Jessie Royce Landis
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
Nov 25, 1896 (129 years old)
Place of Birth
Chicago, Illinois, USA
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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Jessie Royce Landis, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
| 1987 | Grace Kelly: The American PrincessSelf (archive footage) | |
| 1971 | Mr. and Mrs. Bo Jo JonesGrandmother Greher | |
| 1971 | ColumboMrs. Chadwick | |
| 1970 | AirportHarriet DuBarry Mossman | |
| 1970 | The Ceremony of InnocenceQueen Mother Alfreda | |
| 1967 | Ironside | |
| 1964 | Valentine's DayMrs. Edwina Pierce | |
| 1964 | The Man from U.N.C.L.E.Madame Olga Nemirovitch | |
| 1963 | Critic's ChoiceCharlotte Orr aka Charlie | |
| 1963 | Gidget Goes to RomeAlbertina Blythe | |
| 1962 | Boys' Night OutEthel Williams | |
| 1962 | Bon Voyage!Countessa 'La Comtesse' DuFresne | |
| 1961 | Goodbye AgainMrs. Van der Besh | |
| 1960 | ThrillerMrs. Kilburn | |
| 1959 | North by NorthwestClara Thornhill | |
| 1959 | A Private's AffairElizabeth T. Chapman | |
| 1959 | Adventures in ParadiseMadame Vachet | |
| 1958 | I Married a WomanMrs. Blake | |
| 1957 | My Man GodfreyAngelica Bullock | |
| 1956 | The SwanPrincess Beatrix | |
| 1956 | The Girl He Left BehindMrs. Madeline Shaeffer | |
| 1955 | To Catch a ThiefJessie Stevens | |
| 1955 | Alfred Hitchcock PresentsClaire Crane | |
| 1954 | Climax!Olivia Chesney | |
| 1953 | Main Street to BroadwaySelf (uncredited) | |
| 1953 | The United States Steel Hour | |
| 1952 | Meet Me TonightOlive Lloyd Ransome (segment "Ways and Means") | |
| 1950 | Mother Didn't Tell MeMrs. Wright | |
| 1950 | My Foolish HeartMartha Winters | |
| 1949 | Mr. Belvedere Goes to CollegeMrs. Chase | |
| 1949 | It Happens Every SpringMrs. Greenleaf | |
| 1930 | DerelictHelen Lorber |