella Wilkins
  29. Swanee River (1939) — Mrs. Foster
  30. Gangs of Chicago (1940) — Mrs. Whitaker
  31. Everybody's Doing It (1938) — Woman at Bar
  32. The Spellbinder (1939) — Mrs. Jenkins (uncredited)
  33. The Man Who Wouldn't Talk (1940)
  34. Golden Gloves (1940) — Mrs. Parker
  35. The Escape (1939) — Aunt Mamie Qualen
  36. I Stand Accused (1938) — Mrs. Davis
  37. Comin' Round the Mountain (1940) — Aunt Polly Watters
  38. Poor Mrs. Jones (1926) — Lane Jones