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).

Casted

North by Northwest

Played Clara Thornhill

Average Rating

8.0

4336 votes

Release Date

Aug 06, 1959

67 years ago
To Catch a Thief

Played Jessie Stevens

Average Rating

7.3

1618 votes

Release Date

Aug 03, 1955

71 years ago
Airport

Played Harriet DuBarry Mossman

Average Rating

6.5

425 votes

Release Date

Mar 25, 1970

56 years ago
Goodbye Again

Played Mrs. Van der Besh

Average Rating

7.1

40 votes

Release Date

May 23, 1961

65 years ago
The Swan

Played Princess Beatrix

Average Rating

6.9

31 votes

Release Date

Apr 26, 1956

70 years ago
Boys' Night Out

Played Ethel Williams

Average Rating

5.7

27 votes

Release Date

Jun 21, 1962

64 years ago
My Man Godfrey

Played Angelica Bullock

Average Rating

6.4

25 votes

Release Date

Oct 11, 1957

69 years ago
Bon Voyage!

Played Countessa 'La Comtesse' DuFresne

Average Rating

5.5

22 votes

Release Date

May 17, 1962

64 years ago
It Happens Every Spring

Played Mrs. Greenleaf

Average Rating

6.4

21 votes

Release Date

Jun 10, 1949

77 years ago
My Foolish Heart

Played Martha Winters

Average Rating

6.4

18 votes

Release Date

Jan 19, 1950

77 years ago
Critic's Choice

Played Charlotte Orr aka Charlie

Average Rating

5.5

13 votes

Release Date

Feb 24, 1963

64 years ago
Gidget Goes to Rome

Played Albertina Blythe

Average Rating

4.8

12 votes

Release Date

Aug 07, 1963

63 years ago
Mr. Belvedere Goes to College

Played Mrs. Chase

Average Rating

6.7

7 votes

Release Date

Apr 15, 1949

78 years ago
I Married a Woman

Played Mrs. Blake

Average Rating

5.8

6 votes

Release Date

Mar 01, 1958

69 years ago
Meet Me Tonight

Played Olive Lloyd Ransome (segment "Ways and Means")

Average Rating

6.7

6 votes

Release Date

Sep 09, 1952

74 years ago
The Girl He Left Behind

Played Mrs. Madeline Shaeffer

Average Rating

3.5

4 votes

Release Date

Oct 26, 1956

70 years ago
Mother Didn't Tell Me

Played Mrs. Wright

Average Rating

6.2

3 votes

Release Date

Mar 03, 1950

77 years ago
Main Street to Broadway

Played Self (uncredited)

Average Rating

6.5

2 votes

Release Date

Oct 12, 1953

73 years ago
Mr. and Mrs. Bo Jo Jones

Played Grandmother Greher

Average Rating

6.0

2 votes

Release Date

Nov 16, 1971

55 years ago
Grace Kelly: The American Princess

Played Self (archive footage)

Average Rating

6.5

2 votes

Release Date

Jun 08, 1987

39 years ago
A Private's Affair

Played Elizabeth T. Chapman

Average Rating

1.0

1 votes

Release Date

Aug 14, 1959

67 years ago
Derelict

Played Helen Lorber

Average Rating

10.0

1 votes

Release Date

Nov 22, 1930

96 years ago
The Ceremony of Innocence

Played Queen Mother Alfreda

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Jun 12, 1970

56 years ago

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