Jessie Royce Landis

Jessie Royce Landis
Landis in 1954
Born	Jessie Medbury (1896-11-25)November 25, 1896 Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Died	February 2, 1972(1972-02-02) (aged 75) Danbury, Connecticut, U.S.
Resting place	Branchville Cemetery, Ridgefield, Connecticut
Years active	1924–1972
Spouses	Lester Perry Landis ​ ​ (m. 1915; div. 1925)​ Rex Smith ​ ​ (m. 1937; div. 1944)​ John F. R. Seitz ​ ​ (m. 1956)​
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).