Career
Born in Frederick, Maryland, she began acting on the stage in New York, New York at the age of 19. Her career began at the Brooklyn, New York Opera House in Hoop of Gold. She secured her first stage role with the Denman Thompson Company and played leads with the North.B. Curtis Company.
This experience led to appearances on Broadway.
She once starred in Zala, a production of David Belasco. She headed a stock company in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for a period of fifteen years.
The actress made three world tours in stock. There was a South African repertoire and a tour of Australia with the Henry Duffy players.
She also played in stock companies in Boston and other cities. Florence Roberts died from cardiovascular disease at the age of 79 at her home in Hollywood, California. She was buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park, with funeral services performed at Wee Kirk of the Heather.
The actress" death came unexpectedly.
She had only recently returned from a vacation trip to Panama. She went there following completion of the Jones Family series of 20th Century Fox for the 1939-1940 season.