Place of Birth: Morecambe, Lancashire, England, UK
Janette Scott
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.
Movie | Cast | Year |
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The Day of the Triffids | Karen Goodwin | 1963 |
Crack in the World | Dr. Maggie Sorenson | 1965 |
The Old Dark House | Cecily Femm | 1963 |
Paranoiac | Eleanor Ashby | 1963 |
School for Scoundrels | April Smith | 1960 |
Helen of Troy | Cassandra | 1956 |
No Highway in the Sky | Elspeth Honey | 1951 |
Double Bunk | Peggy Goddard | 1961 |
Creepy Classics | Karen Goodwill - (archive footage) | 1987 |
Conspirator | Toby | 1949 |
The Devil's Disciple | Judith Anderson | 1959 |
The Galloping Major | Susan Hill | 1951 |
As Long as They're Happy | Gwen Bentley | 1955 |
The Beauty Jungle | Shirley Freeman | 1964 |
How to Lose Friends & Alienate People | Sidney's Mother | 2008 |
Happy Is the Bride | Janet Royd | 1958 |
The Good Companions | Susie Dean | 1957 |
No Place for Jennifer | Jennifer Parry | 1950 |
Siege of the Saxons | Princess Katherine | 1963 |
Now and Forever | Janette Grant | 1956 |
The Lady is a Square | Joanna Baring | 1959 |
Two and Two Make Six | Irene | 1962 |
Background | Jess Lomax | 1953 |
Bikini Paradise | Rachel | 1967 |
The Magic Box | Ethel Friese-Greene | 1952 |
His and Hers | Fran Blake | 1961 |
The Lamp Still Burns | (uncredited) | 1943 |
Peter Sellers: A State of Comic Ecstasy | Self | 2020 | Series | Cast | Year |
Burke's Law | Jennifer Robbins | 1963 |
Fifties Features - The Women behind the Pictures | 1986 | |
Last of the Summer Wine | Cameo (uncredited) | 1973 |
Elstree: Britain's Hollywood | Self | 1989 |