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.

Known For

Grace Kelly: The American Princess

Self (archive footage)

My Man Godfrey

Angelica Bullock

North by Northwest

Clara Thornhill

It Happens Every Spring

Mrs. Greenleaf

Mr. and Mrs. Bo Jo Jones

Grandmother Greher

To Catch a Thief

Jessie Stevens

Meet Me Tonight

Olive Lloyd Ransome (segment "Ways and Means")

The Swan

Princess Beatrix