Jessie Royce Landis

1896–1972 · American actress

Jessie Royce Landis, also known as Jesse Royce-Landis, was an American actress known for her mother roles in the Hitchcock films To Catch a Thief (1955) and North by Northwest (1959).

Jessie Royce Landis, in order

1. 1930 Derelict: acted · directed by Rowland V. Lee
2. 1950 It Happens Every Spring: acted · directed by Lloyd Bacon
3. 1950 My Foolish Heart: acted · directed by Mark Robson
4. 1955 To Catch a Thief: acted · directed by Alfred Hitchcock · critics 94%, audiences 84% · streaming on Philo, Kanopy, MGM+
5. 1956 The Girl He Left Behind: acted · directed by David Butler
6. 1956 The Swan: acted · directed by Charles Vidor
7. 1957 My Man Godfrey: acted · directed by Henry Koster
8. 1958 I Married a Woman: acted · directed by Hal Kanter
9. 1959 A Private's Affair: acted · directed by Raoul Walsh
10. 1959 North by Northwest: acted · directed by Alfred Hitchcock · critics 97%, audiences 94% · streaming on Philo, Tubi
11. 1961 Goodbye Again: acted · directed by Anatole Litvak
12. 1962 Bon Voyage!: acted · directed by James Neilson
13. 1962 Boys' Night Out: acted · directed by Michael Gordon
14. 1963 Critic's Choice: acted · directed by Don Weis
15. 1970 Airport: acted · directed by George Seaton
16. 1970 The Ceremony of Innocence: acted · directed by Arthur Allan Seidelman