Jessie Royce Landis
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- November 25, 1896, Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Died
- February 2, 1972
- Movies
- 23
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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Best-Known Movies
Filmography
| 1987 | Grace Kelly: The American Princess | Self (archive footage) |
| 1971 | Mr. and Mrs. Bo Jo Jones | Grandmother Greher |
| 1970 | The Ceremony of Innocence | Queen Mother Alfreda |
| 1970 | Airport | Harriet DuBarry Mossman |
| 1963 | Gidget Goes to Rome | Albertina Blythe |
| 1963 | Critic's Choice | Charlotte Orr |
| 1962 | Boys' Night Out | Ethel Williams |
| 1962 | Bon Voyage! | Countessa 'La Comtesse' DuFresne |
| 1961 | Goodbye Again | Mrs. Van der Besh |
| 1959 | A Private's Affair | Elizabeth T. Chapman |
| 1959 | North by Northwest | Clara Thornhill |
| 1958 | I Married a Woman | Mrs. Blake |
| 1957 | My Man Godfrey | Angelica Bullock |
| 1956 | The Girl He Left Behind | Mrs. Madeline Shaeffer |
| 1956 | The Swan | Princess Beatrix |
| 1955 | To Catch a Thief | Jessie Stevens |
| 1953 | Main Street to Broadway | Self (uncredited) |
| 1952 | Meet Me Tonight | Olive Lloyd Ransome (segment "Ways and Means") |
| 1950 | Mother Didn't Tell Me | Mrs. Wright |
| 1950 | My Foolish Heart | Martha Winters |
| 1949 | It Happens Every Spring | Mrs. Greenleaf |
| 1949 | Mr. Belvedere Goes to College | Mrs. Chase |
| 1930 | Derelict | Helen Lorber |
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