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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. [1] She remains perhaps best-known for her mother roles in the Hitchcock films To Catch a Thief (1955) and North by Northwest (1959).
Jessie Royce Landis was an American actress who appeared in films such as North by Northwest, To Catch a Thief and The Swan. She was born in 1896 in Chicago and died in 1972 in Danbury, Connecticut.
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- Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Danbury, Connecticut, USA
Jessie Royce Landis was an American actress who appeared in stage, film and television. She was known for playing older roles, such as Cary Grant's mother in North by Northwest (1959) and Grace Kelly's mother in The Swan (1956).
- November 25, 1896
- February 2, 1972
Feb 3, 1972 · DANBURY, Conn., Feb. 2—Jessie Royce Landis, the actress, died this evening in Danbury Hospital at the age of 67. She leaves her husband, Maj. Gen. J.F.R. Seitz, to whom she was married in...
Jessie Royce Landis was a mature character actress who played aristocrats and wealthy society matrons in films like North by Northwest and To Catch a Thief. See her full filmography, ratings, reviews, and photos on Rotten Tomatoes.
Jessie Royce Landis was an American actress who appeared in films such as North by Northwest, To Catch a Thief, and My Man Godfrey. TMDB provides her biography, filmography, and photos from Wikipedia.
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Landis, Jessie Royce: Nee Jessie Medbury, was a movie actress famed for playing mother roles (her “children” included Grace Kelly, Cary Grant, June Allyson, Tab Hunter, Anthony Perkins, Jean Peters, and Kim Novak); films included To Catch A Thief (1955), North by Northwest (1959), The Swan (1956); also wrote stage plays and did TV shows; her aut...