Personal Info
- Known ForActing
- GenderFemale
- Birthday1896-11-25
- Day of Death1972-02-02 (75 years)
- Place of BirthChicago, Illinois, USA
- Also Known AsJessie MedburyJessie Royce-Landis
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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Jessie Royce Landis, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors...Read More
Acting Career
- 1971
Mr. and Mrs. Bo Jo Jones
As: Grandmother Greher
- 1971
Columbo
As: Mrs. Chadwick
- 1970
The Ceremony of Innocence
As: Queen Mother Alfreda
- 1970
Airport
As: Harriet DuBarry Mossman
- 1964
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
As: Madame Olga Nemirovitch
- 1964
Valentine's Day
As: Mrs. Edwina Pierce
- 1963
Gidget Goes to Rome
As: Albertina Blythe
- 1963
Critic's Choice
As: Charlotte Orr aka Charlie
1962Boys' Night Out
As: Ethel Williams
1962Bon Voyage!
As: Countessa 'La Comtesse' DuFresne
- 1961
Goodbye Again
As: Mrs. Van der Besh
1960Thriller
As: Mrs. Kilburn
1959Adventures in Paradise
As: Madame Vachet
1959A Private's Affair
As: Elizabeth T. Chapman
- 1959
North 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
- 1956
The Swan
As: Princess Beatrix
1955Alfred Hitchcock Presents
As: Claire Crane
- 1955
To Catch a Thief
As: Jessie Stevens
1954Climax!
As: Olivia Chesney
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