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Jessie Royce Landis

Actress / Stage Actress / Television Actress / Film Actress | * 11/25/1904 († 67, 02/02/1972) | Chicago, Illinois (United States of America (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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Most frequent genres for this person: Comedies | Drama | Romance / Love

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The eccentric Bullock household again need a new butler. Daughter Irene encounters bedraggled Godfrey Godfrey at the docks and, fancying him and noticing his obviously good manners, gets him the job. ...

My Man Godfrey

Certification unknown

1957 | 3.1/5 | 1h 32min
Comedy
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Princess Beatrice's days of enjoying the regal life are numbered unless her only daughter, Princess Alexandra, makes a good impression on a distant cousin when he pays a surprise visit to their palace ...

The Swan

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1956 | 3.5/5 | 1h 44min
Comedy, Drama, Romance / Love
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An ex-thief is accused of enacting a new crime spree, so to clear his name he sets off to catch the new thief, who’s imitating his signature style. ...

To Catch a Thief

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1955 | 3.7/5 | 1h 47min
Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance / Love, Thriller
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Advertising man Roger Thornhill is mistaken for a spy, triggering a deadly cross-country chase. ...

North by Northwest

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1959 | 4.0/5 | 2h 16min
Mystery, Thriller
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Movies with Jessie Royce Landis as Actress(21)

as Grandmother Greher1971 Mr. and Mrs. Bo Jo Jones
as Harriet DuBarry Mossman1970 Airport
as Albertina Blythe1963 Gidget Goes to Rome
as Charlotte Orr aka Charlie1963 Critic's Choice
as Ethel Williams1962 Boys' Night Out
as Countessa 'La Comtesse' DuFresne1962 Bon Voyage!
as Mrs. Van der Besh1961 Goodbye Again
as Clara Thornhill1959 North by Northwest
as Elizabeth T. Chapman1959 A Private's Affair
as Mrs. Blake1958 I Married a Woman
as Angelica Bullock1957 My Man Godfrey
as Princess Beatrix1956 The Swan
as Mrs. Madeline Shaeffer1956 The Girl He Left Behind
as Jessie Stevens1955 To Catch a Thief
as Self (uncredited)1953 Main Street to Broadway
as Olive Lloyd Ransome (segment "Ways and Means")1952 Meet Me Tonight
as Mrs. Wright1950 Mother Didn't Tell Me
as Martha Winters1950 My Foolish Heart
as Mrs. Greenleaf1949 It Happens Every Spring
as Mrs. Chase1949 Mr. Belvedere Goes to College
as Helen Lorber1930 Derelict

TV Shows/Series with Jessie Royce Landis as Actress(8)

as Mrs. Chadwick1971 Columbo
1967 Ironside
as Mrs. Edwina Pierce1964 Valentine's Day
as Mrs. Kilburn1960 Thriller
as Madame Vachet1959 Adventures in Paradise
as Claire Crane1955 Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Olivia Chesney1954 Climax!
1953 The United States Steel Hour

Born: Friday, 11/25 1904 (November) in Chicago, Illinois (United States of America (USA))
Died: Wednesday, 02/02 1972 (February) in Danbury (aged: 67)
Zodiac sign: Sagittarius (Chinese zodiac sign: Dragon)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Jessie Royce Landis frequently works together with these people:
Robert H. Harris (13x, Actor)
John Williams (13x, Actor)
Phyllis Thaxter (12x, Actress)
Jeanette Nolan (11x, Actress)
Raymond Bailey (11x, Actor)
Harry Tyler (11x, Actor)
Everett Sloane (10x, Actor)
Norman Lloyd (10x, Actor)
Harry Townes (10x, Actor)
Patricia Hitchcock (10x, Actress)
Boris Karloff (9x, Actor)
Eduardo Ciannelli (9x, Actor)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:605289, Added: 10/18/2018, Last updated: 04/22/2024