Jessie Royce Landis
Known for acting · Born 25 November 1896 · Died 2 February 1972 · aged 75 · Chicago, Illinois, USA
32 credits
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
To Catch a Thief
1955
North by Northwest
1959
My Man Godfrey
1957
Goodbye Again
1961
Gidget Goes to Rome
1963
The Swan
1956
Boys' Night Out
1962
Bon Voyage!
1962
The Girl He Left Behind
1956
My Foolish Heart
1950
Critic's Choice
1963
Derelict
1930
Acting (32)
1987Grace Kelly: The American PrincessSelf (archive footage)Film
1971ColumboMrs. ChadwickSeries
1971Mr. and Mrs. Bo Jo JonesGrandmother GreherFilm
1970AirportHarriet DuBarry MossmanFilm
1970The Ceremony of InnocenceQueen Mother AlfredaFilm
1967Ironside · 2 episodesSeries
1964The Man from U.N.C.L.E.Madame Olga NemirovitchSeries
1964Valentine's DayMrs. Edwina PierceSeries
1963Critic's ChoiceCharlotte OrrFilm
1963Gidget Goes to RomeAlbertina BlytheFilm
1962Boys' Night OutEthel WilliamsFilm
1962Bon Voyage!Countessa 'La Comtesse' DuFresneFilm
1961Goodbye AgainMrs. Van der BeshFilm
1960ThrillerMrs. KilburnSeries
1959North by NorthwestClara ThornhillFilm
1959Adventures in ParadiseMadame VachetSeries
1959A Private's AffairElizabeth T. ChapmanFilm
1958I Married a WomanMrs. BlakeFilm
1957My Man GodfreyAngelica BullockFilm
1956The SwanPrincess BeatrixFilm
1956The Girl He Left BehindMrs. Madeline ShaefferFilm
1955To Catch a ThiefJessie StevensFilm
1955Alfred Hitchcock PresentsClaire CraneSeries
1954Climax!Olivia ChesneySeries
1953The United States Steel HourSeries
1953Main Street to BroadwaySelf (uncredited)Film
1952Meet Me TonightOlive Lloyd Ransome (segment "Ways and Means")Film
1950My Foolish HeartMartha WintersFilm
1950Mother Didn't Tell MeMrs. WrightFilm
1949It Happens Every SpringMrs. GreenleafFilm
1949Mr. Belvedere Goes to CollegeMrs. ChaseFilm
1930DerelictHelen LorberFilm