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Jessie Royce Landis

Jessie Royce Landis

Born on November 25th, 1896

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Died on February 2nd, 1972

Biography

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

Self (archive footage)

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Mr. and Mrs. Bo Jo Jones

1971

Grandmother Greher

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The Ceremony of Innocence

1970

Queen Mother Alfreda

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Airport

1970

Harriet DuBarry Mossman

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Gidget Goes to Rome

1963

Albertina Blythe

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Critic's Choice

1963

Charlotte Orr aka Charlie

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Boys' Night Out

1962

Ethel Williams

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Bon Voyage!

1962

Countessa 'La Comtesse' DuFresne

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Goodbye Again

1961

Mrs. Van der Besh

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A Private's Affair

1959

Elizabeth T. Chapman

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North by Northwest

1959

Clara Thornhill

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I Married a Woman

1958

Mrs. Blake

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My Man Godfrey

1957

Angelica Bullock

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The Girl He Left Behind

1956

Mrs. Madeline Shaeffer

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The Swan

1956

Princess Beatrix

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To Catch a Thief

1955

Jessie Stevens

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Main Street to Broadway

1953

Self (uncredited)

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Meet Me Tonight

1952

Olive Lloyd Ransome (segment "Ways and Means")

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Mother Didn't Tell Me

1950

Mrs. Wright

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My Foolish Heart

1950

Martha Winters

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It Happens Every Spring

1949

Mrs. Greenleaf

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Mr. Belvedere Goes to College

1949

Mrs. Chase

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Derelict

1930

Helen Lorber

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