Jessie Royce Landis

Jessie Royce Landis

Acting • Born 1896-11-25 – Died 1972-02-02

Acting1Chicago, Illinois, USA

Biography

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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Jessie Royce Landis, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

32 credits
North by Northwest

North by Northwest

Movie • 1959

Clara Thornhill

To Catch a Thief

To Catch a Thief

Movie • 1955

Jessie Stevens

Airport

Airport

Movie • 1970

Harriet DuBarry Mossman

Main Street to Broadway

Main Street to Broadway

Movie • 1953

Self (uncredited)

Boys' Night Out

Boys' Night Out

Movie • 1962

Ethel Williams

The Swan

The Swan

Movie • 1956

Princess Beatrix

My Man Godfrey

My Man Godfrey

Movie • 1957

Angelica Bullock

Goodbye Again

Goodbye Again

Movie • 1961

Mrs. Van der Besh

Mr. Belvedere Goes to College

Mr. Belvedere Goes to College

Movie • 1949

Mrs. Chase

Critic's Choice

Critic's Choice

Movie • 1963

Charlotte Orr aka Charlie

Bon Voyage!

Bon Voyage!

Movie • 1962

Countessa 'La Comtesse' DuFresne

I Married a Woman

I Married a Woman

Movie • 1958

Mrs. Blake

Mr. and Mrs. Bo Jo Jones

Mr. and Mrs. Bo Jo Jones

Movie • 1971

Grandmother Greher

The Girl He Left Behind

The Girl He Left Behind

Movie • 1956

Mrs. Madeline Shaeffer

Mother Didn't Tell Me

Mother Didn't Tell Me

Movie • 1950

Mrs. Wright

A Private's Affair

A Private's Affair

Movie • 1959

Elizabeth T. Chapman

Derelict

Derelict

Movie • 1930

Helen Lorber

My Foolish Heart

My Foolish Heart

Movie • 1950

Martha Winters

It Happens Every Spring

It Happens Every Spring

Movie • 1949

Mrs. Greenleaf

Gidget Goes to Rome

Gidget Goes to Rome

Movie • 1963

Albertina Blythe

Grace Kelly: The American Princess

Grace Kelly: The American Princess

Movie • 1987

Self (archive footage)

The Ceremony of Innocence

The Ceremony of Innocence

Movie • 1970

Queen Mother Alfreda

Meet Me Tonight

Meet Me Tonight

Movie • 1952

Olive Lloyd Ransome (segment "Ways and Means")

Ironside

Ironside

TV • 1967

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

TV • 1955

Claire Crane

Thriller

Thriller

TV • 1960

Mrs. Kilburn

Climax!

Climax!

TV • 1954

Olivia Chesney

Adventures in Paradise

Adventures in Paradise

TV • 1959

Madame Vachet

Columbo

Columbo

TV • 1971

Mrs. Chadwick

Valentine's Day

Valentine's Day

TV • 1964

Mrs. Edwina Pierce

The United States Steel Hour

The United States Steel Hour

TV • 1953

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

TV • 1964

Madame Olga Nemirovitch

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