Leona Roberts
ActingAlso 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.
Movies
(38 total)
Gone with the Wind
as Mrs. Caroline Meade
Bringing Up Baby
as Hannah Gogarty
Boomerang!
as Mrs. Crossman
Bachelor Mother
as Old Lady (uncredited)
The Blue Bird
as Mrs. Berlingot
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
as Mrs. Rutledge
Of Human Hearts
as Sister Clarke
Having Wonderful Time
as Mrs. Shaw
A Man Betrayed
as Mrs. Smith - Johnny's Mother (uncredited)
Kentucky
as Grace Goodwin
Week-End in Havana
as Passenger
Blondie Plays Cupid
as Tante Hannah Henderson
Wildcat Bus
as Ma Talbot
Ski Patrol
as Mother Ryder
This Marriage Business
as Mrs. Platt
The Madonna's Secret
as Mrs. Corbin
Crashing Hollywood
as Extra Assigned to Stage 6 (uncredited)
Super-Sleuth
as Mrs. Abbington
Sued for Libel
as Mrs. Trent
Fight for Your Lady
as Cleaning Woman