Jessie Royce Landis
Jessie Royce Landis is credited on 12 movies and 6 TV shows, best known by TMDB votes for North by Northwest, To Catch a Thief and Columbo.
Born November 25, 1896 in Chicago, Illinois, USA; died February 2, 1972.
Filmography · 18 titles
US streaming apps shown for the 12 best-known titles, checked October 6, 2026. Tap any title for where it streams and what it costs.
North by Northwest
1959 · Movie
On YouTube TV
To Catch a Thief
1955 · Movie
On MGM
Columbo
1971 · TV show
On Peacock and Prime Video
Airport
1970 · Movie
Not on a US subscription app
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955 · TV show
On Peacock and Prime Video
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964 · TV show
Not on a US subscription app
Ironside
1967 · TV show
Not on a US subscription app
Goodbye Again
1961 · Movie
Not on a US subscription app
The Swan
1956 · Movie
Free with ads on Fawesome
Boys' Night Out
1962 · Movie
Not on a US subscription app
My Man Godfrey
1957 · Movie
On fuboTV
It Happens Every Spring
1949 · Movie
Not on a US subscription app
Bon Voyage!
1962 · Movie
Thriller
1960 · TV show
My Foolish Heart
1950 · Movie
Critic's Choice
1963 · Movie
Gidget Goes to Rome
1963 · Movie
Climax!
1954 · TV show
About Jessie Royce Landis
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).
Biography from TMDB, written by its community.