Jessie Royce Landis
Acting
Born November 25, 1896 — Died February 2, 1972
From Chicago, Illinois, USA
Also known as Jessie Medbury, 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 f...
Filmography
Grace Kelly: The American Princess
Self (archive footage)
19877.0
Mr. and Mrs. Bo Jo Jones
Grandmother Greher
19717.3
The Ceremony of Innocence
Queen Mother Alfreda
19709.0
Airport
Harriet DuBarry Mossman
19706.5
Gidget Goes to Rome
Albertina Blythe
19635.0
Critic's Choice
Charlotte Orr
19635.6
Boys' Night Out
Ethel Williams
19625.9
Bon Voyage!
Countessa 'La Comtesse' DuFresne
19625.6
Goodbye Again
Mrs. Van der Besh
19617.1
A Private's Affair
Elizabeth T. Chapman
19594.7
North by Northwest
Clara Thornhill
19598.0
I Married a Woman
Mrs. Blake
19586.4
My Man Godfrey
Angelica Bullock
19576.5
The Girl He Left Behind
Mrs. Madeline Shaeffer
19564.5
The Swan
Princess Beatrix
19566.9
To Catch a Thief
Jessie Stevens
19557.3
Main Street to Broadway
Self (uncredited)
19537.3
Meet Me Tonight
Olive Lloyd Ransome (segment "Ways and Means")
19527.1
Mother Didn't Tell Me
Mrs. Wright
19506.4
My Foolish Heart
Martha Winters
19506.6
It Happens Every Spring
Mrs. Greenleaf
19496.6
Mr. Belvedere Goes to College
Mrs. Chase
19497.3
Derelict
Helen Lorber
19309.0