Jessie Royce Landis

Jessie Royce Landis

Known for

Acting

Born

November 25, 1896

Birthplace

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Died

February 2, 1972 (aged 75)

Biography

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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Best known work

North by Northwest
North by Northwest
1959
To Catch a Thief
To Catch a Thief
1955
Columbo
Columbo
1971
Airport
Airport
1970
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964
Ironside
Ironside
1967
Goodbye Again
Goodbye Again
1961
The Swan
The Swan
1956
Boys' Night Out
Boys' Night Out
1962

Filmography

  1. 1987

    Grace Kelly: The American Princess

    as Self (archive footage)

  2. 1971

    Mr. and Mrs. Bo Jo Jones

    as Grandmother Greher

  3. 1971

    ColumboTV

    as Mrs. Chadwick (1 episode)

  4. 1970

    The Ceremony of Innocence

    as Queen Mother Alfreda

  5. 1970

    Airport

    as Harriet DuBarry Mossman

  6. 1967

    IronsideTV

  7. 1964

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

    as Madame Olga Nemirovitch (1 episode)

  8. 1964

    Valentine's DayTV

    as Mrs. Edwina Pierce (1 episode)

  9. 1963

    Gidget Goes to Rome

    as Albertina Blythe

  10. 1963

    Critic's Choice

    as Charlotte Orr

  11. 1962

    Boys' Night Out

    as Ethel Williams

  12. 1962

    Bon Voyage!

    as Countessa 'La Comtesse' DuFresne

  13. 1961

    Goodbye Again

    as Mrs. Van der Besh

  14. 1960

    ThrillerTV

    as Mrs. Kilburn (1 episode)

  15. 1959

    Adventures in ParadiseTV

    as Madame Vachet (1 episode)

  16. 1959

    A Private's Affair

    as Elizabeth T. Chapman

  17. 1959

    North by Northwest

    as Clara Thornhill

  18. 1958

    I Married a Woman

    as Mrs. Blake

  19. 1957

    My Man Godfrey

    as Angelica Bullock

  20. 1956

    The Girl He Left Behind

    as Mrs. Madeline Shaeffer

  21. 1956

    The Swan

    as Princess Beatrix

  22. 1955

    Alfred Hitchcock PresentsTV

    as Claire Crane (1 episode)

  23. 1955

    To Catch a Thief

    as Jessie Stevens

  24. 1954

    Climax!TV

    as Olivia Chesney (1 episode)

  25. 1953

    The United States Steel HourTV
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