Jessie Royce Landis
Acting
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.
Born: November 25, 1896
Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Known For
Filmography
as Self (archive footage)
as Grandmother Greher
as Mrs. Chadwick
as Queen Mother Alfreda
as Harriet DuBarry Mossman
as Madame Olga Nemirovitch
as Mrs. Edwina Pierce
as Albertina Blythe
as Charlotte Orr aka Charlie
as Ethel Williams
as Countessa 'La Comtesse' DuFresne
as Mrs. Van der Besh
as Mrs. Kilburn
as Madame Vachet
as Elizabeth T. Chapman
as Clara Thornhill
as Mrs. Blake
as Angelica Bullock
as Mrs. Madeline Shaeffer
as Princess Beatrix
as Claire Crane
as Jessie Stevens
as Olivia Chesney
as Self (uncredited)
as Olive Lloyd Ransome (segment "Ways and Means")
as Mrs. Wright
as Martha Winters
as Mrs. Greenleaf
as Mrs. Chase
as Helen Lorber