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Jessie Royce Landis
Born · November 25, 1896
Died · February 2, 1972 (75 years old)
Known For: Acting
Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Bio
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.
Grace Kelly: The American Princess
Self (archive footage)
6.5
1987
Mr. and Mrs. Bo Jo Jones
Grandmother Greher
6.0
1971
Columbo
Mrs. Chadwick · (1 episode)
8.1
1971
The Ceremony of Innocence
Queen Mother Alfreda
0.0
1970
Airport
Harriet DuBarry Mossman
6.4
1970
Ironside
(2 episodes)
6.8
1967
Valentine's Day
Mrs. Edwina Pierce · (1 episode)
0.0
1964
Gidget Goes to Rome
Albertina Blythe
4.8
1963
Critic's Choice
Charlotte Orr aka Charlie
5.5
1963
Boys' Night Out
Ethel Williams
5.8
1962
Bon Voyage!
Countessa 'La Comtesse' DuFresne
5.3
1962
Goodbye Again
Mrs. Van der Besh
7.1
1961
Thriller
Mrs. Kilburn · (1 episode)
6.3
1960
Adventures in Paradise
Madame Vachet · (1 episode)
5.7
1959
A Private's Affair
Elizabeth T. Chapman
1.0
1959
North by Northwest
Clara Thornhill
8.0
1959
I Married a Woman
Mrs. Blake
5.8
1958
My Man Godfrey
Angelica Bullock
6.3
1957
The Girl He Left Behind
Mrs. Madeline Shaeffer
4.0
1956
The Swan
Princess Beatrix
6.9
1956
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Claire Crane · (1 episode)
7.7
1955
To Catch a Thief
Jessie Stevens
7.3
1955
Climax!
Olivia Chesney · (1 episode)
3.0
1954
The United States Steel Hour
(1 episode)
5.8
1953
Main Street to Broadway
Self (uncredited)
6.5
1953
Meet Me Tonight
Olive Lloyd Ransome (segment "Ways and Means")
6.7
1952
Mother Didn't Tell Me
Mrs. Wright
6.2
1950
My Foolish Heart
Martha Winters
6.7
1950
It Happens Every Spring
Mrs. Greenleaf
6.4
1949
Mr. Belvedere Goes to College
Mrs. Chase
6.7
1949
Derelict
Helen Lorber
10.0
1930