Janette Scott
ActingAlso Known As
Thora Janette Scott
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
(28 total)
How to Lose Friends & Alienate People
as Sidney's Mother
The Day of the Triffids
as Karen Goodwin
Paranoiac
as Eleanor Ashby
School for Scoundrels
as April Smith
Crack in the World
as Dr. Maggie Sorenson
The Old Dark House
as Cecily Femm
No Highway in the Sky
as Elspeth Honey
Helen of Troy
as Cassandra
The Devil's Disciple
as Judith Anderson
Conspirator
as Toby
The Magic Box
as Ethel Friese-Greene
Siege of the Saxons
as Princess Katherine
His and Hers
as Fran Blake
The Galloping Major
as Susan Hill
The Beauty Jungle
as Shirley Freeman
The Lamp Still Burns
as (uncredited)
Double Bunk
as Peggy Goddard
Creepy Classics
as Karen Goodwill - (archive footage)
No Place for Jennifer
as Jennifer Parry
Happy Is the Bride
as Janet Royd
TV Shows
(4 total)
Burke's Law
as Jennifer Robbins
The World of Hammer
as Self (archive footage)
