Leona Roberts

Leona Roberts

Acting
Born Jul 25, 1879
From Mills Township, Bond County, Illinois, USA
Died Jan 29, 1954

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

Gone with the Wind
7.9

Gone with the Wind

Mrs. Caroline Meade
Bringing Up Baby
7.5

Bringing Up Baby

Hannah Gogarty
Bachelor Mother
7.2

Bachelor Mother

Old Lady (uncredited)
Boomerang!
7.0

Boomerang!

Mrs. Crossman
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
6.8

Abe Lincoln in Illinois

Mrs. Rutledge
The Blue Bird
5.7

The Blue Bird

Mrs. Berlingot
Kentucky
5.8

Kentucky

Grace Goodwin
Of Human Hearts
5.8

Of Human Hearts

Sister Clarke
Swanee River
6.7

Swanee River

Mrs. Foster
Having Wonderful Time
4.6

Having Wonderful Time

Mrs. Shaw

Filmography — Acting

Gone with the Wind
7.9
1939

Gone with the Wind

Mrs. Caroline Meade
Bringing Up Baby
7.5
1938

Bringing Up Baby

Hannah Gogarty
Bachelor Mother
7.2
1939

Bachelor Mother

Old Lady (uncredited)
Boomerang!
7.0
1947

Boomerang!

Mrs. Crossman
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
6.8
1940

Abe Lincoln in Illinois

Mrs. Rutledge
The Blue Bird
5.7
1940

The Blue Bird

Mrs. Berlingot
Kentucky
5.8
1938

Kentucky

Grace Goodwin
Of Human Hearts
5.8
1938

Of Human Hearts

Sister Clarke
Swanee River
6.7
1939

Swanee River

Mrs. Foster
Having Wonderful Time
4.6
1938

Having Wonderful Time

Mrs. Shaw
A Man Betrayed
5.4
1941

A Man Betrayed

Mrs. Smith - Johnny's Mother (uncredited)
The Madonna's Secret
5.9
1946

The Madonna's Secret

Mrs. Corbin
They Made Her a Spy
5.7
1939

They Made Her a Spy

Ella Wilkins
Queen of the Mob
5.2
1940

Queen of the Mob

Mrs. Greenough
Week-End in Havana
6.9
1941

Week-End in Havana

Passenger
Crime Ring
4.7
1938

Crime Ring

Mrs. Wharton
Everybody's Doing It
4.5
1938

Everybody's Doing It

Woman at Bar
Wildcat Bus
4.9
1940

Wildcat Bus

Ma Talbot
Golden Gloves
5.0
1940

Golden Gloves

Mrs. Parker
Blondie Plays Cupid
6.7
1940

Blondie Plays Cupid

Tante Hannah Henderson
Ski Patrol
3.7
1940

Ski Patrol

Mother Ryder
There Goes the Groom
5.3
1937

There Goes the Groom

Martha
Sued for Libel
5.4
1939

Sued for Libel

Mrs. Trent
The Escape
5.5
1939

The Escape

Aunt Mamie Qualen
Border Cafe
6.3
1937

Border Cafe

Emily Whitney
Persons in Hiding
2.7
1939

Persons in Hiding

Ma Bronson
Super-Sleuth
5.0
1937

Super-Sleuth

Mrs. Abbington
Fight for Your Lady
4.8
1937

Fight for Your Lady

Cleaning Woman
The Spellbinder
6.0
1939

The Spellbinder

Mrs. Jenkins (uncredited)
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk
4.0
1940

The Man Who Wouldn't Talk
Crashing Hollywood
5.8
1938

Crashing Hollywood

Extra Assigned to Stage 6 (uncredited)
Condemned Women
6.3
1938

Condemned Women

Kate Holt
Comin' Round the Mountain
1940

Comin' Round the Mountain

Aunt Polly Watters
The Affairs of Annabel
4.0
1938

The Affairs of Annabel

Mrs. Hurley
I Stand Accused
1938

I Stand Accused

Mrs. Davis
Gangs of Chicago
5.3
1940

Gangs of Chicago

Mrs. Whitaker
This Marriage Business
4.4
1938

This Marriage Business

Mrs. Platt
Poor Mrs. Jones
1926

Poor Mrs. Jones

Lane Jones