Person
Jessie Royce Landis
Acting · 1896–1972 · Chicago, Illinois, USA
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.
Known for
Columbo
Mrs. Chadwick
Ironside
1967
Climax!
Olivia Chesney
Thriller
Mrs. Kilburn
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Claire Crane
The United States Steel Hour
1953
Adventures in Paradise
Madame Vachet
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Madame Olga Nemirovitch
North by Northwest
Clara Thornhill
To Catch a Thief
Jessie Stevens
Filmography
- 1987Grace Kelly: The American PrincessSelf (archive footage)
- 1971Mr. and Mrs. Bo Jo JonesGrandmother Greher
- 1971ColumboMrs. Chadwick
- 1970The Ceremony of InnocenceQueen Mother Alfreda
- 1970AirportHarriet DuBarry Mossman
- 1967Ironside
- 1964The Man from U.N.C.L.E.Madame Olga Nemirovitch
- 1964Valentine's DayMrs. Edwina Pierce
- 1963Gidget Goes to RomeAlbertina Blythe
- 1963Critic's ChoiceCharlotte Orr
- 1962Boys' Night OutEthel Williams
- 1962Bon Voyage!Countessa 'La Comtesse' DuFresne
- 1961Goodbye AgainMrs. Van der Besh
- 1960ThrillerMrs. Kilburn
- 1959Adventures in ParadiseMadame Vachet
- 1959A Private's AffairElizabeth T. Chapman
- 1959North by NorthwestClara Thornhill
- 1958I Married a WomanMrs. Blake
- 1957My Man GodfreyAngelica Bullock
- 1956The Girl He Left BehindMrs. Madeline Shaeffer
- 1956The SwanPrincess Beatrix
- 1955Alfred Hitchcock PresentsClaire Crane
- 1955To Catch a ThiefJessie Stevens
- 1954Climax!Olivia Chesney
- 1953The United States Steel Hour
- 1953Main Street to BroadwaySelf (uncredited)
- 1952Meet Me TonightOlive Lloyd Ransome (segment "Ways and Means")
- 1950Mother Didn't Tell MeMrs. Wright
- 1950My Foolish HeartMartha Winters
- 1949It Happens Every SpringMrs. Greenleaf
- 1949Mr. Belvedere Goes to CollegeMrs. Chase
- 1930DerelictHelen Lorber
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