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Janet Wright

Janet Wright

Known for: Acting

Born 08/03/1945
Died 2016-11-14
Place of birth Farnborough, Hampshire, England, UK

Janet Wright was born in 1945 in England and grew up in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. She was raised in a family of theatre actors. Her siblings are: Anne Wright, John Wright and Susan Wright. Janet had the chance to work with her two sisters, Susan and Anne, in the theater play "Les Belles Soeurs". Besides from her work on television and cinema, Janet has also been involved in several theater projects like: Memoir, The Club, Miss Margarida's Way, Hedda Gabler, The Seahorse, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf, A Lie of the Mind, Not Wanted on the Voyage, Uncle Vanya, Shirley Valentine, King John, In the Ring , Hamlet, The Bacchae, Glengarry Glen Ross, Mabel Leaves Forever and Fool For Love, Dancing at Lughnasa and Wrong for Each Other among others. Janet Wright was married to Brian Richmond and had a son with him named Jacob Richmond who is a playwright, She has a daughter named Celine Richmond. She is married to Bruce Davis. In 29 December 1991, her 44-year-old sister Susan and her parents, Jack and Ruth, died in a house fire.

Filmography

Monk Series ★ 8,0

Monk

Bonnie

2002

Due South Series ★ 7,6

Due South

Sgt. Sam Thorn

1994

Dark Angel Series ★ 7,5

Dark Angel

Annie

2000

Lexx Series ★ 7,0

Lexx

First Lady Priest

1997

Lexx Series ★ 7,0

Lexx

Lorca

1997

The Wonderful World of Disney Series ★ 6,9

The Wonderful World of Disney

Naomi Bascombe

1997

Wiseguy Series ★ 6,6

Wiseguy

1987

Corner Gas Series ★ 8,0

Corner Gas

Emma Leroy

2004

The Perfect Storm Film ★ 6,5

The Perfect Storm

Ethel Shatford

2000

Danger Bay Series ★ 7,4

Danger Bay

1985

Stephen King's Kingdom Hospital Series ★ 7,0

Stephen King's Kingdom Hospital

Liz Hinton

2004

Redwall Series ★ 7,4

Redwall

Constance (voice)

1999

The Tall Man Film ★ 6,0

The Tall Man

Trish

2012

Ramona and Beezus Film ★ 6,6

Ramona and Beezus

Grandma Kemp

2010

More Tales of the City Series ★ 7,3

More Tales of the City

Vita Keating

1998

McCabe & Mrs. Miller Film ★ 7,1

McCabe & Mrs. Miller

Eunice

1971

Rollerball Film ★ 3,9

Rollerball

Coach Olga

2002

Bingo Film ★ 5,1

Bingo

Waitress

1991

Emily of New Moon Series ★ 8,8

Emily of New Moon

Aunt Thom

1998

After the Promise Film ★ 7,5

After the Promise

Waitress

1987

Framed Film ★ 5,3

Framed

Joan Thomas

2002

Mr. Headmistress Film ★ 5,5

Mr. Headmistress

Naomi Bascombe

1998

Ladies and Gentlemen, the Fabulous Stains Film ★ 6,3

Ladies and Gentlemen, the Fabulous Stains

Brenda

1982

American Gothic Film ★ 5,9

American Gothic

Fanny

1987

Blackwoods Film ★ 3,2

Blackwoods

Ma Franklin

2001

Emile Film ★ 6,2

Emile

Alice

2003

Lola Film ★ 5,0

Lola

Ma Keller

2001

Wisegal Film ★ 5,5

Wisegal

Angie - Patty's Mother

2008

Corner Gas: The Movie Film ★ 6,1

Corner Gas: The Movie

Emma Leroy

2014

The Best Christmas Pageant Ever Film ★ 5,3

The Best Christmas Pageant Ever

Helen Armstrong

1983

Beyond the Call Film ★ 6,5

Beyond the Call

Fran

1996

We the Jury Film ★ 7,0

We the Jury

Gladys McKenzie

1996

Brotherly Love Film ★ 7,3

Brotherly Love

Helen Neary

1985

Turnaround: A Story of Recovery Film ★ 9,0

Turnaround: A Story of Recovery

Narrator (voice)

1984

Redwall: The Movie Film ★ 7,5

Redwall: The Movie

Constance(voice)

2000

Film ★ 8,5

Love and other Dilemmas

Jojo Landro

2008

Obscene House Film ★ 3,8

Obscene House

1969

Home Is Where the Hart Is Film ★ 6,2

Home Is Where the Hart Is

J.P.'s Wife

1987

Christmas Comes to Willow Creek Film ★ 6,2

Christmas Comes to Willow Creek

Martha Jane

1987

Laura Lansing Slept Here Film ★ 6,5

Laura Lansing Slept Here

Francie

1988

A Tale of Two Wives Film ★ 6,5

A Tale of Two Wives

Phyllis

2003

Who'll Save Our Children? Film ★ 7,0

Who'll Save Our Children?

1978

Film ★ 9,0

Bordertown Cafe

Maxine

1992

Betrayed Film ★ 7,0

Betrayed

Dr. Fleming

2003

Film ★ 9,5

Wolfpen Principle

1974

Film ★ 9,0

Chasing Cain

Sonia

2001