Jessie Royce Landis
Jessie Royce Landis
Person

Jessie Royce Landis

Actor 1896-11-25 Chicago, Illinois, USA

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
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North by Northwest

North by Northwest

1959 · Clara Thornhill

To Catch a Thief

To Catch a Thief

1955 · Jessie Stevens

Columbo

Columbo

1971 · Mrs. Chadwick

Airport

Airport

1970 · Harriet DuBarry Mossman

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1955 · Claire Crane

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

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

1964 · Madame Olga Nemirovitch

Ironside

Ironside

1967 · TV

Goodbye Again

Goodbye Again

1961 · Mrs. Van der Besh

The Swan

The Swan

1956 · Princess Beatrix

Boys' Night Out

Boys' Night Out

1962 · Ethel Williams

My Man Godfrey

My Man Godfrey

1957 · Angelica Bullock

It Happens Every Spring

It Happens Every Spring

1949 · Mrs. Greenleaf

Bon Voyage!

Bon Voyage!

1962 · Countessa 'La Comtesse' DuFresne

Thriller

Thriller

1960 · Mrs. Kilburn

My Foolish Heart

My Foolish Heart

1950 · Martha Winters

Critic's Choice

Critic's Choice

1963 · Charlotte Orr

Gidget Goes to Rome

Gidget Goes to Rome

1963 · Albertina Blythe

Climax!

Climax!

1954 · Olivia Chesney

Mr. Belvedere Goes to College

Mr. Belvedere Goes to College

1949 · Mrs. Chase

Adventures in Paradise

Adventures in Paradise

1959 · Madame Vachet