Jessie Royce Landis
Born
November 25, 1896
Died
February 2, 1972 (75 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
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).
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Grace Kelly: The American Princess
Self (archive footage)
1987
Mr. and Mrs. Bo Jo Jones
Grandmother Greher
1971
Columbo
Mrs. Chadwick · (1 episode)
1971
The Ceremony of Innocence
Queen Mother Alfreda
1970
Airport
Harriet DuBarry Mossman
1970
Ironside
(2 episodes)
1967
Valentine's Day
Mrs. Edwina Pierce · (1 episode)
1964
Gidget Goes to Rome
Albertina Blythe
1963
Critic's Choice
Charlotte Orr aka Charlie
1963
Boys' Night Out
Ethel Williams
1962
Bon Voyage!
Countessa 'La Comtesse' DuFresne
1962
Goodbye Again
Mrs. Van der Besh
1961
Thriller
Mrs. Kilburn · (1 episode)
1960
Adventures in Paradise
Madame Vachet · (1 episode)
1959
A Private's Affair
Elizabeth T. Chapman
1959
North by Northwest
Clara Thornhill
1959
I Married a Woman
Mrs. Blake
1958
My Man Godfrey
Angelica Bullock
1957
The Girl He Left Behind
Mrs. Madeline Shaeffer
1956
The Swan
Princess Beatrix
1956
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Claire Crane · (1 episode)
1955
To Catch a Thief
Jessie Stevens
1955
Climax!
Olivia Chesney · (1 episode)
1954
The United States Steel Hour
(1 episode)
1953
Main Street to Broadway
Self (uncredited)
1953
Meet Me Tonight
Olive Lloyd Ransome (segment "Ways and Means")
1952
Mother Didn't Tell Me
Mrs. Wright
1950
My Foolish Heart
Martha Winters
1950
It Happens Every Spring
Mrs. Greenleaf
1949
Mr. Belvedere Goes to College
Mrs. Chase
1949
Derelict
Helen Lorber
1930