Acting · Mills Township, Bond County, Illinois, USA · Born July 25, 1879
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.
MovieBoomerang!
1947
as Mrs. Crossman
MovieThe Madonna's Secret
1946
as Mrs. Corbin
MovieWeek-End in Havana
1941
as Passenger
MovieA Man Betrayed
1941
as Mrs. Smith - Johnny's Mother (uncredited)
MovieBlondie Plays Cupid
1940
as Tante Hannah Henderson
MovieWildcat Bus
1940
as Ma Talbot
MovieComin' Round the Mountain
1940
as Aunt Polly Watters
MovieGolden Gloves
1940
as Mrs. Parker
MovieQueen of the Mob
1940
as Mrs. Greenough
MovieGangs of Chicago
1940
as Mrs. Whitaker
MovieSki Patrol
1940
as Mother Ryder
MovieAbe Lincoln in Illinois
1940
as Mrs. Rutledge
MovieThe Blue Bird
1940
as Mrs. Berlingot
MovieThe Man Who Wouldn't Talk
1940
MovieSwanee River
1939
as Mrs. Foster
MovieGone with the Wind
1939
as Mrs. Caroline Meade
MovieSued for Libel
1939
as Mrs. Trent
MovieThe Escape
1939
as Aunt Mamie Qualen
MovieThe Spellbinder
1939
as Mrs. Jenkins (uncredited)
MovieBachelor Mother
1939
as Old Lady (uncredited)
MovieThey Made Her a Spy
1939
as Ella Wilkins
MoviePersons in Hiding
1939
as Ma Bronson
MovieKentucky
1938
as Grace Goodwin
MovieI Stand Accused
1938
as Mrs. Davis
MovieThe Affairs of Annabel
1938
as Mrs. Hurley
MovieCrime Ring
1938
as Mrs. Wharton
MovieHaving Wonderful Time
1938
as Mrs. Shaw
MovieThis Marriage Business
1938
as Mrs. Platt
MovieCondemned Women
1938
as Kate Holt
MovieBringing Up Baby
1938
as Mrs. Gogarty
MovieOf Human Hearts
1938
as Sister Clarke
MovieEverybody's Doing It
1938
as Woman at Bar
MovieCrashing Hollywood
1938
as Extra Assigned to Stage 6 (uncredited)
MovieFight for Your Lady
1937
as Cleaning Woman
MovieThere Goes the Groom
1937
as Martha
MovieSuper-Sleuth
1937
as Mrs. Abbington
MovieBorder Cafe
1937
as Emily Whitney
MoviePoor Mrs. Jones
1926
as Lane Jones
