Known for

Acting

Born

Dec 14, 1938 (87 years old)

Place of birth

Morecambe, Lancashire, England, UK

Janette Scott

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.

Titles

Burke's Law

Series • 1963

The Rocky Horror Picture Show

Movie • 1975

The World of Hammer

Series • 1994

Helen of Troy

Movie • 1956

How to Lose Friends & Alienate People

Movie • 2008

Crack in the World

Movie • 1965

The Devil's Disciple

Movie • 1959

The Day of the Triffids

Movie • 1963

Paranoiac

Movie • 1963

No Highway in the Sky

Movie • 1951

Happy Is the Bride

Movie • 1958

Conspirator

Movie • 1949

Siege of the Saxons

Movie • 1963

The Old Dark House

Movie • 1963

The Lamp Still Burns

Movie • 1943

The Magic Box

Movie • 1952

School for Scoundrels

Movie • 1960

As Long As They're Happy

Movie • 1955

The Lady is a Square

Movie • 1959

No Place for Jennifer

Movie • 1950

Peter Sellers: A State of Comic Ecstasy

Movie • 2020

His and Hers

Movie • 1961

Double Bunk

Movie • 1961

The Galloping Major

Movie • 1951

Now and Forever

Movie • 1956

The Beauty Jungle

Movie • 1964