Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1896-11-25
Day of Death
1972-02-02
Place of Birth
Chicago, Illinois, USA
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.
Filmography (23)
⭐ 7.0
Role:
Self (archive footage)
Grace Kelly: The American Princess
1987
⭐ 7.3
Role:
Grandmother Greher
Mr. and Mrs. Bo Jo Jones
1971
⭐ 9.0
Role:
Queen Mother Alfreda
The Ceremony of Innocence
1970
⭐ 6.5
Role:
Harriet DuBarry Mossman
Airport
1970
⭐ 5.0
Role:
Albertina Blythe
Gidget Goes to Rome
1963
⭐ 5.7
Role:
Charlotte Orr aka Charlie
Critic's Choice
1963
⭐ 5.9
Role:
Ethel Williams
Boys' Night Out
1962
⭐ 5.6
Role:
Countessa 'La Comtesse' DuFresne
Bon Voyage!
1962
⭐ 7.1
Role:
Mrs. Van der Besh
Goodbye Again
1961
⭐ 4.5
Role:
Elizabeth T. Chapman
A Private's Affair
1959
⭐ 8.0
Role:
Clara Thornhill
North by Northwest
1959
⭐ 6.4
Role:
Mrs. Blake
I Married a Woman
1958
⭐ 6.5
Role:
Angelica Bullock
My Man Godfrey
1957
⭐ 4.5
Role:
Mrs. Madeline Shaeffer
The Girl He Left Behind
1956
⭐ 6.9
Role:
Princess Beatrix
