Janette Scott
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- December 14, 1938
- Place of birth
- Morecambe, Lancashire, England, UK
Biography
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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Movies with Janette Scott
- How to Lose Friends & Alienate People 2008 · ★ 6.0
- The Day of the Triffids 1963 · ★ 6.1
- Paranoiac 1963 · ★ 6.6
- Crack in the World 1965 · ★ 5.8
- School for Scoundrels 1960 · ★ 6.9
- No Highway in the Sky 1951 · ★ 7.0
- The Old Dark House 1963 · ★ 5.9
- Helen of Troy 1956 · ★ 6.3
- The Devil's Disciple 1959 · ★ 6.6
- The Magic Box 1952 · ★ 6.5
- Conspirator 1949 · ★ 5.8
- Siege of the Saxons 1963 · ★ 5.4
- The Beauty Jungle 1964 · ★ 5.3
- His and Hers 1961 · ★ 5.3
- The Galloping Major 1951 · ★ 6.1
- The Lamp Still Burns 1943 · ★ 5.8
- Double Bunk 1961 · ★ 6.1
- Creepy Classics 1987 · ★ 6.4
- No Place for Jennifer 1950 · ★ 5.8
- Happy Is the Bride 1958 · ★ 7.0
- Now and Forever 1956 · ★ 7.0
- The Lady is a Square 1959 · ★ 6.2
- As Long As They're Happy 1955 · ★ 7.5
- Two and Two Make Six 1962 · ★ 7.5
- Background 1953 · ★ 7.0
- Bikini Paradise 1967 · ★ 8.0
- Peter Sellers: A State of Comic Ecstasy 2020 · ★ 8.0
- The Good Companions 1957 · ★ 7.0