Jessie Royce Landis | |
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Born | Jessie Medbury November 25, 1896 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
Died | February 2, 1972 Danbury, Connecticut, U.S. | (aged 75)
Resting place | Branchville Cemetery, Ridgefield, Connecticut |
Other names | Jesse Royce-Landis |
Years active | 1924–1972 |
Spouses | Lester Perry Landis
(m. 1915; div. 1925)Rex Smith
(m. 1937; div. 1944) |
Children | 1 |
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).