Janette Scott
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 14 December 1938 · Morecambe, Lancashire, England, UK
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
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- 2020Peter Sellers: A State of Comic Ecstasy as Self
- 2008How to Lose Friends & Alienate People as Sidney's Mother
- 1987Creepy Classics as Karen Goodwill - (archive footage)
- 1967Bikini Paradise as Rachel
- 1965Crack in the World as Dr. Maggie Sorenson
- 1964The Beauty Jungle as Shirley Freeman
- 1963The Old Dark House as Cecily Femm
- 1963Siege of the Saxons as Princess Katherine
- 1963The Day of the Triffids as Karen Goodwin
- 1963Paranoiac as Eleanor Ashby
- 1962Two and Two Make Six as Irene
- 1961Double Bunk as Peggy Goddard
- 1961His and Hers as Fran Blake
- 1960School for Scoundrels as April Smith
- 1959The Devil's Disciple as Judith Anderson
- 1959The Lady is a Square as Joanna Baring
- 1958Happy Is the Bride as Janet Royd
- 1957The Good Companions as Susie Dean
- 1956Now and Forever as Janette Grant
- 1956Helen of Troy as Cassandra
- 1955As Long as They're Happy as Gwen Bentley
- 1953Background as Jess Lomax
- 1952The Magic Box as Ethel Friese-Greene
- 1951No Highway in the Sky as Elspeth Honey
- 1951The Galloping Major as Susan Hill
- 1950No Place for Jennifer as Jennifer Parry
- 1949Conspirator as Toby
- 1943The Lamp Still Burns as (uncredited)
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- 1975The Rocky Horror Picture Show · title designer