11/25/1896
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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Jessie Royce Landis, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Grace Kelly: The American Princess (1987) as Self (archive footage) |
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Mr. and Mrs. Bo Jo Jones (1971) as Grandmother Greher |
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The Ceremony of Innocence (1970) as Queen Mother Alfreda |
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Airport (1970) as Harriet DuBarry Mossman |
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Gidget Goes to Rome (1963) as Albertina Blythe |
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Critic's Choice (1963) as Charlotte Orr aka Charlie |
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Boys' Night Out (1962) as Ethel Williams |
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Bon Voyage! (1962) as Countessa 'La Comtesse' DuFresne |
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Goodbye Again (1961) as Mrs. Van der Besh |
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A Private's Affair (1959) as Elizabeth T. Chapman |
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North by Northwest (1959) as Clara Thornhill |
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I Married a Woman (1958) as Mrs. Blake |
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My Man Godfrey (1957) as Angelica Bullock |
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The Girl He Left Behind (1956) as Mrs. Madeline Shaeffer |
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The Swan (1956) as Princess Beatrix |
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To Catch a Thief (1955) as Jessie Stevens |
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Main Street to Broadway (1953) as Self (uncredited) |
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Meet Me Tonight (1952) as Olive Lloyd Ransome (segment "Ways and Means") |
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Mother Didn't Tell Me (1950) as Mrs. Wright |
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My Foolish Heart (1950) as Martha Winters |
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It Happens Every Spring (1949) as Mrs. Greenleaf |
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Mr. Belvedere Goes to College (1949) as Mrs. Chase |
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Derelict (1930) as Helen Lorber |