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).

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Known For

Ironside

Columbo

Mrs. Chadwick

Climax!

Olivia Chesney

The United States Steel Hour

Thriller

Mrs. Kilburn

Adventures in Paradise

Madame Vachet

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Claire Crane

North by Northwest

Clara Thornhill

Filmography

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

Year	TV Show	Role
1971	Columbo	Mrs. Chadwick
1967	Ironside
1964	Valentine's Day	Mrs. Edwina Pierce
1960	Thriller	Mrs. Kilburn
1959	Adventures in Paradise	Madame Vachet
1955	Alfred Hitchcock Presents	Claire Crane
1954	Climax!	Olivia Chesney
1953	The United States Steel Hour