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Leona Roberts

Leona Roberts

Known For Acting
Birthday Jul 25, 1879
Died Jan 29, 1954 (74)
Birthplace Mills Township, Bond County, Illinois, USA
Popularity 0.2 (history)
Updated Nov 15, 2024
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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.

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Filmography

Boomerang!

Boomerang!

1947

as Mrs. Crossman

The Madonna's Secret

The Madonna's Secret

1946

as Mrs. Corbin

Week-End in Havana

Week-End in Havana

1941

as Passenger

A Man Betrayed

A Man Betrayed

1941

as Mrs. Smith - Johnny's Mother (uncredited)

Gangs of Chicago

Gangs of Chicago

1940

as Mrs. Whitaker

Wildcat Bus

Wildcat Bus

1940

as Ma Talbot

Golden Gloves

Golden Gloves

1940

as Mrs. Parker

Blondie Plays Cupid

Blondie Plays Cupid

1940

as Tante Hannah Henderson

The Blue Bird

The Blue Bird

1940

as Mrs. Berlingot

Abe Lincoln in Illinois

Abe Lincoln in Illinois

1940

as Mrs. Rutledge

Ski Patrol

Ski Patrol

1940

as Mother Ryder

Queen of the Mob

Queen of the Mob

1940

as Mrs. Greenough

The Escape

The Escape

1939

as Aunt Mamie Qualen

They Made Her a Spy

They Made Her a Spy

1939

as Ella Wilkins

Sued for Libel

Sued for Libel

1939

as Mrs. Trent

Persons in Hiding

Persons in Hiding

1939

as Ma Bronson

Swanee River

Swanee River

1939

as Mrs. Foster

Gone with the Wind

Gone with the Wind

1939

as Mrs. Caroline Meade

Bachelor Mother

Bachelor Mother

1939

as Old Lady (uncredited)

The Spellbinder

The Spellbinder

1939

as Mrs. Jenkins (Uncredited)

Condemned Women

Condemned Women

1938

as Kate Holt

I Stand Accused

I Stand Accused

1938

as Mrs. Davis

Bringing Up Baby

Bringing Up Baby

1938

as Hannah Gogarty

This Marriage Business

This Marriage Business

1938

as Mrs. Platt

Of Human Hearts

Of Human Hearts

1938

as Sister Clarke

Crime Ring

Crime Ring

1938

as Mrs. Wharton

Kentucky

Kentucky

1938

as Grace Goodwin

The Affairs of Annabel

The Affairs of Annabel

1938

as Mrs. Hurley

Having Wonderful Time

Having Wonderful Time

1938

as Mrs. Shaw

Everybody's Doing It

Everybody's Doing It

1938

as Woman at Bar

Crashing Hollywood

Crashing Hollywood

1938

as Extra Assigned to Stage 6 (uncredited)

Border Cafe

Border Cafe

1937

as Emily Whitney

There Goes the Groom

There Goes the Groom

1937

as Martha

Fight for Your Lady

Fight for Your Lady

1937

as Cleaning Woman

Super-Sleuth

Super-Sleuth

1937

as Mrs. Abbington

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