Personal Info
Known Credits
23
Gender
Female
Birthdate
1896-11-25 (129 Y.O)
Place Of Birth
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Also Known For
Jessie MedburyJessie Royce-Landis
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. ...
Known For
Acting
1987 --
Grace Kelly: The American Princess
| Self (archive footage)
1971 --
Mr. and Mrs. Bo Jo Jones
| Grandmother Greher
1970 --
The Ceremony of Innocence
| Queen Mother Alfreda
1970 --
Airport
| Harriet DuBarry Mossman
1963 --
Gidget Goes to Rome
| Albertina Blythe
1963 --
Critic's Choice
| Charlotte Orr aka Charlie
1962 --
Boys' Night Out
| Ethel Williams
1962 --
Bon Voyage!
| Countessa 'La Comtesse' DuFresne
1961 --
Goodbye Again
| Mrs. Van der Besh
1959 --
A Private's Affair
| Elizabeth T. Chapman
1959 --
North by Northwest
| Clara Thornhill
1958 --
I Married a Woman
| Mrs. Blake
1957 --
My Man Godfrey
| Angelica Bullock
1956 --
The Girl He Left Behind
| Mrs. Madeline Shaeffer
1956 --
The Swan
| Princess Beatrix
1955 --
To Catch a Thief
| Jessie Stevens
1953 --
Main Street to Broadway
| Self (uncredited)
1952 --
Meet Me Tonight
| Olive Lloyd Ransome (segment "Ways and Means")
1950 --
Mother Didn't Tell Me
| Mrs. Wright
1950 --
My Foolish Heart
| Martha Winters
1949 --
It Happens Every Spring
| Mrs. Greenleaf
1949 --
Mr. Belvedere Goes to College
| Mrs. Chase
1930 --
Derelict
| Helen Lorber