1879-07-25 ( 145 years old ) in Mills Township, Bond County, Illinois, USA
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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.
Movies
Boomerang!
1947-02-28
The Madonna's Secret
1946-02-16
Week-End in Havana
1941-10-17
A Man Betrayed
1941-03-07
Blondie Plays Cupid
1940-10-31
Wildcat Bus
1940-08-23
Comin' Round the Mountain
1940-08-16
Golden Gloves
1940-08-02
Queen of the Mob
1940-06-28
Gangs of Chicago
1940-05-18
Ski Patrol
1940-05-09
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
1940-02-22
The Blue Bird
1940-01-15
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk
1940-01-11
Swanee River
1939-12-29
Gone with the Wind
1939-12-15
Sued for Libel
1939-10-27
The Escape
1939-10-05
The Spellbinder
1939-07-28
Bachelor Mother
1939-06-30
They Made Her a Spy
1939-04-14
Persons in Hiding
1939-02-10
Kentucky
1938-12-30
I Stand Accused
1938-10-29
The Affairs of Annabel
1938-09-09
Crime Ring
1938-07-08
Having Wonderful Time
1938-07-01
This Marriage Business
1938-04-08
Condemned Women
1938-03-18
Bringing Up Baby
1938-02-18
Of Human Hearts
1938-02-11
Everybody's Doing It
1938-01-14
Crashing Hollywood
1938-01-07
Fight for Your Lady
1937-11-05
There Goes the Groom
1937-10-29
Super-Sleuth
1937-07-16
Border Cafe
1937-06-04
Poor Mrs. Jones
1926-01-28
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