1896-11-25 Chicago, Illinois, USA
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.
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Grace Kelly: The American Princess | Self (archive footage) | 1987-06-08 |
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Mr. and Mrs. Bo Jo Jones | Grandmother Greher | 1971-11-16 |
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Airport | Harriet DuBarry Mossman | 1970-03-25 |
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The Ceremony of Innocence | Queen Mother Alfreda | 1970-06-12 |
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Critic's Choice | Charlotte Orr aka Charlie | 1963-02-24 |
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Gidget Goes to Rome | Albertina Blythe | 1963-08-07 |
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Boys' Night Out | Ethel Williams | 1962-06-21 |
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Bon Voyage! | Countessa 'La Comtesse' DuFresne | 1962-05-17 |
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Goodbye Again | Mrs. Van der Besh | 1961-05-23 |
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North by Northwest | Clara Thornhill | 1959-07-08 |
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A Private's Affair | Elizabeth T. Chapman | 1959-08-14 |
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I Married a Woman | Mrs. Blake | 1958-03-01 |
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My Man Godfrey | Angelica Bullock | 1957-10-11 |
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The Swan | Princess Beatrix | 1956-04-26 |
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The Girl He Left Behind | Mrs. Madeline Shaeffer | 1956-10-26 |
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To Catch a Thief | Jessie Stevens | 1955-08-03 |
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Main Street to Broadway | Self (uncredited) | 1953-10-12 |
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Meet Me Tonight | Olive Lloyd Ransome (segment "Ways and Means") | 1952-09-09 |
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My Foolish Heart | Martha Winters | 1950-01-19 |
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Mother Didn't Tell Me | Mrs. Wright | 1950-03-03 |
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Mr. Belvedere Goes to College | Mrs. Chase | 1949-04-15 |
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It Happens Every Spring | Mrs. Greenleaf | 1949-06-10 |
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Derelict | Helen Lorber | 1930-11-22 |