Jessie Royce Landis

Acting

Jessie Royce Landis

Born 25 November 1896 · Chicago, Illinois, USA · Died 2 February 1972 at 75

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

Highlights

North by Northwest1959 · Film · Clara Thornhill
Columbo1971 · Series · Mrs. Chadwick
To Catch a Thief1955 · Film · Jessie Stevens
Alfred Hitchcock Presents1955 · Series · Claire Crane
Airport1970 · Film · Harriet DuBarry Mossman
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.1964 · Series · Madame Olga Nemirovitch

Filmography

Movies

21 films

Mr. and Mrs. Bo Jo Jones1971 · Film · Grandmother Greher
The Ceremony of Innocence1970 · Film · Queen Mother Alfreda
Airport1970 · Film · Harriet DuBarry Mossman
Gidget Goes to Rome1963 · Film · Albertina Blythe
Critic's Choice1963 · Film · Charlotte Orr
Boys' Night Out1962 · Film · Ethel Williams
Bon Voyage!1962 · Film · Countessa 'La Comtesse' DuFresne
Goodbye Again1961 · Film · Mrs. Van der Besh
A Private's Affair1959 · Film · Elizabeth T. Chapman
North by Northwest1959 · Film · Clara Thornhill
I Married a Woman1958 · Film · Mrs. Blake
My Man Godfrey1957 · Film · Angelica Bullock
The Girl He Left Behind1956 · Film · Mrs. Madeline Shaeffer
The Swan1956 · Film · Princess Beatrix
To Catch a Thief1955 · Film · Jessie Stevens
Meet Me Tonight1952 · Film · Olive Lloyd Ransome (segment "Ways and Means")
Mother Didn't Tell Me1950 · Film · Mrs. Wright
My Foolish Heart1950 · Film · Martha Winters
It Happens Every Spring1949 · Film · Mrs. Greenleaf
Mr. Belvedere Goes to College1949 · Film · Mrs. Chase
Derelict1930 · Film · Helen Lorber

Filmography

Series

9 shows

Columbo1971 · Series · Mrs. Chadwick
Ironside1967 · Series
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.1964 · Series · Madame Olga Nemirovitch
Valentine's Day1964 · Series · Mrs. Edwina Pierce
Thriller1960 · Series · Mrs. Kilburn
Adventures in Paradise1959 · Series · Madame Vachet
Alfred Hitchcock Presents1955 · Series · Claire Crane
Climax!1954 · Series · Olivia Chesney
The United States Steel Hour1953 · Series