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
North by Northwest
Clara Thornhill
To Catch a Thief
Jessie Stevens
Airport
Harriet DuBarry Mossman
The Swan
Princess Beatrix
Gidget Goes to Rome
Albertina Blythe
Goodbye Again
Mrs. Van der Besh
Boys' Night Out
Ethel Williams
The Girl He Left Behind
Mrs. Madeline Shaeffer
Mr. Belvedere Goes to Col...
Mrs. Chase
It Happens Every Spring
Mrs. Greenleaf