Jessie Royce Landis
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| Born | Jessie Royce Medbury November 25, 1896(1896-11-25) Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | February 2, 1972 (aged 75) Danbury, Connecticut |
| Spouse(s) | Perry Lester Landis (1923-1935) Rex Smith (1937-1944) Maj. Gen. J. F. R. Seitz (1956-1972) |
Jessie Royce Landis (November 25, 1896 - February 2, 1972) was an American actress.
She was born Jessie Royce Medbury in Chicago, Illinois. Landis was a stage actress for much of her career. In the 1950s, she began appearing in movies as a character actress, most notably in To Catch a Thief (1955), and North by Northwest (1959), both starring Cary Grant and directed by Alfred Hitchcock. In North by Northwest she played Grant's character's mother (she was only 8 years older than Grant), and in To Catch a Thief she played Grace Kelly's mother. She also made many television appearances.
She was married three times. Her autobiography, titled You Won't Be So Pretty (But You'll Know More) was published in 1954. Landis died of cancer in Danbury, Connecticut, aged 75.
Filmography
- Mr. Belvedere Goes to College (1949)
- It Happens Every Spring (1949)
- My Foolish Heart (1949)
- To Catch a Thief (1955)
- The Swan (1956)
- My Man Godfrey (1957)
- I Married a Woman (1958)
- North by Northwest (1959)
- Goodbye Again (1961)
- Boys' Night Out (1962)
- Critic's Choice (1963)
- Gidget Goes to Rome (1963)
- Airport (1970)
External links
- Jessie Royce Landis at the Internet Broadway Database
- Jessie Royce Landis at the Internet Movie Database
- Jessie Royce Landis at the TCM Movie Database
- Jessie Royce Landis at Find A Grave
- Jessie Royce Landis from Great Character Actors
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