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