Jessie Royce Landis

Acting • 32 Credits

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 on Wikipedia.

🎭 Acting Roles (30)

Ranked by Prestige & Popularity
North by Northwest

North by Northwest

1959 ⭐ 4.0
as Clara Thornhill
To Catch a Thief

To Catch a Thief

1955 ⭐ 3.6
as Jessie Stevens
Columbo

Columbo

1971 ⭐ 4.0
as Mrs. Chadwick
Airport

Airport

1970 ⭐ 3.2
as Harriet DuBarry Mossman
Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1955 ⭐ 3.9
as Claire Crane
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

1964 ⭐ 3.6
as Madame Olga Nemirovitch
Ironside

Ironside

1967 ⭐ 3.4
Goodbye Again

Goodbye Again

1961 ⭐ 3.5
as Mrs. Van der Besh
The Swan

The Swan

1956 ⭐ 3.5
as Princess Beatrix
Boys' Night Out

Boys' Night Out

1962 ⭐ 2.9
as Ethel Williams
My Man Godfrey

My Man Godfrey

1957 ⭐ 3.3
as Angelica Bullock
It Happens Every Spring

It Happens Every Spring

1949 ⭐ 3.3
as Mrs. Greenleaf
Bon Voyage!

Bon Voyage!

1962 ⭐ 2.8
as Countessa 'La Comtesse' DuFresne
My Foolish Heart

My Foolish Heart

1950 ⭐ 3.3
as Martha Winters
Thriller

Thriller

1960 ⭐ 3.4
as Mrs. Kilburn
Critic's Choice

Critic's Choice

1963 ⭐ 2.8
as Charlotte Orr
Gidget Goes to Rome

Gidget Goes to Rome

1963 ⭐ 2.5
as Albertina Blythe
Climax!

Climax!

1954 ⭐ 1.9
as Olivia Chesney
Mr. Belvedere Goes to College

Mr. Belvedere Goes to College

1949 ⭐ 3.6
as Mrs. Chase
I Married a Woman

I Married a Woman

1958 ⭐ 3.2
as Mrs. Blake
Meet Me Tonight

Meet Me Tonight

1952 ⭐ 3.5
as Olive Lloyd Ransome (segment "Ways and Means")
Adventures in Paradise

Adventures in Paradise

1959 ⭐ 3.0
as Madame Vachet
The Girl He Left Behind

The Girl He Left Behind

1956 ⭐ 2.3
as Mrs. Madeline Shaeffer
Mother Didn't Tell Me

Mother Didn't Tell Me

1950 ⭐ 3.2
as Mrs. Wright
The United States Steel Hour

The United States Steel Hour

1953 ⭐ 3.1
Main Street to Broadway

Main Street to Broadway

1953 ⭐ 3.6
as Self (uncredited)
Mr. and Mrs. Bo Jo Jones

Mr. and Mrs. Bo Jo Jones

1971 ⭐ 3.6
as Grandmother Greher
A Private's Affair

A Private's Affair

1959 ⭐ 2.4
as Elizabeth T. Chapman
Grace Kelly: The American Princess

Grace Kelly: The American Princess

1987 ⭐ 3.5
as Self (archive footage)
Derelict

Derelict

1930 ⭐ 4.5
as Helen Lorber