Leona Roberts
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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.
Acting
Movie
Gone with the Wind
as Mrs. Caroline Meade
1939
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Bringing Up Baby
as Mrs. Gogarty
1938
Movie
Boomerang!
as Mrs. Crossman
1947
Movie
Bachelor Mother
as Old Lady (uncredited)
1939
Movie
The Blue Bird
as Mrs. Berlingot
1940
Movie
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
as Mrs. Rutledge
1940
Movie
Of Human Hearts
as Sister Clarke
1938
Movie
Having Wonderful Time
as Mrs. Shaw
1938
Movie
A Man Betrayed
as Mrs. Smith - Johnny's Mother (uncredited)
1941
Movie
Kentucky
as Grace Goodwin
1938
Movie
Week-End in Havana
as Passenger
1941
Movie
Blondie Plays Cupid
as Tante Hannah Henderson
1940
Movie
Wildcat Bus
as Ma Talbot
1940
Movie
Ski Patrol
as Mother Ryder
1940
Movie
This Marriage Business
as Mrs. Platt
1938
Movie
The Madonna's Secret
as Mrs. Corbin
1946
Movie
Crashing Hollywood
as Extra Assigned to Stage 6 (uncredited)
1938
Movie
Super-Sleuth
as Mrs. Abbington
1937
Movie
Sued for Libel
as Mrs. Trent
1939
Movie
Fight for Your Lady
as Cleaning Woman
1937
Movie
Queen of the Mob
as Mrs. Greenough
1940
Movie
Persons in Hiding
as Ma Bronson
1939
Movie
Border Cafe
as Emily Whitney
1937
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Condemned Women
as Kate Holt
1938