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