- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- November 25, 1896
- Place of Birth
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Died
- February 2, 1972
Jessie Royce Landis
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
movieGrace Kelly: The American Princess
1987 · Self (archive footage)
movieMr. and Mrs. Bo Jo Jones
1971 · Grandmother Greher
tvColumbo
1971 · Mrs. Chadwick
movieThe Ceremony of Innocence
1970 · Queen Mother Alfreda
movieAirport
1970 · Harriet DuBarry Mossman
tvIronside
1967
tvThe Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964 · Madame Olga Nemirovitch
tvValentine's Day
1964 · Mrs. Edwina Pierce
movieGidget Goes to Rome
1963 · Albertina Blythe
movieCritic's Choice
1963 · Charlotte Orr aka Charlie
movieBoys' Night Out
1962 · Ethel Williams
movieBon Voyage!
1962 · Countessa 'La Comtesse' DuFresne
movieGoodbye Again
1961 · Mrs. Van der Besh
tvThriller
1960 · Mrs. Kilburn
tvAdventures in Paradise
1959 · Madame Vachet
movieA Private's Affair
1959 · Elizabeth T. Chapman
movieNorth by Northwest
1959 · Clara Thornhill
movieI Married a Woman
1958 · Mrs. Blake
movieMy Man Godfrey
1957 · Angelica Bullock
movieThe Girl He Left Behind
1956 · Mrs. Madeline Shaeffer
movieThe Swan
1956 · Princess Beatrix
tvAlfred Hitchcock Presents
1955 · Claire Crane
movieTo Catch a Thief
1955 · Jessie Stevens
tvClimax!
1954 · Olivia Chesney
tvThe United States Steel Hour
1953
movieMain Street to Broadway
1953 · Self (uncredited)
movieMeet Me Tonight
1952 · Olive Lloyd Ransome (segment "Ways and Means")
movieMother Didn't Tell Me
1950 · Mrs. Wright
movieMy Foolish Heart
1950 · Martha Winters
movieIt Happens Every Spring
1949 · Mrs. Greenleaf
movieMr. Belvedere Goes to College
1949 · Mrs. Chase
movieDerelict
1930 · Helen Lorber