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.
Acted in 30
1970s
- 1971
Mr. and Mrs. Bo Jo Jones
Grandmother Greher
- 1970
The Ceremony of Innocence
Queen Mother Alfreda
1960s
- 1967
- 1964
- 1963
Gidget Goes to Rome
Albertina Blythe
Critic's Choice
Charlotte Orr
- 1962
Boys' Night Out
Ethel Williams
Bon Voyage!
Countessa 'La Comtesse' DuFresne
- 1961
Goodbye Again
Mrs. Van der Besh
- 1960
1950s
- 1959
A Private's Affair
Elizabeth T. Chapman
- 1958
I Married a Woman
Mrs. Blake
- 1957
- 1956
The Girl He Left Behind
Mrs. Madeline Shaeffer
The Swan
Princess Beatrix
- 1955
- 1954
- 1953
- 1952
Meet Me Tonight
Olive Lloyd Ransome (segment "Ways and Means")
- 1950
Mother Didn't Tell Me
Mrs. Wright
1940s
- 1949
It Happens Every Spring
Mrs. Greenleaf
Mr. Belvedere Goes to College
Mrs. Chase
1930s
- 1930
Derelict
Helen Lorber
Appearances2
1950s
- 1953
Main Street to Broadway
Self (uncredited)