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Jessie Royce Landis

Jessie Royce Landis

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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Born

Nov 25, 1896

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Died

Feb 02, 1972

Known For

Acting

Movies

23 acting

0 crew

Popularity

0.5

Known For

Airport
Airport
1970 as Harriet DuBarry Mossman
★ 6.5
North by Northwest
North by Northwest
1959 as Clara Thornhill
★ 8.0
To Catch a Thief
To Catch a Thief
1955 as Jessie Stevens
★ 7.3
Goodbye Again
Goodbye Again
1961 as Mrs. Van der Besh
★ 7.1
The Swan
The Swan
1956 as Princess Beatrix
★ 6.9
Gidget Goes to Rome
Gidget Goes to Rome
1963 as Albertina Blythe
★ 4.8
My Man Godfrey
My Man Godfrey
1957 as Angelica Bullock
★ 6.4
Boys' Night Out
Boys' Night Out
1962 as Ethel Williams
★ 5.8
Critic's Choice
Critic's Choice
1963 as Charlotte Orr aka Charlie
★ 5.6
Main Street to Broadway
Main Street to Broadway
1953 as Self (uncredited)
★ 6.5
The Girl He Left Behind
The Girl He Left Behind
1956 as Mrs. Madeline Shaeffer
★ 4.0
I Married a Woman
I Married a Woman
1958 as Mrs. Blake
★ 5.8
My Foolish Heart
My Foolish Heart
1950 as Martha Winters
★ 6.4
Bon Voyage!
Bon Voyage!
1962 as Countessa 'La Comtesse' DuFresne
★ 5.5
Grace Kelly: The American Princess
Grace Kelly: The American Princess
1987 as Self (archive footage)
★ 6.5
It Happens Every Spring
It Happens Every Spring
1949 as Mrs. Greenleaf
★ 6.5
Mother Didn't Tell Me
Mother Didn't Tell Me
1950 as Mrs. Wright
★ 5.6
Mr. and Mrs. Bo Jo Jones
Mr. and Mrs. Bo Jo Jones
1971 as Grandmother Greher
★ 6.0
Mr. Belvedere Goes to College
Mr. Belvedere Goes to College
1949 as Mrs. Chase
★ 7.1
A Private's Affair
A Private's Affair
1959 as Elizabeth T. Chapman
★ 1.0
Derelict
Derelict
1930 as Helen Lorber
★ 10.0
Meet Me Tonight
Meet Me Tonight
1952 as Olive Lloyd Ransome (segment "Ways and Means")
★ 6.7
The Ceremony of Innocence
The Ceremony of Innocence
1970 as Queen Mother Alfreda