Leona Roberts
Known for
Seen across enough titles, Leona Roberts turns into a familiar face whose work covers more eras of the industry than most. She also turns up in 'Bringing Up Baby'. Drama is where the largest part of the work sits. There are 37 entries on the filmography, most of them supporting work in other people's stories. Playing Mrs. Caroline Meade in 'Gone with the Wind' put her in front of the widest audience of the career.
Leona Roberts
37 Movies
Seen across enough titles, Leona Roberts turns into a familiar face whose work covers more eras of the industry than most. She also turns up in 'Bringing Up Baby'. Drama is where the largest part of the work sits. There are 37 entries on the filmography, most of them supporting work in other people's stories. Playing Mrs. Caroline Meade in 'Gone with the Wind' put her in front of the widest audience of the career.
Movies
Plays Mrs. Caroline Meade
Gone with the Wind
1939
Plays Mrs. Gogarty
Bringing Up Baby
1938
Plays Mrs. Crossman
Boomerang!
1947
Plays Mrs. Berlingot
The Blue Bird
1940
Plays Mrs. Rutledge
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
1940
Plays Mrs. Abbington
Super-Sleuth
1937
Plays Ella Wilkins
They Made Her a Spy
1939
Plays Mrs. Greenough
Queen of the Mob
1940
Plays Tante Hannah Henderson
Blondie Plays Cupid
1940
Plays Sister Clarke
Of Human Hearts
1938
Plays Emily Whitney
Border Cafe
1937
Plays Woman at Bar
Everybody's Doing It
1938
Plays Mrs. Foster
Swanee River
1939
Plays Cleaning Woman
Fight for Your Lady
1937
Plays Mrs. Whitaker
Gangs of Chicago
1940
Plays Mrs. Shaw
Having Wonderful Time
1938
Plays Grace Goodwin
Kentucky
1938
Plays Mother Ryder
Ski Patrol
1940
Plays Mrs. Parker
Golden Gloves
1940
Plays Mrs. Trent
Sued for Libel
1939
Plays Mrs. Wharton
Crime Ring
1938
Plays Ma Bronson
Persons in Hiding
1939
Plays Passenger
Week-End in Havana
1941
Plays Mrs. Corbin
The Madonna's Secret
1946
Plays Mrs. Platt
This Marriage Business
1938
Plays Kate Holt
Condemned Women
1938
Plays Martha
There Goes the Groom
1937
Plays Mrs. Hurley
The Affairs of Annabel
1938
Plays Ma Talbot
Wildcat Bus
1940
Plays Mrs. Davis
I Stand Accused
1938
Plays Lane Jones
Poor Mrs. Jones
1926
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Boomerang!
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Boomerang!
Mrs. Crossman
1947
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The Madonna's Secret
Mrs. Corbin
1946
Film
Week-End in Havana
Passenger
1941
Film
A Man Betrayed
Mrs. Smith - Johnny's Mother (uncredited)
1941
Film
Blondie Plays Cupid
Tante Hannah Henderson
1940
Film
Wildcat Bus
Ma Talbot
1940
Film
Comin' Round the Mountain
Aunt Polly Watters
1940
Film
Golden Gloves
Mrs. Parker
1940
Film
Queen of the Mob
Mrs. Greenough
1940
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is Leona Roberts still alive?
Leona Roberts passed away on January 29, 1954 at age 74.
What are the most famous roles of Leona Roberts?
Leona Roberts is best known for roles in Gone with the Wind, Bringing Up Baby, Boomerang!.
How many movies has Leona Roberts been in?
Over a 28-year career (since 1926), Leona Roberts has appeared in 37 movies and 0 TV shows.
What was Leona Roberts's first movie?
The career of Leona Roberts began with Poor Mrs. Jones (1926).
What is Leona Roberts's most recent movie or series?
Leona Roberts's most recent release is Boomerang!, which premiered on February 28, 1947.
Leona Roberts
1879-07-25 · Mills Township, Bond County, Illinois, USA
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.