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Janette Scott
Janette Scott

Janette Scott

ActingBorn December 14, 1938 (age 87)Morecambe, Lancashire, England, UK

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.

Filmography

2008Movie
1994
The World of Hammer

as Self (archive footage)

TV
1987
Creepy Classics

as Karen Goodwill - (archive footage)

Movie
1967Movie
1965
Crack in the World

as Dr. Maggie Sorenson

Movie
1964
The Beauty Jungle

as Shirley Freeman

Movie
1963
The Old Dark House

as Cecily Femm

Movie
1963
Burke's Law

as Jennifer Robbins

TV
1963
Siege of the Saxons

as Princess Katherine

Movie
1963
The Day of the Triffids

as Karen Goodwin

Movie
1963
Paranoiac

as Eleanor Ashby

Movie
1962Movie
1961
Double Bunk

as Peggy Goddard

Movie
1961
His and Hers

as Fran Blake

Movie
1960
School for Scoundrels

as April Smith

Movie
1959
The Devil's Disciple

as Judith Anderson

Movie
1959
The Lady is a Square

as Joanna Baring

Movie
1958
Happy Is the Bride

as Janet Royd

Movie
1957
The Good Companions

as Susie Dean

Movie
1956
Now and Forever

as Janette Grant

Movie
1956
Armchair Theatre

as Maeve McHugh

TV
1956
Helen of Troy

as Cassandra

Movie
1955Movie
1953
Background

as Jess Lomax

Movie
1952
The Magic Box

as Ethel Friese-Greene

Movie
1951
No Highway in the Sky

as Elspeth Honey

Movie
1951
The Galloping Major

as Susan Hill

Movie
1950
No Place for Jennifer

as Jennifer Parry

Movie
1949Movie
1943
The Lamp Still Burns

as (uncredited)

Movie

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdayDecember 14, 1938
Place of BirthMorecambe, Lancashire, England, UK
Popularity0.6