Leona Roberts

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.

Filmografi

Gone with the Wind1939 · Mrs. Caroline MeadeBringing Up Baby1938 · Mrs. GogartySuper-Sleuth1937 · Mrs. AbbingtonThey Made Her a Spy1939 · Ella WilkinsThis Marriage Business1938 · Mrs. PlattEverybody's Doing It1938 · Woman at BarBoomerang!1947 · Mrs. CrossmanBachelor Mother1939 · Old Lady (uncredited)The Blue Bird1940 · Mrs. BerlingotAbe Lincoln in Illinois1940 · Mrs. RutledgeThe Affairs of Annabel1938 · Mrs. HurleyWeek-End in Havana1941 · PassengerOf Human Hearts1938 · Sister ClarkeQueen of the Mob1940 · Mrs. GreenoughKentucky1938 · Grace GoodwinA Man Betrayed1941 · Mrs. Smith - Johnny's Mother (uncredited)The Madonna's Secret1946 · Mrs. CorbinThe Man Who Wouldn't Talk1940 · The Escape1939 · Aunt Mamie QualenFight for Your Lady1937 · Cleaning WomanGangs of Chicago1940 · Mrs. WhitakerCrime Ring1938 · Mrs. WhartonBorder Cafe1937 · Emily WhitneyThe Spellbinder1939 · Mrs. Jenkins (uncredited)