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