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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).
3 de feb. de 1972 · DANBURY, Conn., Feb. 2—Jessie Royce Landis, the actress, died this evening in Danbury Hospital at the age of 67. She leaves her husband, Maj. Gen. J.F.R. Seitz, to whom she was married in...
Landis se casó en tres ocasiones. Con Perry Lester Landis (1923–1935). Rex Smith (1937–1944) y el Mayor general J.F.R. Seitz (1956–1972). [4] Fallecimiento. Landis murió de cáncer en Danbury (Connecticut) el 2 de febrero de 1972 a la edad de 75 años. [1] Filmografía
Actress. Made her stage debut at the age of 20 in Chicago before moving to Broadway, and developing a career on the stage and the cinema. She is best known for playing Cary Grant's mother in Alfred Hitchcock's North by Northwest (1959) although she was only 8 years older than Grant.
Jessie Royce Landis was called "an international star" in her New York Times obituary. She was 20 when she made her stage debut at the Playhouse in Chicago as the young countess in "The Highwayman".
Jessie Royce Landis was called "an international star" in her New York Times obituary. She was 20 when she made her stage debut at the Playhouse in Chicago as the young countess in "The Highwayman".
Day of Death February 2, 1972 (75 years old) Place of Birth Chicago, Illinois, USA. Also Known As. Jessie Medbury; Jessie Royce-Landis; Content Score
