

Janette Scott
Actor · Production DesignerFrom 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.
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Peter Sellers: A State of Comic Ecstasy
2020
Self

How to Lose Friends & Alienate People
2008
Sidney's Mother

Creepy Classics
1987
Karen Goodwill - (archive footage)

Bikini Paradise
1967
Rachel

Crack in the World
1965
Dr. Maggie Sorenson

The Beauty Jungle
1964
Shirley Freeman

The Day of the Triffids
1963
Karen Goodwin

The Old Dark House
1963
Cecily Femm

Paranoiac
1963
Eleanor Ashby

Siege of the Saxons
1963
Princess Katherine

Two and Two Make Six
1962
Irene

Double Bunk
1961
Peggy Goddard

His and Hers
1961
Fran Blake

School for Scoundrels
1960
April Smith

The Devil's Disciple
1959
Judith Anderson

The Lady is a Square
1959
Joanna Baring

Happy Is the Bride
1958
Janet Royd

The Good Companions
1957
Susie Dean

Helen of Troy
1956
Cassandra

Now and Forever
1956
Janette Grant

As Long as They're Happy
1955
Gwen Bentley

Background
1953
Jess Lomax

The Magic Box
1952
Ethel Friese-Greene

No Highway in the Sky
1951
Elspeth Honey

The Galloping Major
1951
Susan Hill

No Place for Jennifer
1950
Jennifer Parry

Conspirator
1949
Toby

The Lamp Still Burns
1943
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