Jessie Royce Landis

Acting

Jessie Royce Landis

Born November 25, 1896Chicago, Illinois, USA32 credits

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.

Known For

Filmography

Grace Kelly: The American Princess
1987Grace Kelly: The American Princess
as Self (archive footage)Movie
Mr. and Mrs. Bo Jo Jones
1971Mr. and Mrs. Bo Jo Jones
as Grandmother GreherMovie
Columbo
1971Columbo
as Mrs. ChadwickTV
The Ceremony of Innocence
1970The Ceremony of Innocence
as Queen Mother AlfredaMovie
Airport
1970Airport
as Harriet DuBarry MossmanMovie
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
as Madame Olga NemirovitchTV
Valentine's Day
1964Valentine's Day
as Mrs. Edwina PierceTV
Gidget Goes to Rome
1963Gidget Goes to Rome
as Albertina BlytheMovie
Critic's Choice
1963Critic's Choice
as Charlotte Orr aka CharlieMovie
Boys' Night Out
1962Boys' Night Out
as Ethel WilliamsMovie
Bon Voyage!
1962Bon Voyage!
as Countessa 'La Comtesse' DuFresneMovie
Goodbye Again
1961Goodbye Again
as Mrs. Van der BeshMovie
Thriller
1960Thriller
as Mrs. KilburnTV
Adventures in Paradise
1959Adventures in Paradise
as Madame VachetTV
A Private's Affair
1959A Private's Affair
as Elizabeth T. ChapmanMovie
North by Northwest
1959North by Northwest
as Clara ThornhillMovie
I Married a Woman
1958I Married a Woman
as Mrs. BlakeMovie
My Man Godfrey
1957My Man Godfrey
as Angelica BullockMovie
The Girl He Left Behind
1956The Girl He Left Behind
as Mrs. Madeline ShaefferMovie
The Swan
1956The Swan
as Princess BeatrixMovie
To Catch a Thief
1955To Catch a Thief
as Jessie StevensMovie
Climax!
1954Climax!
as Olivia ChesneyTV
Main Street to Broadway
1953Main Street to Broadway
as Self (uncredited)Movie
Meet Me Tonight
1952Meet Me Tonight
as Olive Lloyd Ransome (segment "Ways and Means")Movie
Mother Didn't Tell Me
1950Mother Didn't Tell Me
as Mrs. WrightMovie
My Foolish Heart
1950My Foolish Heart
as Martha WintersMovie
It Happens Every Spring
1949It Happens Every Spring
as Mrs. GreenleafMovie
Derelict
1930Derelict
as Helen LorberMovie