Leona Roberts

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 bestknown 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 mid1940s 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