Jessie Royce Landis
Age: N/A | From: Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Aliases: Jessie Medbury , Jessie Royce-Landis
Gender: Female
Place of birth: Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Movie Involvements: 8
TV Involvements: 5
Most Famous Work
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 Famous Work
Climax!
(1954) Olivia Chesney
Adventures in Paradise
(1959) Madame Vachet
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
(1955) Claire Crane
Thriller
(1960) Mrs. Kilburn
Columbo
(1971) Mrs. Chadwick
North by Northwest
(1959) Clara Thornhill
To Catch a Thief
(1955) Jessie Stevens
Airport
(1970) Harriet DuBarry MossmanActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Grandmother Greher | |
| Mrs. Chadwick | ||
| 1970 | Harriet DuBarry Mossman | |
| 1967 | N/A | |
| 1964 | Mrs. Edwina Pierce | |
| 1963 | Albertina Blythe | |
| Charlotte Orr aka Charlie | ||
| 1962 | Ethel Williams | |
| Countessa 'La Comtesse' DuFresne | ||
| 1961 | Mrs. Van der Besh | |
| 1960 | Mrs. Kilburn | |
| 1959 | Madame Vachet | |
| Elizabeth T. Chapman | ||
| Clara Thornhill | ||
| 1958 | Mrs. Blake | |
| 1957 | Angelica Bullock | |
| 1956 | Mrs. Madeline Shaeffer | |
| Princess Beatrix | ||
| 1955 | Claire Crane | |
| Jessie Stevens | ||
| 1954 | Olivia Chesney | |
| 1953 | N/A | |
| Self (uncredited) | ||
| 1952 | Olive Lloyd Ransome (segment "Ways and Means") | |
| 1950 | Mrs. Wright | |
| Martha Winters | ||
| 1949 | Mrs. Greenleaf | |
| Mrs. Chase | ||
| 1930 | Helen Lorber | |
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
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