Jessie Royce Landis
Known for department: Acting
Birthday: 1896-11-25 – 1972-02-02
Place of birth: Chicago, Illinois, USA
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
North by Northwest
1959Clara Thornhill
To Catch a Thief
1955Jessie Stevens
Airport
1970Harriet DuBarry Mossman
Main Street to Broadway
1953Self (uncredited)
Boys' Night Out
1962Ethel Williams
The Swan
1956Princess Beatrix
My Man Godfrey
1957Angelica Bullock
Goodbye Again
1961Mrs. Van der Besh
Mr. Belvedere Goes to College
1949Mrs. Chase
Critic's Choice
1963Charlotte Orr aka Charlie
Bon Voyage!
1962Countessa 'La Comtesse' DuFresne
I Married a Woman
1958Mrs. Blake
Mr. and Mrs. Bo Jo Jones
1971Grandmother Greher
The Girl He Left Behind
1956Mrs. Madeline Shaeffer
Mother Didn't Tell Me
1950Mrs. Wright
A Private's Affair
1959Elizabeth T. Chapman
Derelict
1930Helen Lorber
My Foolish Heart
1950Martha Winters
It Happens Every Spring
1949Mrs. Greenleaf