Jessie Royce Landis
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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Jessie Royce Landis, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Clara Thornhill
North by Northwest
Jessie Stevens
To Catch a Thief
Harriet DuBarry Mossman
Airport
Self (uncredited)
Main Street to Broadway
Ethel Williams
Boys' Night Out
Princess Beatrix
The Swan
Angelica Bullock
My Man Godfrey
Mrs. Van der Besh
Goodbye Again
Mrs. Chase
Mr. Belvedere Goes to College
Charlotte Orr aka Charlie
Critic's Choice
Countessa 'La Comtesse' DuFresne
Bon Voyage!
Mrs. Blake
I Married a Woman
Grandmother Greher
Mr. and Mrs. Bo Jo Jones
Mrs. Madeline Shaeffer
The Girl He Left Behind
Mrs. Wright
Mother Didn't Tell Me
Elizabeth T. Chapman
A Private's Affair
Helen Lorber
Derelict
Martha Winters
My Foolish Heart
Mrs. Greenleaf
It Happens Every Spring
Albertina Blythe
Gidget Goes to Rome
Self (archive footage)
Grace Kelly: The American Princess
Queen Mother Alfreda
The Ceremony of Innocence
Olive Lloyd Ransome (segment "Ways and Means")
Meet Me Tonight
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
23
Gender
Female
Birthday
1896-11-25
Place of Birth
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Also Known As
Jessie Medbury