Acting · geboren 1879-07-25 · Mills Township, Bond County, Illinois, USA

Leona Roberts

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.

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• Vom Winde verweht (1939) – Mrs. Caroline Meade
• Leoparden küßt man nicht (1938) – Mrs. Gogarty
• Bumerang (1947) – Mrs. Crossman
• Die Findelmutter (1939) – Old Lady (uncredited)
• The Blue Bird (1940) – Mrs. Berlingot
• Abe Lincoln in Illinois (1940) – Mrs. Rutledge
• Of Human Hearts (1938) – Sister Clarke
• Having Wonderful Time (1938) – Mrs. Shaw
• A Man Betrayed (1941) – Mrs. Smith - Johnny's Mother (uncredited)
• Die goldene Peitsche (1938) – Grace Goodwin
• Week-End in Havana (1941) – Passenger
• Blondie Plays Cupid (1940) – Tante Hannah Henderson
• Wildcat Bus (1940) – Ma Talbot
• Ski Patrol (1940) – Mother Ryder
• Crashing Hollywood (1938) – Extra Assigned to Stage 6 (uncredited)
• This Marriage Business (1938) – Mrs. Platt
• The Madonna's Secret (1946) – Mrs. Corbin
• Super-Sleuth (1937) – Mrs. Abbington
• Condemned Women (1938) – Kate Holt
• Sued for Libel (1939) – Mrs. Trent
• Fight for Your Lady (1937) – Cleaning Woman
• The Affairs of Annabel (1938) – Mrs. Hurley
• Queen of the Mob (1940) – Mrs. Greenough
• Persons in Hiding (1939) – Ma Bronson
• Border Cafe (1937) – Emily Whitney
• There Goes the Groom (1937) – Martha
• Crime Ring (1938) – Mrs. Wharton
• They Made Her a Spy (1939) – Ella Wilkins
• The Spellbinder (1939) – Mrs. Jenkins (uncredited)
• Swanee River (1939) – Mrs. Foster
• Gangs of Chicago (1940) – Mrs. Whitaker
• Everybody's Doing It (1938) – Woman at Bar
• The Man Who Wouldn't Talk (1940)
• Golden Gloves (1940) – Mrs. Parker
• The Escape (1939) – Aunt Mamie Qualen
• I Stand Accused (1938) – Mrs. Davis
• Comin' Round the Mountain (1940) – Aunt Polly Watters
• Poor Mrs. Jones (1926) – Lane Jones