Jessie Royce Landis
Jessie Medbury | Jessie Royce-Landis
About the person
Career:
Acting
Date of birth:1896-11-25
Place of birth:Chicago, Illinois, USA
Gender:Female
Popularity:1
Date of death1972-02-02
75Biography
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.
Filmography
Rating by year
- Grace Kelly: The American PrincessSelf (archive footage)1987-06-087.03
- Mr. and Mrs. Bo Jo JonesGrandmother Greher1971-11-167.33
- ColumboMrs. Chadwick1971-09-158.1828
- The Ceremony of InnocenceQueen Mother Alfreda1970-06-129.01
- AirportHarriet DuBarry Mossman1970-03-256.5452
- Ironside1967-03-286.970
- The Man from U.N.C.L.E.Madame Olga Nemirovitch1964-09-227.174
- Valentine's DayMrs. Edwina Pierce1964-09-188.01
- Gidget Goes to RomeAlbertina Blythe1963-08-075.013
- Critic's ChoiceCharlotte Orr aka Charlie1963-02-245.616
- Boys' Night OutEthel Williams1962-06-215.929
- Bon Voyage!Countessa 'La Comtesse' DuFresne1962-05-175.623
- Goodbye AgainMrs. Van der Besh1961-05-237.142
- ThrillerMrs. Kilburn1960-09-136.720
- Adventures in ParadiseMadame Vachet1959-10-056.17
- A Private's AffairElizabeth T. Chapman1959-08-144.52
- North by NorthwestClara Thornhill1959-08-068.04,537
- I Married a WomanMrs. Blake1958-03-016.47
- My Man GodfreyAngelica Bullock1957-10-116.526
- The Girl He Left BehindMrs. Madeline Shaeffer1956-10-264.56
- The SwanPrincess Beatrix1956-04-266.937
- Alfred Hitchcock PresentsClaire Crane1955-10-027.8252
- To Catch a ThiefJessie Stevens1955-08-037.31,680
- Climax!Olivia Chesney1954-10-073.812
- The United States Steel Hour1953-10-276.36
- Main Street to BroadwaySelf (uncredited)1953-10-127.33
- Meet Me TonightOlive Lloyd Ransome (segment "Ways and Means")1952-09-097.17
- Mother Didn't Tell MeMrs. Wright1950-03-036.55
- My Foolish HeartMartha Winters1950-01-196.619
- It Happens Every SpringMrs. Greenleaf1949-06-106.625
- Mr. Belvedere Goes to CollegeMrs. Chase1949-04-157.310
- DerelictHelen Lorber1930-11-229.02