Jessie Royce Landis
Nov 25, 1896 - Feb 02, 1972 (75 years old) in Chicago, Illinois, USA
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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Known For
Columbo
Mrs. Chadwick
Thriller
Mrs. Kilburn
Adventures in Paradise
Madame Vachet
Climax!
Olivia Chesney
Valentine's Day
Mrs. Edwina Pierce
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Claire Crane
North by Northwest
Clara Thornhill
To Catch a Thief
Jessie Stevens
Credits
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Self (archive footage)★ 6.5 -
Grandmother Greher★ 6 -
Columbo 1971Mrs. Chadwick★ 8.1 -
Queen Mother Alfreda★ NR -
Airport 1970Harriet DuBarry Mossman★ 6.4 -
Ironside 1967★ 6.8 -
Valentine's Day 1964Mrs. Edwina Pierce★ NR -
Gidget Goes to Rome 1963Albertina Blythe★ 4.8 -
Critic's Choice 1963Charlotte Orr aka Charlie★ 5.5 -
Boys' Night Out 1962Ethel Williams★ 5.8 -
Bon Voyage! 1962Countessa 'La Comtesse' DuFresne★ 5.3 -
Goodbye Again 1961Mrs. Van der Besh★ 7.1 -
Thriller 1960Mrs. Kilburn★ 6.4 -
Madame Vachet★ 5.7 -
A Private's Affair 1959Elizabeth T. Chapman★ 1 -
North by Northwest 1959Clara Thornhill★ 8 -
I Married a Woman 1958Mrs. Blake★ 5.8 -
My Man Godfrey 1957Angelica Bullock★ 6.3 -
Mrs. Madeline Shaeffer★ 4 -
The Swan 1956Princess Beatrix★ 6.8 -
Claire Crane★ 7.7 -
To Catch a Thief 1955Jessie Stevens★ 7.3 -
Climax! 1954Olivia Chesney★ 3.3 -
★ 6.2 -
Self (uncredited)★ 6.5 -
Meet Me Tonight 1952Olive Lloyd Ransome (segment "Ways and Means")★ 6.7 -
Mrs. Wright★ 6.2 -
My Foolish Heart 1950Martha Winters★ 6.7 -
Mrs. Greenleaf★ 6.4 -
Mrs. Chase★ 6.7 -
Derelict 1930Helen Lorber★ 10