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Jessie Royce Landis

Jessie Royce Landis

Acting

November 25, 1896 – February 2, 1972 (died at 75)
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Female
23 Movies
9 TV Shows

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.

North by Northwest
North by Northwest

North by Northwest

1959 8.0

as Clara Thornhill

Age 62 (now 75)
To Catch a Thief
To Catch a Thief

To Catch a Thief

1955 7.3

as Jessie Stevens

Age 58 (now 75)
Goodbye Again
Goodbye Again

Goodbye Again

1961 7.1

as Mrs. Van der Besh

Age 64 (now 75)
My Man Godfrey
My Man Godfrey

My Man Godfrey

1957 6.5

as Angelica Bullock

Age 60 (now 75)
The Swan
The Swan

The Swan

1956 6.9

as Princess Beatrix

Age 59 (now 75)
Boys' Night Out
Boys' Night Out

Boys' Night Out

1962 5.9

as Ethel Williams

Age 65 (now 75)
Bon Voyage!
Bon Voyage!

Bon Voyage!

1962 5.6

as Countessa 'La Comtesse' DuFresne

Age 65 (now 75)
My Foolish Heart
My Foolish Heart

My Foolish Heart

1950 6.6

as Martha Winters

Age 53 (now 75)
It Happens Every Spring
It Happens Every Spring

It Happens Every Spring

1949 6.5

as Mrs. Greenleaf

Age 52 (now 75)
Airport
Airport

Airport

1970 6.5

as Harriet DuBarry Mossman

Age 73 (now 75)
Gidget Goes to Rome
Gidget Goes to Rome

Gidget Goes to Rome

1963 5.0

as Albertina Blythe

Age 66 (now 75)
Critic's Choice
Critic's Choice

Critic's Choice

1963 5.7

as Charlotte Orr aka Charlie

Age 66 (now 75)
Mr. Belvedere Goes to College
Mr. Belvedere Goes to College

Mr. Belvedere Goes to College

1949 7.3

as Mrs. Chase

Age 52 (now 75)
I Married a Woman
I Married a Woman

I Married a Woman

1958 6.4

as Mrs. Blake

Age 61 (now 75)
The Girl He Left Behind
The Girl He Left Behind

The Girl He Left Behind

1956 4.5

as Mrs. Madeline Shaeffer

Age 59 (now 75)
Meet Me Tonight
Meet Me Tonight

Meet Me Tonight

1952 7.1

as Olive Lloyd Ransome (segment "Ways and Means")

Age 55 (now 75)