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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. 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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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 and Grace Kelly's mother in The Swan.
- 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 Teheran...
Jessie Royce Landis. Highest Rated: 97% North by Northwest (1959) Lowest Rated: 60% Goodbye Again (1961) Birthday: Nov 25, 1896. Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, USA. Mature character actress...
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.
Mature character actress who specialized in portraying aristocrats and wealthy society matrons. Although Landis appeared in over 45 plays on the Broadway and London stage and made her film debut in 1930, it was not until the 1950s that she gave her most notable film performances.
