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Janette Scott

Acting

  • Born
  • December 14, 1938
  • Place of birth
  • Morecambe, Lancashire, England, UK

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.

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Burke's Law poster
Burke's Law
1963
The World of Hammer poster
The World of Hammer
1994
How to Lose Friends & Alienate People poster
How to Lose Friends & Alienate People
2008
Helen of Troy poster
Helen of Troy
1956
Crack in the World poster
Crack in the World
1965
Paranoiac poster
Paranoiac
1963
The Devil's Disciple poster
The Devil's Disciple
1959
His and Hers poster
His and Hers
1961
The Day of the Triffids poster
The Day of the Triffids
1963
Fifties Features - The Women behind the Pictures
1986
The Old Dark House poster
The Old Dark House
1963
Armchair Theatre poster
Armchair Theatre
1956
Bikini Paradise poster
Bikini Paradise
1967
Conspirator poster
Conspirator
1949
Creepy Classics poster
Creepy Classics
1987
No Highway in the Sky poster
No Highway in the Sky
1951
The Magic Box poster
The Magic Box
1952
Siege of the Saxons poster
Siege of the Saxons
1963
Two and Two Make Six poster
Two and Two Make Six
1962
The Good Companions poster
The Good Companions
1957
As Long as They're Happy poster
As Long as They're Happy
1955
Happy Is the Bride poster
Happy Is the Bride
1958
No Place for Jennifer poster
No Place for Jennifer
1950
School for Scoundrels poster
School for Scoundrels
1960
Now and Forever poster
Now and Forever
1956
The Lady is a Square poster
The Lady is a Square
1959
The Galloping Major poster
The Galloping Major
1951
Elstree: Britain's Hollywood poster
Elstree: Britain's Hollywood
1989
The Beauty Jungle poster
The Beauty Jungle
1964
Double Bunk poster
Double Bunk
1961
The Lamp Still Burns poster
The Lamp Still Burns
1943
Peter Sellers: A State of Comic Ecstasy poster
Peter Sellers: A State of Comic Ecstasy
2020
Background poster
Background
1953

On the crew 1