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Janette Scott

Acting
Known For

87 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

All Credits

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