Biography
Jessie Royce Landis (born Jessie Medbury; November 25, 1896 β 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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Filmography
all 31
Movies 23
TV Shows 8
self 2
Self (archive footage)

Grace Kelly: The American Princess (1987)
Movie
Grandmother Greher

Mr. and Mrs. Bo Jo Jones (1971)
Movie
Mrs. Chadwick

Columbo (1971)
TV
5.78
Queen Mother Alfreda

The Ceremony of Innocence (1970)
Movie
Harriet DuBarry Mossman

Airport (1970)
Movie
5.32
Mrs. Edwina Pierce

Valentine's Day (1964)
TV
Albertina Blythe

Gidget Goes to Rome (1963)
Movie
2.67
Charlotte Orr aka Charlie

Critic's Choice (1963)
Movie
Ethel Williams

Boys' Night Out (1962)
Movie
Countessa 'La Comtesse' DuFresne

Bon Voyage! (1962)
Movie
Mrs. Van der Besh

Goodbye Again (1961)
Movie
Mrs. Kilburn

Thriller (1960)
TV
Madame Vachet

Adventures in Paradise (1959)
TV
Elizabeth T. Chapman

A Private's Affair (1959)
Movie
Clara Thornhill

North by Northwest (1959)
Movie
6.11
Mrs. Blake

I Married a Woman (1958)
Movie
Angelica Bullock

My Man Godfrey (1957)
Movie
Mrs. Madeline Shaeffer

The Girl He Left Behind (1956)
Movie
Princess Beatrix

The Swan (1956)
Movie
Claire Crane

Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)
TV
4.75
Jessie Stevens

To Catch a Thief (1955)
Movie
5
Olivia Chesney

Climax! (1954)
TV
Self (uncredited)

Main Street to Broadway (1953)
Movie
Olive Lloyd Ransome (segment 'Ways and Means')

Meet Me Tonight (1952)
Movie
Mrs. Wright

Mother Didn't Tell Me (1950)
Movie
Martha Winters

My Foolish Heart (1950)
Movie
Mrs. Greenleaf

It Happens Every Spring (1949)
Movie
Helen Lorber

Derelict (1930)
Movie
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Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1896-11-25
Deathday1972-02-02 (75 years old)
Birth PlaceChicago, United States
CitizenshipsUnited States
Also Known AsJessie Medbury, Jessie Royce-Landis
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