Jessie Royce Landis

Jessie Royce Landis
Landis in 1954
Born
Jessie Medbury

(1896-11-25)November 25, 1896
DiedFebruary 2, 1972(1972-02-02) (aged 75)
Resting placeBranchville Cemetery, Ridgefield, Connecticut
Other namesJesse Royce-Landis
Years active1924–1972
Spouses
Lester Perry Landis
(m. 1915; div. 1925)
Rex Smith
(m. 1937; div. 1944)
(m. 1956)
Children1

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.[1] She remains perhaps best-known for her mother roles in the Hitchcock films To Catch a Thief (1955) and North by Northwest (1959).

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