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Jessie Royce Landis (1896–1972)

Actress

Jessie Royce Landis was called "an international star" in her New York Times obituary. She was 20 when she made her stage debut at the Playhouse in Chicago as the young countess in "The Highwayman". Soon she was on Broadway. In 1950 she went to London for "Larger Than Life", a dramatization of W. Somerset Maugham's novel... See full bio »

Born:

Jessie Royce Medbury
in Chicago, Illinois, USA

Died:

(age 75) in Danbury, Connecticut, USA
Still of Grace Kelly and Jessie Royce Landis in To Catch a Thief Jessie Royce Landis and Marisa Pavan
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1975 Great Performances (TV series)
Queen Mother Alfreda
– The Ceremony of Innocence (1975) … Queen Mother Alfreda
 
1971 Columbo (TV series)
Mrs. Chadwick
– Lady in Waiting (1971) … Mrs. Chadwick
 
1971 Mr. and Mrs. Bo Jo Jones (TV movie)
Grandmother Greher
 
1969-1971 Ironside (TV series)
Margaret Brainard / Victoria Ironside
– Grandmother's House (1971) … Margaret Brainard
– Why the Tuesday Afternoon Bridge Club Met on Thursday (1969) … Victoria Ironside
 
1970 Airport
Mrs. Harriet DuBarry Mossman
 
1965 The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (TV series)
Madame Olga Nemirovitch
– The Adriatic Express Affair (1965) … Madame Olga Nemirovitch
 
1963 Gidget Goes to Rome
Albertina Blythe
 
1963 Critic's Choice
Charlotte Orr aka Charlie
 
1962 Boys' Night Out
Ethel Williams
 
1962 Bon Voyage!
Countessa 'La Comtesse' DuFresne
 
1961 Goodbye Again
Mrs. Van der Besh
 
1961 Adventures in Paradise (TV series)
Madame Vachet
– A Touch of Genius (1961) … Madame Vachet
 
1960 Thriller (TV series)
Mrs. Kilburn
– The Mark of the Hand (1960) … Mrs. Kilburn
 
1954-1960 The United States Steel Hour (TV series)
Johanna Wagner
– Girl in the Gold Bathtub (1960)
– Counterfeit (1955)
– Late Date (1954) … Johanna Wagner
– Papa Is All (1954)
 
1960 Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV series)
Claire Crane
– Mother, May I Go Out to Swim? (1960) … Claire Crane
 
1960 Art Carney Special (TV series)
– The Man in the Dog Suit (1960)
 
1959 A Private's Affair
Elizabeth T. Chapman
 
1959 North by Northwest
Clara Thornhill
 
1958 I Married a Woman
Mrs. Blake, Janice's Mother
 
1957 My Man Godfrey
Angelica Bullock
 
1956 The Girl He Left Behind
Mrs. Madeline Shaeffer
 
1953-1956 Goodyear Playhouse (TV series)
– Career Girl (1956)
– A. Fadeout (1953)
 
1956 The Swan
Princess Beatrix
 
1956 Climax! (TV series)
Olivia Chesney
– An Episode of Sparrows (1956) … Olivia Chesney
 
1955 To Catch a Thief
Jessie Stevens
 
1953-1955 Armstrong Circle Theatre (TV series)
– The Fatal Trap (1955)
– The Last Tour (1953)
– Pilgrimage (1953)
 
1954 Kraft Theatre (TV series)
– Account Rendered (1954)
 
1953 The Gulf Playhouse (TV series)
– Comeback (1953)
 
1952 Tonight at 8:30
Olive Lloyd Ransome: Ways and Means
 
1952 Larger Than Life (TV movie)
Julia Lambert
 
1951 BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (TV series)
Millicent Jordan
– Dinner at Eight (1951) … Millicent Jordan
 
1950 Mother Didn't Tell Me
Mrs. Wright
 
1949 My Foolish Heart
Martha Winters
 
1949 Actor's Studio (TV series)
– It's a Free Country (1949)
 
1949 It Happens Every Spring
Mrs. Greenleaf
 
1949 Mr. Belvedere Goes to College
Mrs. Chase
 
1948 The Chevrolet Tele-Theatre (TV series)
Bessie
– Mirage in Manhattan (1948) … Bessie
 
1930 Derelict
Helen Lorber
 
1930 At Your Service (short)
 
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1953 Main Street to Broadway
Herself - First Nighter (uncredited)
 
1950 A Night with the Stars (short)
Herself
 
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To Catch a Thief -- Clip: You're a thief To Catch a Thief -- When a reformed jewel thief is suspected of returning to his former occupation, he must ferret out the real thief in order to prove his innocence. To Catch a Thief -- Clip: What would you do?
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Personal Details

Other Works:

Roar Like a Dove (1964). See more »

Publicity Listings:

1 Print Biography  | See more »

Height:

5' 6½" (1.69 m)
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Trivia:

She often stole the show with her blue-bloods and usually played older than she was. She was Cary Grant's mother in North by Northwest despite the fact she was only seven years older than Grant. See more »

Star Sign:

Sagittarius