
Janet Wright
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 8 March 1945 · Farnborough, Hampshire, England, UK
- Died
- 14 November 2016
Janet Wright was born in 1945 in England and grew up in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. She was raised in a family of theatre actors. Her siblings are: Anne Wright, John Wright and Susan Wright. Janet had the chance to work with her two sisters, Susan and Anne, in the theater play "Les Belles Soeurs". Besides from her work on television and cinema, Janet has also been involved in several theater projects like: Memoir, The Club, Miss Margarida's Way, Hedda Gabler, The Seahorse, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf, A Lie of the Mind, Not Wanted on the Voyage, Uncle Vanya, Shirley Valentine, King John, In the Ring , Hamlet, The Bacchae, Glengarry Glen Ross, Mabel Leaves Forever and Fool For Love, Dancing at Lughnasa and Wrong for Each Other among others. Janet Wright was married to Brian Richmond and had a son with him named Jacob Richmond who is a playwright, She has a daughter named Celine Richmond. She is married to Bruce Davis. In 29 December 1991, her 44-year-old sister Susan and her parents, Jack and Ruth, died in a house fire.
Known for
Acting 34
- 2014Corner Gas: The Movie as Emma Leroy
- 2012The Tall Man as Trish
- 2010Ramona and Beezus as Grandma Kemp
- 2008Wisegal as Angie - Patty's Mother
- 2008Love and other Dilemmas as Jojo Landro
- 2003Betrayed as Dr. Fleming
- 2003A Tale of Two Wives as Phyllis
- 2003Emile as Alice
- 2002Framed as Joan Thomas
- 2002Rollerball as Coach Olga
- 2002Monk as Bonnie · 2 episodes
- 2001Blackwoods as Ma Franklin
- 2001Lola as Ma Keller
- 2001Chasing Cain as Sonia
- 2000The Perfect Storm as Ethel Shatford
- 2000Redwall: The Movie as Constance(voice)
- 1998Mr. Headmistress as Naomi Bascombe
- 1996We the Jury as Gladys McKenzie
- 1996Beyond the Call as Fran
- 1992Bordertown Cafe as Maxine
- 1991Bingo as Waitress
- 1988Laura Lansing Slept Here as Francie
- 1987Christmas Comes to Willow Creek as Martha Jane
- 1987After the Promise as Waitress
- 1987American Gothic as Fanny
- 1987Home Is Where the Hart Is as J.P.'s Wife
- 1985Brotherly Love as Helen Neary
- 1984Turnaround: A Story of Recovery as Narrator (voice)
- 1983The Best Christmas Pageant Ever as Helen Armstrong
- 1982Ladies and Gentlemen, the Fabulous Stains as Brenda
- 1978Who'll Save Our Children?
- 1974Wolfpen Principle
- 1971McCabe & Mrs. Miller as Eunice
- 1969Obscene House




