Janette Scott

Known For

Acting

Born

Dec 14, 1938

Place of Birth

Morecambe, Lancashire, England, UK

Credits

34 titles

Janette Scott

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Janette Scott, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Filmography

2020

Peter Sellers: A State of Comic Ecstasy

Self

Movie
2008

How to Lose Friends & Alienate People

Sidney's Mother

Movie
1994

The World of Hammer

Self (archive footage)

Tv
1989

Elstree: Britain's Hollywood

Self

Tv
1987

Creepy Classics

Karen Goodwill - (archive footage)

Movie
1986

Fifties Features - The Women behind the Pictures

Tv
1975

The Rocky Horror Picture Show

Title Designer

Movie
1967

Bikini Paradise

Rachel

Movie
1965

Crack in the World

Dr. Maggie Sorenson

Movie
1964

The Beauty Jungle

Shirley Freeman

Movie
1963

The Old Dark House

Cecily Femm

Movie
1963

Burke's Law

Jennifer Robbins

Tv
1963

Siege of the Saxons

Princess Katherine

Movie
1963

The Day of the Triffids

Karen Goodwin

Movie
1963

Paranoiac

Eleanor Ashby

Movie
1962

Two and Two Make Six

Irene

Movie
1961

Double Bunk

Peggy Goddard

Movie
1961

His and Hers

Fran Blake

Movie
1960

School for Scoundrels

April Smith

Movie
1959

The Devil's Disciple

Judith Anderson

Movie
1959

The Lady is a Square

Joanna Baring

Movie
1958

Happy Is the Bride

Janet Royd

Movie
1957

The Good Companions

Susie Dean

Movie
1956

Now and Forever

Janette Grant

Movie
1956

Armchair Theatre

Maeve McHugh

Tv
1956

Helen of Troy

Cassandra

Movie
1955

As Long as They're Happy

Gwen Bentley

Movie
1953

Background

Jess Lomax

Movie
1952

The Magic Box

Ethel Friese-Greene

Movie
1951

No Highway in the Sky

Elspeth Honey

Movie
1951

The Galloping Major

Susan Hill

Movie
1950

No Place for Jennifer

Jennifer Parry

Movie
1949

Conspirator

Toby

Movie
1943

The Lamp Still Burns

(uncredited)

Movie