Jessie Royce Landis

Acting

November 25, 1896 – February 2, 1972 (aged 75)

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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Jessie Royce Landis, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

Grace Kelly: The American Princess

Grace Kelly: The American Princess1987 · Self (archive footage)

Mr. and Mrs. Bo Jo Jones

Mr. and Mrs. Bo Jo Jones1971 · Grandmother Greher

Columbo

Columbo1971 · Mrs. Chadwick

The Ceremony of Innocence

The Ceremony of Innocence1970 · Queen Mother Alfreda

Airport

Airport1970 · Harriet DuBarry Mossman

Ironside

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

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.1964 · Madame Olga Nemirovitch

Valentine's Day

Valentine's Day1964 · Mrs. Edwina Pierce

Vietnam in HD

Vietnam in HD1963 · Albertina Blythe

Critic's Choice

Critic's Choice1963 · Charlotte Orr

Boys' Night Out

Boys' Night Out1962 · Ethel Williams

Bon Voyage!

Bon Voyage!1962 · Countessa 'La Comtesse' DuFresne

Goodbye Again

Goodbye Again1961 · Mrs. Van der Besh

Thriller

Thriller1960 · Mrs. Kilburn

Adventures in Paradise

Adventures in Paradise1959 · Madame Vachet

There's No Freaking Way I'll Be Your Lover! Unless...

There's No Freaking Way I'll Be Your Lover! Unless...1959 · Elizabeth T. Chapman

The Gallant Men

The Gallant Men1959 · Clara Thornhill

Erlesen1958 · Mrs. Blake

My Man Godfrey

My Man Godfrey1957 · Angelica Bullock

The Girl He Left Behind

The Girl He Left Behind1956 · Mrs. Madeline Shaeffer

The Prime Minister and I

The Prime Minister and I1956 · Princess Beatrix

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents1955 · Claire Crane

To Catch a Thief

To Catch a Thief1955 · Jessie Stevens

Driving Me Crazy

Driving Me Crazy1954 · Olivia Chesney

The United States Steel Hour

The United States Steel Hour1953

Main Street to Broadway

Main Street to Broadway1953 · Self (uncredited)

Meet Me Tonight

Meet Me Tonight1952 · Olive Lloyd Ransome (segment "Ways and Means")

Mother Didn't Tell Me

Mother Didn't Tell Me1950 · Mrs. Wright

Discovery Bay

Discovery Bay1950 · Martha Winters

It Happens Every Spring

It Happens Every Spring1949 · Mrs. Greenleaf

Underbelly Files: Chopper

Underbelly Files: Chopper1949 · Mrs. Chase

Derelict

Derelict1930 · Helen Lorber