Jessie Royce Landis

Jessie Royce Landis

1896-11-25 – 1972-02-02 (age 75) Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Biography

Jessie Royce Landis (born Jessie Medbury; November 25, 1896 – February 2, 1972) was an American actress. Her name is also seen as Jesse Royce-Landis. She remains perhaps best-known for her mother roles in the Hitchcock films To Catch a Thief (1955) and North by Northwest (1959).

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Known For

North by Northwest
North by Northwest

1959

as Clara Thornhill

To Catch a Thief
To Catch a Thief

1955

as Jessie Stevens

Airport
Airport

1970

as Harriet DuBarry Mossman

My Man Godfrey
My Man Godfrey

1957

as Angelica Bullock

Goodbye Again
Goodbye Again

1961

as Mrs. Van der Besh

Mr. and Mrs. Bo Jo Jones
Mr. and Mrs. Bo Jo Jones

1971

as Grandmother Greher

My Foolish Heart
My Foolish Heart

1950

as Martha Winters

It Happens Every Spring
It Happens Every Spring

1949

as Mrs. Greenleaf

Boys' Night Out
Boys' Night Out

1962

as Ethel Williams

I Married a Woman
I Married a Woman

1958

as Mrs. Blake

The Swan
The Swan

1956

as Princess Beatrix

Meet Me Tonight
Meet Me Tonight

1952

as Olive Lloyd Ransome (segment "Ways and Means")

Bon Voyage!
Bon Voyage!

1962

as Countessa 'La Comtesse' DuFresne

The Girl He Left Behind
The Girl He Left Behind

1956

as Mrs. Madeline Shaeffer

Gidget Goes to Rome
Gidget Goes to Rome

1963

as Albertina Blythe

Mr. Belvedere Goes to College
Main Street to Broadway
Main Street to Broadway

1953

as Self (uncredited)

Mother Didn't Tell Me
Mother Didn't Tell Me

1950

as Mrs. Wright

Critic's Choice
Critic's Choice

1963

as Charlotte Orr aka Charlie

A Private's Affair
A Private's Affair

1959

as Elizabeth T. Chapman