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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

32

Gender

Female

Birthday

1938-12-14 (87 years old)

Place of Birth

Morecambe, Lancashire, England, UK

Also Known As

Thora Janette Scott

Janette Scott

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

Acting

The Day of the Triffids

1963

The Day of the Triffids

as

Karen Goodwin

Crack in the World

1965

Crack in the World

as

Dr. Maggie Sorenson

The Old Dark House

1963

The Old Dark House

as

Cecily Femm

Paranoiac

1963

Paranoiac

as

Eleanor Ashby

School for Scoundrels

1960

School for Scoundrels

as

April Smith

Helen of Troy

1956

Helen of Troy

as

Cassandra

No Highway in the Sky

1951

No Highway in the Sky

as

Elspeth Honey

Double Bunk

1961

Double Bunk

as

Peggy Goddard

Creepy Classics

1987

Creepy Classics

as

Karen Goodwill - (archive footage)

Conspirator

1949

Conspirator

as

Toby

The Devil's Disciple

1959

The Devil's Disciple

as

Judith Anderson

The Galloping Major

1951

The Galloping Major

as

Susan Hill

As Long as They're Happy

1955

As Long as They're Happy

as

Gwen Bentley

The Beauty Jungle

1964

The Beauty Jungle

as

Shirley Freeman

Happy Is the Bride

1958

Happy Is the Bride

as

Janet Royd

The Good Companions

1957

The Good Companions

as

Susie Dean

No Place for Jennifer

1950

No Place for Jennifer

as

Jennifer Parry

Siege of the Saxons

1963

Siege of the Saxons

as

Princess Katherine

Now and Forever

1956

Now and Forever

as

Janette Grant

The Lady is a Square

1959

The Lady is a Square

as

Joanna Baring

Background

1953

Background

as

Jess Lomax

Bikini Paradise

1967

Bikini Paradise

as

Rachel

The Magic Box

1952

The Magic Box

as

Ethel Friese-Greene

His and Hers

1961

His and Hers

as

Fran Blake

The Lamp Still Burns

1943

The Lamp Still Burns

as

(uncredited)

Burke's Law

Burke's Law

as

Jennifer Robbins

Production

Crew

Directing