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Jessie Royce Landis
Born 1896-11-25Chicago, Illinois, USA
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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Jessie Royce Landis, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Screen work
Movies & roles
Grace Kelly: The American PrincessSelf (archive footage)Mr. and Mrs. Bo Jo JonesGrandmother GreherThe Ceremony of InnocenceQueen Mother AlfredaAirportHarriet DuBarry MossmanGidget Goes to RomeAlbertina BlytheCritic's ChoiceCharlotte OrrBoys' Night OutEthel WilliamsBon Voyage!Countessa 'La Comtesse' DuFresneGoodbye AgainMrs. Van der BeshA Private's AffairElizabeth T. ChapmanNorth by NorthwestClara ThornhillI Married a WomanMrs. BlakeMy Man GodfreyAngelica BullockThe Girl He Left BehindMrs. Madeline ShaefferThe SwanPrincess BeatrixTo Catch a ThiefJessie StevensMain Street to BroadwaySelf (uncredited)Meet Me TonightOlive Lloyd Ransome (segment "Ways and Means")Mother Didn't Tell MeMrs. WrightMy Foolish HeartMartha WintersIt Happens Every SpringMrs. GreenleafMr. Belvedere Goes to CollegeMrs. ChaseDerelictHelen Lorber