Jessie Royce Landis
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.
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 1896-11-25 · Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Died
- 1972-02-02
Known for
- North by Northwest (1959) — Clara Thornhill
- To Catch a Thief (1955) — Jessie Stevens
- Columbo (1971) — Mrs. Chadwick
- Airport (1970) — Harriet DuBarry Mossman
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955) — Claire Crane
- The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964) — Madame Olga Nemirovitch
- Ironside (1967)
- Goodbye Again (1961) — Mrs. Van der Besh
- The Swan (1956) — Princess Beatrix
- Boys' Night Out (1962) — Ethel Williams
- My Man Godfrey (1957) — Angelica Bullock
- It Happens Every Spring (1949) — Mrs. Greenleaf
- Bon Voyage! (1962) — Countessa 'La Comtesse' DuFresne
- My Foolish Heart (1950) — Martha Winters
- Thriller (1960) — Mrs. Kilburn
- Critic's Choice (1963) — Charlotte Orr