Janet Wright
Biography
Janet Wright was born in 1945 in England and grew up in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. She was raised in a family of theatre actors. Her siblings are: Anne Wright, John Wright and Susan Wright. Janet had the chance to work with her two sisters, Susan and Anne, in the theater play "Les Belles Soeurs". Besides from her work on television and cinema, Janet has also been involved in several theater projects like: Memoir, The Club, Miss Margarida's Way, Hedda Gabler, The Seahorse, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf, A Lie of the Mind, Not Wanted on the Voyage, Uncle Vanya, Shirley Valentine, King John, In the Ring , Hamlet, The Bacchae, Glengarry Glen Ross, Mabel Leaves Forever and Fool For Love, Dancing at Lughnasa and Wrong for Each Other among others.
Janet Wright was married to Brian Richmond and had a son with him named Jacob Richmond who is a playwright, She has a daughter named Celine Richmond. She is married to Bruce Davis. In 29 December 1991, her 44-year-old sister Susan and her parents, Jack and Ruth, died in a house fire.
Movies 33
The Perfect Storm
as Ethel Shatford
2000
The Tall Man
as Trish
2012
McCabe & Mrs. Miller
as Eunice
1971
Ramona and Beezus
as Grandma Kemp
2010
Rollerball
as Coach Olga
2002
Ladies and Gentlemen, the Fabulous Stains
as Brenda
1982
American Gothic
as Fanny
1987
Bingo
as Waitress
1991
Mr. Headmistress
as Naomi Bascombe
1998
A Tale of Two Wives
as Phyllis
2003
Wisegal
as Angie - Patty's Mother
2008
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
as Helen Armstrong
1983
Corner Gas: The Movie
as Emma Leroy
2014
Christmas Comes to Willow Creek
as Martha Jane
1987
Beyond the Call
as Fran
1996
Blackwoods
as Ma Franklin
2001
After the Promise
as Waitress
1987
Betrayed
as Dr. Fleming
2003
Emile
as Alice
2003
Home Is Where the Hart Is
as J.P.'s Wife
1987
Framed
as Joan Thomas
2002
Chasing Cain
as Sonia
2001
Redwall: The Movie
as Constance(voice)
2000
Who'll Save Our Children?
1978
Laura Lansing Slept Here
as Francie
1988
Love and other Dilemmas
as Jojo Landro
2008
Turnaround: A Story of Recovery
as Narrator (voice)
1984
Brotherly Love
as Helen Neary
1985
We the Jury
as Gladys McKenzie
1996
Lola
as Ma Keller
2001
Wolfpen Principle
1974
Bordertown Cafe
as Maxine
1992
Obscene House
1969TV Shows 13
Monk
as Bonnie
2002
Due South
as Sgt. Sam Thorn
1994
Dark Angel
as Annie
2000
Wiseguy
1987
The Wonderful World of Disney
as Naomi Bascombe
1997
Corner Gas
as Emma Leroy
2004
Lexx
as First Lady Priest
1997
Lexx
as Lorca
1997
Danger Bay
1985
Redwall
as Constance (voice)
1999
Stephen King's Kingdom Hospital
as Liz Hinton
2004
Emily of New Moon
as Aunt Thom
1998
More Tales of the City
as Vita Keating
1998