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Janette Scott

Janette Scott

Known for: Actress
Born: 14 December 1938 (age 87), Morecambe, Lancashire, England, UK
Credits: 30 titles

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.

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Filmography

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

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