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