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Jessie Royce Landis
Actor· 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).
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Known For
The roles that explain the career.
Filmography
18 credits across 1 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Mr. and Mrs. Bo Jo Jones | Grandmother Greher | Film |
| 1970 | Airport | Harriet DuBarry Mossman | Film |
| 1963 | Critic's Choice | Charlotte Orr aka Charlie | Film |
| 1963 | Gidget Goes to Rome | Albertina Blythe | Film |
| 1962 | Boys' Night Out | Ethel Williams | Film |
| 1962 | Bon Voyage! | Countessa 'La Comtesse' DuFresne | Film |
| 1961 | Goodbye Again | Mrs. Van der Besh | Film |
| 1959 | North by Northwest | Clara Thornhill | Film |
| 1958 | I Married a Woman | Mrs. Blake | Film |
| 1957 | My Man Godfrey | Angelica Bullock | Film |
| 1956 | The Girl He Left Behind | Mrs. Madeline Shaeffer | Film |
| 1956 | The Swan | Princess Beatrix | Film |
| 1955 | To Catch a Thief | Jessie Stevens | Film |
| 1952 | Meet Me Tonight | Olive Lloyd Ransome (segment "Ways and Means") | Film |
| 1950 | My Foolish Heart | Martha Winters | Film |
| 1950 | Mother Didn't Tell Me | Mrs. Wright | Film |
| 1949 | It Happens Every Spring | Mrs. Greenleaf | Film |
| 1949 | Mr. Belvedere Goes to College | Mrs. Chase | Film |
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