
Jessie Royce Landis
Nov 25, 1896 - Feb 02, 1972 (75 years old) in Chicago, Illinois, USA
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

Columbo
Mrs. Chadwick

Climax!
Olivia Chesney

Thriller
Mrs. Kilburn

Adventures in Paradise
Madame Vachet

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Claire Crane

To Catch a Thief
Jessie Stevens

Mr. Belvedere Goes to College
Mrs. Chase

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Madame Olga Nemirovitch
Credits
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Self (archive footage)★ 6.5
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Grandmother Greher★ 6
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Columbo 1971Mrs. Chadwick★ 8.1
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Queen Mother Alfreda★ NR
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Airport 1970Harriet DuBarry Mossman★ 6.4
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Ironside 1967★ 6.8
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Madame Olga Nemirovitch★ 7.2
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Valentine's Day 1964Mrs. Edwina Pierce★ NR
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Gidget Goes to Rome 1963Albertina Blythe★ 4.8
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Critic's Choice 1963Charlotte Orr aka Charlie★ 5.5
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Boys' Night Out 1962Ethel Williams★ 5.8
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Bon Voyage! 1962Countessa 'La Comtesse' DuFresne★ 5.3
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Goodbye Again 1961Mrs. Van der Besh★ 7.1
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Thriller 1960Mrs. Kilburn★ 6.4
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Madame Vachet★ 5.7
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A Private's Affair 1959Elizabeth T. Chapman★ 1
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North by Northwest 1959Clara Thornhill★ 8
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I Married a Woman 1958Mrs. Blake★ 5.8
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My Man Godfrey 1957Angelica Bullock★ 6.3
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Mrs. Madeline Shaeffer★ 4
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The Swan 1956Princess Beatrix★ 6.8
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Claire Crane★ 7.7
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To Catch a Thief 1955Jessie Stevens★ 7.3
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Climax! 1954Olivia Chesney★ 3.3
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★ 6.2
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Self (uncredited)★ 6.5
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Meet Me Tonight 1952Olive Lloyd Ransome (segment "Ways and Means")★ 6.7
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Mrs. Wright★ 6.2
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My Foolish Heart 1950Martha Winters★ 6.7
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Mrs. Greenleaf★ 6.4
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Mrs. Chase★ 6.7
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Derelict 1930Helen Lorber★ 10