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

Derelict
Derelict

1930

as Helen Lorber

The Swan
The Swan

1956

as Princess Beatrix

My Man Godfrey
My Man Godfrey

1957

as Angelica Bullock

Boys' Night Out
Boys' Night Out

1962

as Ethel Williams

Bon Voyage!
Bon Voyage!

1962

as Countessa 'La Comtesse' DuFresne

Goodbye Again
Goodbye Again

1961

as Mrs. Van der Besh

The Girl He Left Behind
The Girl He Left Behind

1956

as Mrs. Madeline Shaeffer

Grace Kelly: The American Princess
Grace Kelly: The American Princess

1987

as Self (archive footage)

Critic's Choice
Critic's Choice

1963

as Charlotte Orr aka Charlie

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

1950

as Mrs. Wright

Gidget Goes to Rome
Gidget Goes to Rome

1963

as Albertina Blythe

Main Street to Broadway
Main Street to Broadway

1953

as Self (uncredited)

Mr. Belvedere Goes to College
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

A Private's Affair
A Private's Affair

1959

as Elizabeth T. Chapman

It Happens Every Spring
It Happens Every Spring

1949

as Mrs. Greenleaf