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Actor
Jessie Royce Landis
- Born November 25, 1896 in Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Died February 2, 1972
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
North by Northwest1959
To Catch a Thief1955
Columbo1971
Airport1970
Alfred Hitchcock Presents1955
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.1964
Ironside1967
Goodbye Again1961
Filmography
- 1987Grace Kelly: The American PrincessFilmSelf (archive footage)
- 1971ColumboSeriesMrs. Chadwick
- 1971Mr. and Mrs. Bo Jo JonesFilmGrandmother Greher
- 1970AirportFilmHarriet DuBarry Mossman
- 1970The Ceremony of InnocenceFilmQueen Mother Alfreda
- 1967IronsideSeries
- 1964The Man from U.N.C.L.E.SeriesMadame Olga Nemirovitch
- 1964Valentine's DaySeriesMrs. Edwina Pierce
- 1963Critic's ChoiceFilmCharlotte Orr
- 1963Gidget Goes to RomeFilmAlbertina Blythe
- 1962Boys' Night OutFilmEthel Williams
- 1962Bon Voyage!FilmCountessa 'La Comtesse' DuFresne
- 1961Goodbye AgainFilmMrs. Van der Besh
- 1960ThrillerSeriesMrs. Kilburn
- 1959North by NorthwestFilmClara Thornhill
- 1959Adventures in ParadiseSeriesMadame Vachet
- 1959A Private's AffairFilmElizabeth T. Chapman
- 1958I Married a WomanFilmMrs. Blake
- 1957My Man GodfreyFilmAngelica Bullock
- 1956The SwanFilmPrincess Beatrix
- 1956The Girl He Left BehindFilmMrs. Madeline Shaeffer
- 1955To Catch a ThiefFilmJessie Stevens
- 1955Alfred Hitchcock PresentsSeriesClaire Crane
- 1954Climax!SeriesOlivia Chesney
- 1953The United States Steel HourSeries
- 1953Main Street to BroadwayFilmSelf (uncredited)
- 1952Meet Me TonightFilmOlive Lloyd Ransome (segment "Ways and Means")
- 1950My Foolish HeartFilmMartha Winters
- 1950Mother Didn't Tell MeFilmMrs. Wright
- 1949It Happens Every SpringFilmMrs. Greenleaf
- 1949Mr. Belvedere Goes to CollegeFilmMrs. Chase
- 1930DerelictFilmHelen Lorber