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