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 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.
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- 2020 · Peter Sellers: A State of Comic Ecstasy as Self
- 2008 · How to Lose Friends & Alienate People as Sidney's Mother
- 1987 · Creepy Classics as Karen Goodwill - (archive footage)
- 1986 · Fifties Features - The Women behind the Pictures as
- 1973 · Last of the Summer Wine as Cameo (uncredited)
- 1967 · Bikini Paradise as Rachel
- 1965 · Crack in the World as Dr. Maggie Sorenson
- 1964 · The Beauty Jungle as Shirley Freeman
- 1963 · The Old Dark House as Cecily Femm
- 1963 · Burke's Law as Jennifer Robbins
- 1963 · Siege of the Saxons as Princess Katherine
- 1963 · The Day of the Triffids as Karen Goodwin
- 1963 · Paranoiac as Eleanor Ashby
- 1962 · Two and Two Make Six as Irene
- 1961 · Double Bunk as Peggy Goddard
- 1961 · His and Hers as Fran Blake
- 1960 · School for Scoundrels as April Smith
- 1959 · The Devil's Disciple as Judith Anderson
- 1959 · The Lady is a Square as Joanna Baring
- 1958 · Happy Is the Bride as Janet Royd
- 1957 · The Good Companions as Susie Dean
- 1956 · Now and Forever as Janette Grant
- 1956 · Helen of Troy as Cassandra
- 1955 · As Long as They're Happy as Gwen Bentley
- 1953 · Background as Jess Lomax
- 1952 · The Magic Box as Ethel Friese-Greene
- 1951 · No Highway in the Sky as Elspeth Honey
- 1951 · The Galloping Major as Susan Hill
- 1950 · No Place for Jennifer as Jennifer Parry
- 1949 · Conspirator as Toby
- 1943 · The Lamp Still Burns as (uncredited)