Janette Scott
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.
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Known for
Burke's Law
Jennifer Robbins
The World of Hammer
Self (archive footage)
Conspirator
Toby
Helen of Troy
Cassandra
Creepy Classics
Karen Goodwill - (archive footage)
How to Lose Friends & Alienate People
Sidney's Mother
No Highway in the Sky
Elspeth Honey
Bikini Paradise
Rachel
Crack in the World
Dr. Maggie Sorenson
The Magic Box
Ethel Friese-Greene
The Day of the Triffids
Karen Goodwin
His and Hers
Fran Blake
Fifties Features - The Women behind the Pictures
The Devil's Disciple
Judith Anderson
The Old Dark House
Cecily Femm
School for Scoundrels
April Smith
The Good Companions
Susie Dean
Paranoiac
Eleanor Ashby
The Beauty Jungle
Shirley Freeman
Now and Forever
Janette Grant
Happy Is the Bride
Janet Royd
Elstree: Britain's Hollywood
Self
The Galloping Major
Susan Hill
Two and Two Make Six
Irene
Peter Sellers: A State of Comic Ecstasy
Self
Background
Jess Lomax
The Lamp Still Burns
(uncredited)
Siege of the Saxons
Princess Katherine
As Long as They're Happy
Gwen Bentley
Double Bunk
Peggy Goddard
The Lady is a Square
Joanna Baring
No Place for Jennifer
Jennifer Parry