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Janette Scott

Janette Scott

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.

Birthday: 1938-12-14

Place of birth: Morecambe, Lancashire, England, UK

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Also known as: Thora Janette Scott

The Day of the Triffids
The Day of the Triffids

1963-04-24

Karen Goodwin

Crack in the World
Crack in the World

1965-04-15

Dr. Maggie Sorenson

The Old Dark House
The Old Dark House

1963-10-30

Cecily Femm

Paranoiac
Paranoiac

1963-01-07

Eleanor Ashby

School for Scoundrels
School for Scoundrels

1960-03-24

April Smith

Helen of Troy
Helen of Troy

1956-01-26

Cassandra

No Highway in the Sky
No Highway in the Sky

1951-06-28

Elspeth Honey

Double Bunk
Double Bunk

1961-05-06

Peggy Goddard

Creepy Classics
Creepy Classics

1987-10-01

Karen Goodwill - (archive footage)

Conspirator
Conspirator

1949-07-28

Toby

The Devil's Disciple
The Devil's Disciple

1959-08-20

Judith Anderson

The Galloping Major
The Galloping Major

1951-05-07

Susan Hill

As Long as They're Happy
As Long as They're Happy

1955-03-15

Gwen Bentley

The Beauty Jungle
The Beauty Jungle

1964-08-25

Shirley Freeman

How to Lose Friends & Alienate People
How to Lose Friends & Alienate People

2008-10-02

Sidney's Mother

Happy Is the Bride
Happy Is the Bride

1958-03-04

Janet Royd

The Good Companions
The Good Companions

1957-04-22

Susie Dean

No Place for Jennifer
No Place for Jennifer

1950-01-17

Jennifer Parry

Siege of the Saxons
Siege of the Saxons

1963-07-01

Princess Katherine

Now and Forever
Now and Forever

1956-09-10

Janette Grant

The Lady is a Square
The Lady is a Square

1959-02-03

Joanna Baring

Two and Two Make Six
Two and Two Make Six

1962-05-01

Irene

Background
Background

1953-11-09

Jess Lomax

Bikini Paradise
Bikini Paradise

1967-05-03

Rachel

The Magic Box
The Magic Box

1952-01-01

Ethel Friese-Greene

His and Hers
His and Hers

1961-01-01

Fran Blake

The Lamp Still Burns
The Lamp Still Burns

1943-11-29

(uncredited)