
Janette Scott
Acting
Born 1938-12-14 · Morecambe, Lancashire, England, UK
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.
Known for

Helen of Troy
1956 · Movie

How to Lose Friends & Alienate People
2008 · Movie

No Highway in the Sky
1951 · Movie

As Long as They're Happy
1955 · Movie

Bikini Paradise
1967 · Movie

Peter Sellers: A State of Comic Ecstasy
2020 · Movie

Two and Two Make Six
1962 · Movie

The Day of the Triffids
1963 · Movie

School for Scoundrels
1960 · Movie

The Devil's Disciple
1959 · Movie

Paranoiac
1963 · Movie

Now and Forever
1956 · Movie

The Good Companions
1957 · Movie

Background
1953 · Movie

Happy Is the Bride
1958 · Movie

The Magic Box
1952 · Movie

Creepy Classics
1987 · Movie

Crack in the World
1965 · Movie

The Galloping Major
1951 · Movie

The Old Dark House
1963 · Movie

Double Bunk
1961 · Movie

The Lady is a Square
1959 · Movie

The Lamp Still Burns
1943 · Movie

Conspirator
1949 · Movie

No Place for Jennifer
1950 · Movie

Siege of the Saxons
1963 · Movie

The Beauty Jungle
1964 · Movie

His and Hers
1961 · Movie