About
Jessie Royce Landis
Overview
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
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| 1987 | Grace Kelly: The American Princess | Actor | Self (archive footage) | 58 Average |
| 1971 | Mr. and Mrs. Bo Jo Jones | Actor | Grandmother Greher | 58 Average |
| 1970 | The Ceremony of Innocence | Actor | Queen Mother Alfreda | N/A N/A |
| 1970 | Airport | Actor | Harriet DuBarry Mossman | 61 Fair |
| 1963 | Gidget Goes to Rome | Actor | Albertina Blythe | 58 Average |
| 1963 | Critic's Choice | Actor | Charlotte Orr aka Charlie | 58 Average |
| 1962 | Boys' Night Out | Actor | Ethel Williams | 59 Average |
| 1962 | Bon Voyage! | Actor | Countessa 'La Comtesse' DuFresne | 58 Average |
| 1961 | Goodbye Again | Actor | Mrs. Van der Besh | 59 Average |
| 1959 | A Private's Affair | Actor | Elizabeth T. Chapman | 58 Average |
| 1959 | North by Northwest | Actor | Clara Thornhill | 77 Good |
| 1958 | I Married a Woman | Actor | Mrs. Blake | 58 Average |
| 1957 | My Man Godfrey | Actor | Angelica Bullock | 59 Average |
| 1956 | The Girl He Left Behind | Actor | Mrs. Madeline Shaeffer | 58 Average |
| 1956 | The Swan | Actor | Princess Beatrix | 59 Average |
| 1955 | To Catch a Thief | Actor | Jessie Stevens | 69 Fair |
| 1953 | Main Street to Broadway | Actor | Self (uncredited) | 58 Average |
| 1952 | Meet Me Tonight | Actor | Olive Lloyd Ransome (segment "Ways and Means") | 59 Average |
| 1950 | Mother Didn't Tell Me | Actor | Mrs. Wright | 59 Average |
| 1950 | My Foolish Heart | Actor | Martha Winters | 59 Average |
| 1949 | It Happens Every Spring | Actor | Mrs. Greenleaf | 59 Average |
| 1949 | Mr. Belvedere Goes to College | Actor | Mrs. Chase | 59 Average |
| 1930 | Derelict | Actor | Helen Lorber | 59 Average |