Jessie Royce Landis
Known For
Acting
Born
1896-11-25 in Chicago, Illinois, USA
Died
1972-02-02
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.
Most Known For
Columbo
as Mrs. Chadwick
Ironside
Climax!
as Olivia Chesney
Thriller
as Mrs. Kilburn
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Claire Crane
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
as Madame Olga Nemirovitch
Adventures in Paradise
as Madame Vachet
North by Northwest
as Clara Thornhill
The United States Steel Hour
To Catch a Thief
as Jessie Stevens
Valentine's Day
as Mrs. Edwina Pierce
Airport
as Harriet DuBarry Mossman
Boys' Night Out
as Ethel Williams
The Swan
as Princess Beatrix
My Man Godfrey
as Angelica Bullock
Goodbye Again
as Mrs. Van der Besh
Gidget Goes to Rome
as Albertina Blythe
Critic's Choice
as Charlotte Orr aka Charlie
Mr. Belvedere Goes to College
as Mrs. Chase
My Foolish Heart
as Martha Winters