Leona Roberts
Acting
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.
Born: July 25, 1879
Place of Birth: Mills Township, Bond County, Illinois, USA
Known For
Filmography
as Mrs. Crossman
as Mrs. Corbin
as Passenger
as Mrs. Smith - Johnny's Mother (uncredited)
as Tante Hannah Henderson
as Ma Talbot
as Aunt Polly Watters
as Mrs. Parker
as Mrs. Greenough
as Mrs. Whitaker
as Mother Ryder
as Mrs. Rutledge
as Mrs. Berlingot
as Mrs. Foster
as Mrs. Caroline Meade
as Mrs. Trent
as Aunt Mamie Qualen
as Mrs. Jenkins (Uncredited)
as Old Lady (uncredited)
as Ella Wilkins
as Ma Bronson
as Grace Goodwin
as Mrs. Davis
as Mrs. Hurley
as Mrs. Wharton
as Mrs. Shaw
as Mrs. Platt
as Kate Holt
as Hannah Gogarty
as Sister Clarke
as Woman at Bar
as Extra Assigned to Stage 6 (uncredited)
as Cleaning Woman
as Martha
as Mrs. Abbington
as Emily Whitney
as Lane Jones