Janette Scott
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 28
How to Lose Friends & Alienate People
as Sidney's Mother
2008
Helen of Troy
as Cassandra
1956
The Day of the Triffids
as Karen Goodwin
1963
Crack in the World
as Dr. Maggie Sorenson
1965
The Devil's Disciple
as Judith Anderson
1959
No Highway in the Sky
as Elspeth Honey
1951
The Old Dark House
as Cecily Femm
1963
The Magic Box
as Ethel Friese-Greene
1952
Siege of the Saxons
as Princess Katherine
1963
Paranoiac
as Eleanor Ashby
1963
Conspirator
as Toby
1949
As Long As They're Happy
as Gwen Bentley
1955
Two and Two Make Six
as Irene
1962
The Lamp Still Burns
as (uncredited)
1943
Happy Is the Bride
as Janet Royd
1958
The Lady is a Square
as Joanna Baring
1959
No Place for Jennifer
as Jennifer Parry
1950
School for Scoundrels
as April Smith
1960
The Beauty Jungle
as Shirley Freeman
1964
Creepy Classics
as Karen Goodwill - (archive footage)
1987
His and Hers
as Fran Blake
1961
Bikini Paradise
as Rachel
1967
Background
as Jess Lomax
1953
Peter Sellers: A State of Comic Ecstasy
as Self
2020
The Galloping Major
as Susan Hill
1951
The Good Companions
as Susie Dean
1957
Now and Forever
as Janette Grant
1956
Double Bunk
as Peggy Goddard
1961
