Janette Scott
Age: 85 | From: Morecambe, Lancashire, England, UK
Person Details
Birthday: 1938-12-14 21:32:46
Aliases: No known aliases
Gender: Female
Place of birth: Morecambe, Lancashire, England, UK
Homepage:
Movie Involvements: 15
TV Involvements: 1
Most Famous Work
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.
Most Famous Work
Burke's Law
(1963) Jennifer Robbins
The Day of the Triffids
(1962) Karen Goodwin
Helen of Troy
(1956) Cassandra
Crack in the World
(1965) Dr. Maggie Sorenson
No Highway
(1951) Elspeth Honey
Paranoiac
(1963) Eleanor Ashby
The Magic Box
(1952) Ethel Friese-Greene
Peter Sellers: A State of Comic Ecstasy
(2020) SelfActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Self | |
| 2008 | Sidney's Mother | |
| 1987 | Karen Goodwill - (archive footage) | |
| 1973 | Cameo (uncredited) | |
| 1967 | Rachel | |
| 1965 | Dr. Maggie Sorenson | |
| 1964 | Shirley Freeman | |
| 1963 | Cecily Femm | |
| Jennifer Robbins | ||
| Princess Katherine | ||
| Eleanor Ashby | ||
| 1962 | Karen Goodwin | |
| Irene | ||
| 1961 | Peggy Goddard | |
| Fran Blake | ||
| 1960 | April Smith | |
| 1959 | Judith Anderson | |
| Joanna Baring | ||
| 1958 | Janet Royd | |
| 1957 | Susie Dean | |
| 1956 | Janette Grant | |
| Cassandra | ||
| 1955 | Gwen Bentley | |
| 1953 | Jess Lomax | |
| 1952 | Ethel Friese-Greene | |
| 1951 | Elspeth Honey | |
| Susan Hill | ||
| 1950 | Jennifer Parry | |
| 1949 | Toby | |
| 1943 | (uncredited) | |
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
Art
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Title Designer | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
