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Janette Scott

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86 Years Old

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.

Born

Morecambe, Lancashire, England, UK on 14th December 1938

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