Jessie Royce Landis
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| Born | Jessie Royce Medbury November 25, 1904 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | February 2, 1972 (aged 67) Danbury, Connecticut |
| Resting place | Branchville Cemetery, Ridgefield, Connecticut |
| Spouse | Perry Lester Landis (1923-1935) Rex Smith (1937-1944) Maj. Gen. J. F. R. Seitz (1956-1972) |
Jessie Royce Landis (November 25, 1904[1][2] – February 2, 1972) was an American actress.
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[edit] Career
She was born Jessie Royce Medbury in Chicago, Illinois.[1] 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. (In fact, Landis was in reality nearly a year younger than Grant.) In To Catch a Thief, she played Grace Kelly's mother. She also played Grace Kelly's mother in The Swan. She also made many television appearances.
[edit] Personal life and death
She was married three times. Her third husband was Major General J.F.R. "Jeff" Seitz. He died in 1978.[3] 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 on February 2, 1972.[1]
[edit] Selected filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1949 | Mr. Belvedere Goes to College | Mrs. Chase | |
| 1949 | It Happens Every Spring | Mrs. Greenleaf | |
| 1949 | My Foolish Heart | Martha Winters | |
| 1955 | To Catch a Thief | Jessie Stevens | |
| 1956 | Climax! | Olivia Chesney | Episode: "An Episode of Sparrows" |
| 1956 | The Swan | Princess Beatrix | |
| 1957 | My Man Godfrey | Angelica Bullock | |
| 1958 | I Married a Woman | Mrs. Blake, Janice's Mother | |
| 1959 | North by Northwest | Clara Thornhill | |
| 1960 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Claire Crane | Episode: "Mother, May I Go Out to Swim?" |
| 1960 | Thriller | Mrs. Killburn | Episode: "The Mark of the Hand" |
| 1961 | Goodbye Again | Mrs. Van der Besh | |
| 1962 | Boys' Night Out | Ethel Williams | |
| 1963 | Critic's Choice | Charlotte Orr aka Charlie | |
| 1963 | Gidget Goes to Rome | Albertina Blythe | |
| 1965 | The Man from U.N.C.L.E. | Madame Olga Nemirovitch | Episode: "The Adriatic Express Affair" |
| 1970 | Airport | Mrs. Harriet DuBarry Mossman | |
| 1971 | Columbo | Mrs. Chadwick | Episode: "Lady in Waiting" |
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Nissen, Axel (2006). Actresses of a Certain Character: Forty Familiar Hollywood Faces from the Thirties to the Fifties. McFarland. p. 95. ISBN 0-786-42746-9.
- ^ The New York Times Biographical Service. 3. New York Times & Arno Press. 1972. p. 353.
- ^ "US Army Officers 1939-1945". http://www.unithistories.com/officers/US_Army_officers_S01.html. Retrieved 22 February 2011.
[edit] 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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