Janette Scott
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Dec 14, 1938 (age 87)
- Place of birth
- Morecambe, Lancashire, England, UK
- Credits
- 33
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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Known for
How to Lose Friends & Alienate People
2008Movie
Sidney's Mother
The Day of the Triffids
1963Movie
Karen Goodwin
Paranoiac
1963Movie
Eleanor Ashby
Crack in the World
1965Movie
Dr. Maggie Sorenson
School for Scoundrels
1960Movie
April Smith
Helen of Troy
1956Movie
Cassandra
Filmography
Peter Sellers: A State of Comic Ecstasy
2020Movie
Self
How to Lose Friends & Alienate People
2008Movie
Sidney's Mother
The World of Hammer
1994TV
Self (archive footage)
Elstree: Britain's Hollywood
1989TV
Self
Creepy Classics
1987Movie
Karen Goodwill - (archive footage)
Fifties Features - The Women behind the Pictures
1986TV
Bikini Paradise
1967Movie
Rachel
Crack in the World
1965Movie
Dr. Maggie Sorenson
The Beauty Jungle
1964Movie
Shirley Freeman
The Old Dark House
1963Movie
Cecily Femm
Burke's Law
1963TV
Jennifer Robbins
Siege of the Saxons
1963Movie
Princess Katherine
The Day of the Triffids
1963Movie
Karen Goodwin
Paranoiac
1963Movie
Eleanor Ashby
Two and Two Make Six
1962Movie
Irene
Double Bunk
1961Movie
Peggy Goddard
His and Hers
1961Movie
Fran Blake
School for Scoundrels
1960Movie
April Smith
The Devil's Disciple
1959Movie
Judith Anderson
The Lady is a Square
1959Movie
Joanna Baring
Happy Is the Bride
1958Movie
Janet Royd
The Good Companions
1957Movie
Susie Dean
Now and Forever
1956Movie
Janette Grant
Armchair Theatre
1956TV
Maeve McHugh
Helen of Troy
1956Movie
Cassandra
As Long as They're Happy
1955Movie
Gwen Bentley
Background
1953Movie
Jess Lomax
The Magic Box
1952Movie
Ethel Friese-Greene
No Highway in the Sky
1951Movie
Elspeth Honey
The Galloping Major
1951Movie
Susan Hill
No Place for Jennifer
1950Movie
Jennifer Parry
Conspirator
1949Movie
Toby
The Lamp Still Burns
1943Movie
(uncredited)