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 |
| 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, and 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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