Jessie Royce Landis
- Born
- November 25, 1896 · Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Died
- February 2, 1972
- Actress
- Archive footage
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.
Filmography · 17 credits
- 1963Critic's Choice · Actress (Charlotte Orr aka Charlie)
- 1963Gidget Goes to Rome · Actress (Albertina Blythe)
- 1962Boys' Night Out · Actress (Ethel Williams)
- 1962Bon Voyage! · Actress (Countessa 'La Comtesse' DuFresne)
- 1961Goodbye Again · Actress (Mrs. Van der Besh)
- 1959North by Northwest · Actress (Clara Thornhill)
- 1959A Private's Affair · Actress (Elizabeth T. Chapman)
- 1958I Married a Woman · Actress (Mrs. Blake)
- 1957My Man Godfrey · Actress (Angelica Bullock)
- 1956The Swan · Actress (Princess Beatrix)
- 1956The Girl He Left Behind · Actress (Mrs. Madeline Shaeffer)
- 1955To Catch a Thief · Actress (Jessie Stevens)
- 1950Mother Didn't Tell Me · Actress (Mrs. Wright)
- 1949It Happens Every Spring · Actress (Mrs. Greenleaf)
- 1949My Foolish Heart · Actress (Martha Winters)
- 1949Mr. Belvedere Goes to College · Actress (Mrs. Chase)
- 1930Derelict · Actress (Helen Lorber)