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Janette Scott
Actor

Janette Scott

Born December 14, 1938 in Morecambe, Lancashire, England, UK

7 films

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. C-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography 7

Crack in the World (1965) movie poster
Crack in the World1965
Paranoiac (1963) movie poster
Paranoiac1963
The Day of the Triffids (1963) movie poster
The Day of the Triffids1963
The Old Dark House (1963) movie poster
The Old Dark House1963
School for Scoundrels (1960) movie poster
School for Scoundrels1960
Helen of Troy (1956) movie poster
Helen of Troy1956
No Highway in the Sky (1951) movie poster
No Highway in the Sky1951