Leona Roberts
Known for Acting · 38 credits
- Born
- 1879-07-25
- Died
- 1954-01-29
- Place of birth
- Mills Township, Bond County, Illinois, USA
- Also known as
- Leona Celinda Doty
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
Movies (38)
Gone with the Wind
1939
as Mrs. Caroline Meade
Bringing Up Baby
1938
as Mrs. Gogarty
Bachelor Mother
1939
as Old Lady (uncredited)
Wildcat Bus
1940
as Ma Talbot
The Blue Bird
1940
as Mrs. Berlingot
Boomerang!
1947
as Mrs. Crossman
Kentucky
1938
as Grace Goodwin
Golden Gloves
1940
as Mrs. Parker
The Affairs of Annabel
1938
as Mrs. Hurley
A Man Betrayed
1941
as Mrs. Smith - Johnny's Mother (uncredited)
Queen of the Mob
1940
as Mrs. Greenough
The Escape
1939
as Aunt Mamie Qualen
Fight for Your Lady
1937
as Cleaning Woman
Swanee River
1939
as Mrs. Foster
Super-Sleuth
1937
as Mrs. Abbington
Of Human Hearts
1938
as Sister Clarke
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk
1940
Comin' Round the Mountain
1940
as Aunt Polly Watters
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
1940
as Mrs. Rutledge
There Goes the Groom
1937
as Martha
Week-End in Havana
1941
as Passenger
The Spellbinder
1939
as Mrs. Jenkins (uncredited)
Everybody's Doing It
1938
as Woman at Bar
Sued for Libel
1939
as Mrs. Trent
Persons in Hiding
1939
as Ma Bronson
Blondie Plays Cupid
1940
as Tante Hannah Henderson
Having Wonderful Time
1938
as Mrs. Shaw
The Madonna's Secret
1946
as Mrs. Corbin
Gangs of Chicago
1940
as Mrs. Whitaker
Crime Ring
1938
as Mrs. Wharton
They Made Her a Spy
1939
as Ella Wilkins
Crashing Hollywood
1938
as Extra Assigned to Stage 6 (uncredited)
Border Cafe
1937
as Emily Whitney
This Marriage Business
1938
as Mrs. Platt
I Stand Accused
1938
as Mrs. Davis
Ski Patrol
1940
as Mother Ryder
Condemned Women
1938
as Kate Holt
Poor Mrs. Jones
1926
as Lane Jones
About Leona Roberts
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 film… With 38 credits spanning from 1926 to 1947, Leona Roberts has appeared in 38 films and 0 TV shows.
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Most Popular Leona Roberts Movies
- Gone with the Wind (1939) — as Mrs. Caroline Meade
- Bringing Up Baby (1938) — as Mrs. Gogarty
- Bachelor Mother (1939) — as Old Lady (uncredited)
- Wildcat Bus (1940) — as Ma Talbot
- The Blue Bird (1940) — as Mrs. Berlingot
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