Janette Scott

Janette Scott

1938-12-14 Morecambe, Lancashire, England, UK Female 33 Known Credits

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Thora Janette Scott (born 14 December 1938) is an English actress. She was born in Morecambe, England. She is the daughter of actors Jimmy Scott and Thora Hird. She started her acting career as a child actress, known as Janette Scott, and became a popular leading lady. Among her best known roles was as April Smith in the 1960 film School for Scoundrels, based on the "One-upmanship" books by Stephen Potter, in which Ian Carmichael and Terry-Thomas competed for her attention. Scott wrote her autobiography at the age of 14. Her role in the film The Day of the Triffids is referenced in the opening song of The Rocky Horror Show ("Science Fiction/Double Feature") which made references to many B-movie sci-fi and horror films. Description above from the Wikipedia article Janette Scott, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Personal Info

Gender

Female

Birthday

1938-12-14

Place of Birth

Morecambe, Lancashire, England, UK

Known Credits

33

Known For

Acting

Also Known As

Thora Janette Scott

Photos

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Known For Movies

Known For TV Shows

Movie Credits

Helen of Troy

1956

Cassandra

The Day of the Triffids

1963

Karen Goodwin

The Devil's Disciple

1959

Judith Anderson

Paranoiac

1963

Eleanor Ashby

No Highway in the Sky

1951

Elspeth Honey

Crack in the World

1965

Dr. Maggie Sorenson

Siege of the Saxons

1963

Princess Katherine

Bikini Paradise

1967

Rachel

Conspirator

1949

Toby

School for Scoundrels

1960

April Smith

Happy Is the Bride

1958

Janet Royd

The Magic Box

1952

Ethel Friese-Greene

The Lamp Still Burns

1943

(uncredited)

The Old Dark House

1963

Cecily Femm

His and Hers

1961

Fran Blake

The Good Companions

1957

Susie Dean

As Long as They're Happy

1955

Gwen Bentley

Double Bunk

1961

Peggy Goddard

Now and Forever

1956

Janette Grant

The Lady is a Square

1959

Joanna Baring

Creepy Classics

1987

Karen Goodwill - (archive footage)

The Beauty Jungle

1964

Shirley Freeman

Background

1953

Jess Lomax

The Galloping Major

1951

Susan Hill

No Place for Jennifer

1950

Jennifer Parry

TV Credits

Burke's Law

1963

Jennifer Robbins (1 episodes)

The World of Hammer

1994

Self (archive footage) (1 episodes)

Armchair Theatre

1956

Maeve McHugh (1 episodes)

Elstree: Britain's Hollywood

1989

Self (1 episodes)

Movie Production Credits

TV Production Credits

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