
Janet Munro
Known for Acting · 27 credits
- Born
- 1934-09-28
- Died
- 1972-12-06
- Place of birth
- Blackpool, England, UK
- Also known as
- Janet Neilson Horsburgh
Biography
Born Janet Neilson Horsburgh, Janet Munro, was an English actress, best known for Darby O'Gill and the Little People (1959) for which she won a Golden Globe Award. and Life for Ruth (1962), for which she received a BAFTA Film Award nomination. She died aged 38 of a heart condition.
Known For
TV Shows (4)
Movies (23)

Swiss Family Robinson
1960
as Roberta 'Bertie'

Darby O'Gill and the Little People
1959
as Katie O'Gill

The Crawling Eye
1958
as Anne Pilgrim

The Day the Earth Caught Fire
1961
as Jeannie Craig

I Captured the King of the Leprechauns
1959
as Katie O'Gill

Sebastian
1968
as Carol Fancy

Life for Ruth
1962
as Pat Harris

Third Man on the Mountain
1959
as Lizbeth Hempel

Bitter Harvest
1963
as Jennie

Cry WoIf
1968
as Polly

The Young and the Guilty
1958
as Sue Connor

Swiss Family Robinson: Adventure in the Making
2002
as Self (archive)

Hide and Seek
1964
as Maggie

Tommy the Toreador
1959
as Amanda

The Admirable Crichton
1968
as Tweeny

The Horsemasters
1961
as Janet Hale

Escape to Paradise/Water Birds
1960

Afternoon of a Nymph
1962
as Elaine

The Piano
1971
as Mabel

Perilous Assignment
1959
as Self

Small Hotel
1957
as Effie

A Jolly Bad Fellow
1964
as Delia Brooks

Daylight Robbery
1964
as Darryl's mum
About Janet Munro
Born Janet Neilson Horsburgh, Janet Munro, was an English actress, best known for Darby O'Gill and the Little People (1959) for which she won a Golden Globe Award. and Life for Ruth (1962), for which she received a BAFTA Film Award nomination. She died aged 38 of a heart condition. With 27 credits spanning from 1951 to 2002, Janet Munro has appeared in 23 films and 4 TV shows.
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Most Popular Janet Munro Movies
- Swiss Family Robinson (1960) — as Roberta 'Bertie'
- Darby O'Gill and the Little People (1959) — as Katie O'Gill
- The Crawling Eye (1958) — as Anne Pilgrim
- The Day the Earth Caught Fire (1961) — as Jeannie Craig
- I Captured the King of the Leprechauns (1959) — as Katie O'Gill
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