Acting
Jessie Royce Landis
1896 · Chicago, Illinois, USA
23 films
Bio
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).
Filmography
North by Northwest
Clara Thornhill
To Catch a Thief
Jessie Stevens
Airport
Harriet DuBarry Mossman
Meet Me Tonight
Olive Lloyd Ransome (segment "Ways and Means")
My Man Godfrey
Angelica Bullock
My Foolish Heart
Martha Winters
The Swan
Princess Beatrix
Mr. and Mrs. Bo Jo Jones
Grandmother Greher
Bon Voyage!
Countessa 'La Comtesse' DuFresne
Goodbye Again
Mrs. Van der Besh
Boys' Night Out
Ethel Williams
Mother Didn't Tell Me
Mrs. Wright