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Janette Scott

Janette Scott

Birthday: 1938-12-14 | Place of Birth: Morecambe, Lancashire, England, UK

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.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

1965
Crack in the World

as    Dr. Maggie Sorenson

1963
The Old Dark House

as    Cecily Femm

1963
Paranoiac

as    Eleanor Ashby

1963
The Day of the Triffids

as    Karen Goodwin

1961
Double Bunk

as    Peggy Goddard

1960
School for Scoundrels

as    April Smith

1959
The Devil's Disciple

as    Judith Anderson

1958
Now and Forever

as    Janette Grant

1957
The Good Companions

as    Susie Dean

1956
Helen of Troy

as    Cassandra