Janette Scott
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- December 14, 1938 (age 87)
- Birthplace
- Morecambe, Lancashire, England, UK
Biography
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.
Known For
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Filmography
Peter Sellers: A State of Comic Ecstasy
Movie · as Self
How to Lose Friends & Alienate People
Movie · as Sidney's Mother
The World of Hammer
TV · as Self (archive footage) · 1 ep
Elstree: Britain's Hollywood
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Creepy Classics
Movie · as Karen Goodwill - (archive footage)
Fifties Features - The Women behind the Pictures
TV · 1 ep
Bikini Paradise
Movie · as Rachel
Crack in the World
Movie · as Dr. Maggie Sorenson
The Beauty Jungle
Movie · as Shirley Freeman
The Day of the Triffids
Movie · as Karen Goodwin
The Old Dark House
Movie · as Cecily Femm
Paranoiac
Movie · as Eleanor Ashby
Siege of the Saxons
Movie · as Princess Katherine
Burke's Law
TV · as Jennifer Robbins · 1 ep
Two and Two Make Six
Movie · as Irene
Double Bunk
Movie · as Peggy Goddard
His and Hers
Movie · as Fran Blake
School for Scoundrels
Movie · as April Smith
The Devil's Disciple
Movie · as Judith Anderson
The Lady is a Square
Movie · as Joanna Baring
Happy Is the Bride
Movie · as Janet Royd
The Good Companions
Movie · as Susie Dean
Helen of Troy
Movie · as Cassandra
Now and Forever
Movie · as Janette Grant
Armchair Theatre
TV · as Maeve McHugh · 1 ep
As Long As They're Happy
Movie · as Gwen Bentley
Background
Movie · as Jess Lomax
The Magic Box
Movie · as Ethel Friese-Greene
No Highway in the Sky
Movie · as Elspeth Honey
The Galloping Major
Movie · as Susan Hill
No Place for Jennifer
Movie · as Jennifer Parry
Conspirator
Movie · as Toby
The Lamp Still Burns
Movie · as (uncredited)