Janette Scott
Known for Acting · 33 credits
- Born
- 1938-12-14 (age 87)
- Place of birth
- Morecambe, Lancashire, England, UK
- Also 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.
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Known For
TV Shows (5)
Movies (28)
How to Lose Friends & Alienate People
2008
as Sidney's Mother
Helen of Troy
1956
as Cassandra
The Day of the Triffids
1963
as Karen Goodwin
The Galloping Major
1951
as Susan Hill
The Old Dark House
1963
as Cecily Femm
No Highway in the Sky
1951
as Elspeth Honey
The Lady is a Square
1959
as Joanna Baring
His and Hers
1961
as Fran Blake
Crack in the World
1965
as Dr. Maggie Sorenson
The Devil's Disciple
1959
as Judith Anderson
Creepy Classics
1987
as Karen Goodwill - (archive footage)
The Magic Box
1952
as Ethel Friese-Greene
Conspirator
1949
as Toby
Peter Sellers: A State of Comic Ecstasy
2020
as Self
School for Scoundrels
1960
as April Smith
Double Bunk
1961
as Peggy Goddard
Happy Is the Bride
1958
as Janet Royd
Background
1953
as Jess Lomax
Siege of the Saxons
1963
as Princess Katherine
As Long as They're Happy
1955
as Gwen Bentley
The Good Companions
1957
as Susie Dean
Paranoiac
1963
as Eleanor Ashby
Two and Two Make Six
1962
as Irene
The Lamp Still Burns
1943
as (uncredited)
Bikini Paradise
1967
as Rachel
The Beauty Jungle
1964
as Shirley Freeman
Now and Forever
1956
as Janette Grant
No Place for Jennifer
1950
as Jennifer Parry
About 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 a… With 33 credits spanning from 1943 to 2020, Janette Scott has appeared in 28 films and 5 TV shows.
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Most Popular Janette Scott Movies
- How to Lose Friends & Alienate People (2008) — as Sidney's Mother
- Helen of Troy (1956) — as Cassandra
- The Day of the Triffids (1963) — as Karen Goodwin
- The Galloping Major (1951) — as Susan Hill
- The Old Dark House (1963) — as Cecily Femm
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