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.
★7.9
MOVIE1939
Gone with the Wind
as Mrs. Caroline Meade
★7.5
MOVIE1938
Bringing Up Baby
as Mrs. Gogarty
★5.8
MOVIE1940
The Blue Bird
as Mrs. Berlingot
★5.9
MOVIE1938
Of Human Hearts
as Sister Clarke
★6.8
MOVIE1939
They Made Her a Spy
as Ella Wilkins
★6.2
MOVIE1940
Queen of the Mob
as Mrs. Greenough
★6.9
MOVIE1940
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
as Mrs. Rutledge
★5.6
MOVIE1941
A Man Betrayed
as Mrs. Smith - Johnny's Mother (uncredited)
★7.0
MOVIE1939
Swanee River
as Mrs. Foster
★6.1
MOVIE1938
Kentucky
as Grace Goodwin
★4.9
MOVIE1938
Having Wonderful Time
as Mrs. Shaw
★5.4
MOVIE1938
The Affairs of Annabel
as Mrs. Hurley
★5.2
MOVIE1938
This Marriage Business
as Mrs. Platt
★6.3
MOVIE1937
There Goes the Groom
as Martha
★6.0
MOVIE1938
Everybody's Doing It
as Woman at Bar
★6.0
MOVIE1938
Crashing Hollywood
as Extra Assigned to Stage 6 (uncredited)
★5.8
MOVIE1938
Crime Ring
as Mrs. Wharton
★7.2
MOVIE1939
Bachelor Mother
as Old Lady (uncredited)
★5.6
MOVIE1937
Super-Sleuth
as Mrs. Abbington
★7.0
MOVIE1941
Week-End in Havana
as Passenger
★6.0
MOVIE1940
Golden Gloves
as Mrs. Parker
★5.8
MOVIE1940
Gangs of Chicago
as Mrs. Whitaker
★6.8
MOVIE1940
Blondie Plays Cupid
as Tante Hannah Henderson
★3.8
MOVIE1939
Persons in Hiding
as Ma Bronson
★5.6
MOVIE1937
Fight for Your Lady
as Cleaning Woman
★6.3
MOVIE1939
Sued for Libel
as Mrs. Trent
★6.2
MOVIE1939
The Escape
as Aunt Mamie Qualen
★9.0
MOVIE1940
Comin' Round the Mountain
as Aunt Polly Watters
★6.4
MOVIE1946
The Madonna's Secret
as Mrs. Corbin
★6.3
MOVIE1939
The Spellbinder
as Mrs. Jenkins (uncredited)
★5.3
MOVIE1940
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk
★7.0
MOVIE1937
Border Cafe
as Emily Whitney
★5.5
MOVIE1940
Wildcat Bus
as Ma Talbot
★4.6
MOVIE1940
Ski Patrol
as Mother Ryder
★7.0
MOVIE1947
Boomerang!
as Mrs. Crossman
★7.3
MOVIE1938
Condemned Women
as Kate Holt
★9.0
MOVIE1938
I Stand Accused
as Mrs. Davis
MOVIE1926
Poor Mrs. Jones
as Lane Jones