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Janette Scott

Janette Scott

Actor · Born 1938-12-14 · Morecambe, Lancashire, England, UK

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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.

Movies & TV Shows

  1. How to Lose Friends & Alienate People (2008) — Sidney's Mother
  2. The Day of the Triffids (1963) — Karen Goodwin
  3. Paranoiac (1963) — Eleanor Ashby
  4. Crack in the World (1965) — Dr. Maggie Sorenson
  5. School for Scoundrels (1960) — April Smith
  6. The Old Dark House (1963) — Cecily Femm
  7. No Highway in the Sky (1951) — Elspeth Honey
  8. Helen of Troy (1956) — Cassandra
  9. The Devil's Disciple (1959) — Judith Anderson
  10. The Magic Box (1952) — Ethel Friese-Greene
  11. Conspirator (1949) — Toby
  12. Burke's Law (1963) — Jennifer Robbins
  13. Siege of the Saxons (1963) — Princess Katherine
  14. The Beauty Jungle (1964) — Shirley Freeman
  15. His and Hers (1961) — Fran Blake
  16. The Galloping Major (1951) — Susan Hill
  17. The Lamp Still Burns (1943) — (uncredited)
  18. Double Bunk (1961) — Peggy Goddard
  19. Creepy Classics (1987) — Karen Goodwill - (archive footage)
  20. No Place for Jennifer (1950) — Jennifer Parry
  21. Armchair Theatre (1956) — Maeve McHugh
  22. Happy Is the Bride (1958) — Janet Royd
  23. Now and Forever (1956) — Janette Grant
  24. The Lady is a Square (1959) — Joanna Baring
  25. As Long as They're Happy (1955) — Gwen Bentley
  26. The World of Hammer (1994) — Self (archive footage)
  27. Two and Two Make Six (1962) — Irene
  28. Background (1953) — Jess Lomax
  29. Bikini Paradise (1967) — Rachel
  30. Peter Sellers: A State of Comic Ecstasy (2020) — Self
  31. The Good Companions (1957) — Susie Dean
  32. Fifties Features - The Women behind the Pictures (1986)
  33. Elstree: Britain's Hollywood (1989) — Self