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Jessie Royce Landis

Jessie Royce Landis

Acting Born: November 25, 1896 • 75 years old (deceased) • Chicago, Illinois, USA

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.

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Also Known As

Jessie MedburyJessie Royce-Landis

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Known For

Columbo

Columbo

as Mrs. Chadwick

Ironside

Ironside

Climax!

Climax!

as Olivia Chesney

Thriller

Thriller

as Mrs. Kilburn

Adventures in Paradise

Adventures in Paradise

as Madame Vachet

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as Claire Crane

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

as Madame Olga Nemirovitch

The United States Steel Hour

The United States Steel Hour

North by Northwest

North by Northwest

as Clara Thornhill

Valentine's Day

Valentine's Day

as Mrs. Edwina Pierce

To Catch a Thief

To Catch a Thief

as Jessie Stevens

Airport

Airport

as Harriet DuBarry Mossman

Critic's Choice

Critic's Choice

as Charlotte Orr aka Charlie

Goodbye Again

Goodbye Again

as Mrs. Van der Besh

My Man Godfrey

My Man Godfrey

as Angelica Bullock

The Swan

The Swan

as Princess Beatrix

Gidget Goes to Rome

Gidget Goes to Rome

as Albertina Blythe

It Happens Every Spring

It Happens Every Spring

as Mrs. Greenleaf

Bon Voyage!

Bon Voyage!

as Countessa 'La Comtesse' DuFresne

Boys' Night Out

Boys' Night Out

as Ethel Williams