Jessie Royce Landis
Acting
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
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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
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
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