Jessie Royce Landis

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.

Movies & TV Shows

1. North by Northwest (1959) — Clara Thornhill
2. To Catch a Thief (1955) — Jessie Stevens
3. Columbo (1971) — Mrs. Chadwick
4. Airport (1970) — Harriet DuBarry Mossman
5. Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955) — Claire Crane
6. The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964) — Madame Olga Nemirovitch
7. Ironside (1967)
8. Goodbye Again (1961) — Mrs. Van der Besh
9. The Swan (1956) — Princess Beatrix
10. Boys' Night Out (1962) — Ethel Williams
11. My Man Godfrey (1957) — Angelica Bullock
12. It Happens Every Spring (1949) — Mrs. Greenleaf
13. Bon Voyage! (1962) — Countessa 'La Comtesse' DuFresne
14. Thriller (1960) — Mrs. Kilburn
15. My Foolish Heart (1950) — Martha Winters
16. Critic's Choice (1963) — Charlotte Orr
17. Gidget Goes to Rome (1963) — Albertina Blythe
18. Climax! (1954) — Olivia Chesney
19. Mr. Belvedere Goes to College (1949) — Mrs. Chase
20. I Married a Woman (1958) — Mrs. Blake
21. Meet Me Tonight (1952) — Olive Lloyd Ransome (segment "Ways and Means")
22. Adventures in Paradise (1959) — Madame Vachet
23. The Girl He Left Behind (1956) — Mrs. Madeline Shaeffer
24. Mother Didn't Tell Me (1950) — Mrs. Wright
25. The United States Steel Hour (1953)
26. Main Street to Broadway (1953) — Self (uncredited)
27. Mr. and Mrs. Bo Jo Jones (1971) — Grandmother Greher
28. A Private's Affair (1959) — Elizabeth T. Chapman
29. Grace Kelly: The American Princess (1987) — Self (archive footage)
30. Derelict (1930) — Helen Lorber
31. The Ceremony of Innocence (1970) — Queen Mother Alfreda
32. Valentine's Day (1964) — Mrs. Edwina Pierce