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Janette Scott

Janette Scott

Known for: Acting

Born 14/12/1938
Place of birth Morecambe, Lancashire, England, UK

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.

Filmography

Burke's Law Series ★ 6,2

Burke's Law

Jennifer Robbins

1963

The World of Hammer Series ★ 6,8

The World of Hammer

Self (archive footage)

1994

How to Lose Friends & Alienate People Film ★ 6,0

How to Lose Friends & Alienate People

Sidney's Mother

2008

Armchair Theatre Series ★ 6,0

Armchair Theatre

Maeve McHugh

1956

Series

Fifties Features - The Women behind the Pictures

1986

Helen of Troy Film ★ 6,3

Helen of Troy

Cassandra

1956

No Highway in the Sky Film ★ 7,0

No Highway in the Sky

Elspeth Honey

1951

The Devil's Disciple Film ★ 6,6

The Devil's Disciple

Judith Anderson

1959

The Day of the Triffids Film ★ 6,1

The Day of the Triffids

Karen Goodwin

1963

Crack in the World Film ★ 5,8

Crack in the World

Dr. Maggie Sorenson

1965

The Old Dark House Film ★ 5,9

The Old Dark House

Cecily Femm

1963

Elstree: Britain's Hollywood Series

Elstree: Britain's Hollywood

Self

1989

As Long as They're Happy Film ★ 7,5

As Long as They're Happy

Gwen Bentley

1955

Happy Is the Bride Film ★ 7,0

Happy Is the Bride

Janet Royd

1958

Conspirator Film ★ 5,8

Conspirator

Toby

1949

Siege of the Saxons Film ★ 5,4

Siege of the Saxons

Princess Katherine

1963

Paranoiac Film ★ 6,6

Paranoiac

Eleanor Ashby

1963

Two and Two Make Six Film ★ 7,5

Two and Two Make Six

Irene

1962

The Magic Box Film ★ 6,5

The Magic Box

Ethel Friese-Greene

1952

No Place for Jennifer Film ★ 5,8

No Place for Jennifer

Jennifer Parry

1950

School for Scoundrels Film ★ 6,9

School for Scoundrels

April Smith

1960

Bikini Paradise Film ★ 8,0

Bikini Paradise

Rachel

1967

The Good Companions Film ★ 7,0

The Good Companions

Susie Dean

1957

The Lamp Still Burns Film ★ 5,8

The Lamp Still Burns

(uncredited)

1943

The Lady is a Square Film ★ 6,2

The Lady is a Square

Joanna Baring

1959

Peter Sellers: A State of Comic Ecstasy Film ★ 8,0

Peter Sellers: A State of Comic Ecstasy

Self

2020

His and Hers Film ★ 5,3

His and Hers

Fran Blake

1961

Now and Forever Film ★ 7,0

Now and Forever

Janette Grant

1956

Creepy Classics Film ★ 6,4

Creepy Classics

Karen Goodwill - (archive footage)

1987

The Beauty Jungle Film ★ 5,3

The Beauty Jungle

Shirley Freeman

1964

Double Bunk Film ★ 6,1

Double Bunk

Peggy Goddard

1961

Background Film ★ 7,0

Background

Jess Lomax

1953

The Galloping Major Film ★ 6,1

The Galloping Major

Susan Hill

1951