Boomerang!
1947 · Movie
as Mrs. Crossman
Leona Roberts
1879-07-25
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Mills Township, Bond County, Illinois, USA
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.
Filmography
The Madonna's Secret
1946 · Movie
as Mrs. Corbin
A Man Betrayed
1941 · Movie
as Mrs. Smith - Johnny's Mother (uncredited)
Week-End in Havana
1941 · Movie
as Passenger
Blondie Plays Cupid
1940 · Movie
as Tante Hannah Henderson
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
1940 · Movie
as Mrs. Rutledge
Wildcat Bus
1940 · Movie
as Ma Talbot
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk
1940 · Movie
The Blue Bird
1940 · Movie
as Mrs. Berlingot
Gangs of Chicago
1940 · Movie
as Mrs. Whitaker
Golden Gloves
1940 · Movie
as Mrs. Parker
Queen of the Mob
1940 · Movie
as Mrs. Greenough
Ski Patrol
1940 · Movie
as Mother Ryder
Comin' Round the Mountain
1940 · Movie
as Aunt Polly Watters
Gone with the Wind
1939 · Movie
as Mrs. Caroline Meade
Persons in Hiding
1939 · Movie
as Ma Bronson
Sued for Libel
1939 · Movie
as Mrs. Trent
The Escape
1939 · Movie
as Aunt Mamie Qualen
They Made Her a Spy
1939 · Movie
as Ella Wilkins
Bachelor Mother
1939 · Movie
as Old Lady (uncredited)
The Spellbinder
1939 · Movie
as Mrs. Jenkins (uncredited)
Swanee River
1939 · Movie
as Mrs. Foster
Bringing Up Baby
1938 · Movie
as Mrs. Gogarty
This Marriage Business
1938 · Movie
as Mrs. Platt
Having Wonderful Time
1938 · Movie
as Mrs. Shaw
Of Human Hearts
1938 · Movie
as Sister Clarke
Condemned Women
1938 · Movie
as Kate Holt
Crime Ring
1938 · Movie
as Mrs. Wharton
I Stand Accused
1938 · Movie
as Mrs. Davis
Kentucky
1938 · Movie
as Grace Goodwin
The Affairs of Annabel
1938 · Movie
as Mrs. Hurley
Everybody's Doing It
1938 · Movie
as Woman at Bar
Crashing Hollywood
1938 · Movie
as Extra Assigned to Stage 6 (uncredited)
Super-Sleuth
1937 · Movie
as Mrs. Abbington
Border Cafe
1937 · Movie
as Emily Whitney
There Goes the Groom
1937 · Movie
as Martha
Fight for Your Lady
1937 · Movie
as Cleaning Woman
Poor Mrs. Jones
1926 · Movie
as Lane Jones
