Janette Scott

Janette Scott

Acting

Born: 1938-12-14 in Morecambe, Lancashire, England, UK

Biography

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.

Known For

Burke's Law

Burke's Law

Jennifer Robbins

The World of Hammer

The World of Hammer

Self (archive footage)

How to Lose Friends & Alienate People

How to Lose Friends & Alienate People

Sidney's Mother

Helen of Troy

Helen of Troy

Cassandra

Paranoiac

Paranoiac

Eleanor Ashby

Crack in the World

Crack in the World

Dr. Maggie Sorenson

The Devil's Disciple

The Devil's Disciple

Judith Anderson

His and Hers

His and Hers

Fran Blake

Armchair Theatre

Armchair Theatre

Maeve McHugh

The Day of the Triffids

The Day of the Triffids

Karen Goodwin

Bikini Paradise

Bikini Paradise

Rachel

Siege of the Saxons

Siege of the Saxons

Princess Katherine

The Old Dark House

The Old Dark House

Cecily Femm

Conspirator

Conspirator

Toby

No Poster

Fifties Features - The Women behind the Pictures

No Highway in the Sky

No Highway in the Sky

Elspeth Honey

Double Bunk

Double Bunk

Peggy Goddard

The Magic Box

The Magic Box

Ethel Friese-Greene

School for Scoundrels

School for Scoundrels

April Smith

As Long as They're Happy

As Long as They're Happy

Gwen Bentley

Happy Is the Bride

Happy Is the Bride

Janet Royd

The Lady is a Square

The Lady is a Square

Joanna Baring

Creepy Classics

Creepy Classics

Karen Goodwill - (archive footage)

Now and Forever

Now and Forever

Janette Grant

Two and Two Make Six

Two and Two Make Six

Irene

Background

Background

Jess Lomax

No Place for Jennifer

No Place for Jennifer

Jennifer Parry

The Good Companions

The Good Companions

Susie Dean

Elstree: Britain's Hollywood

Elstree: Britain's Hollywood

Self

The Beauty Jungle

The Beauty Jungle

Shirley Freeman

The Galloping Major

The Galloping Major

Susan Hill

Peter Sellers: A State of Comic Ecstasy

Peter Sellers: A State of Comic Ecstasy

Self

The Lamp Still Burns

The Lamp Still Burns

(uncredited)