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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Jessie Royce Landis, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography (32 titles)
7.0MovieGrace Kelly: The American Princess
Self (archive footage) · 1987
7.3MovieMr. and Mrs. Bo Jo Jones
Grandmother Greher · 1971
8.1ShowColumbo
Mrs. Chadwick · 1971
9.0MovieThe Ceremony of Innocence
Queen Mother Alfreda · 1970
6.5MovieAirport
Harriet DuBarry Mossman · 1970
6.9ShowIronside
1967
7.1ShowThe Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Madame Olga Nemirovitch · 1964
8.0ShowValentine's Day
Mrs. Edwina Pierce · 1964
5.0MovieGidget Goes to Rome
Albertina Blythe · 1963
5.6MovieCritic's Choice
Charlotte Orr aka Charlie · 1963
5.9MovieBoys' Night Out
Ethel Williams · 1962
5.6MovieBon Voyage!
Countessa 'La Comtesse' DuFresne · 1962
7.1MovieGoodbye Again
Mrs. Van der Besh · 1961
6.7ShowThriller
Mrs. Kilburn · 1960
6.1ShowAdventures in Paradise
Madame Vachet · 1959
4.7MovieA Private's Affair
Elizabeth T. Chapman · 1959
8.0MovieNorth by Northwest
Clara Thornhill · 1959
6.4MovieI Married a Woman
Mrs. Blake · 1958
6.5MovieMy Man Godfrey
Angelica Bullock · 1957
4.5MovieThe Girl He Left Behind
Mrs. Madeline Shaeffer · 1956
6.9MovieThe Swan
Princess Beatrix · 1956
7.8ShowAlfred Hitchcock Presents
Claire Crane · 1955
7.3MovieTo Catch a Thief
Jessie Stevens · 1955
3.8ShowClimax!
Olivia Chesney · 1954
6.3ShowThe United States Steel Hour
1953
7.3MovieMain Street to Broadway
Self (uncredited) · 1953
7.1MovieMeet Me Tonight
Olive Lloyd Ransome (segment "Ways and Means") · 1952
6.5MovieMother Didn't Tell Me
Mrs. Wright · 1950
6.6MovieMy Foolish Heart
Martha Winters · 1950
6.6MovieIt Happens Every Spring
Mrs. Greenleaf · 1949