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.
Movie | How to Lose Friends & Alienate People | Sidney's Mother | 2008-10-02 |
Movie | Crack in the World | Dr. Maggie Sorenson | 1965-04-15 |
Movie | The Beauty Jungle | Shirley Freeman | 1964-08-25 |
Movie | Paranoiac | Eleanor Ashby | 1963-01-07 |
Movie | Siege of the Saxons | Princess Katherine | 1963-07-01 |
Movie | The Day of the Triffids | Karen Goodwin | 1963-04-24 |
Movie | The Old Dark House | Cecily Femm | 1963-10-30 |
Series | Burke's Law | Unknown | 1963-09-20 |
Movie | Two and Two Make Six | Irene | 1962-05-01 |
Movie | His and Hers | Fran Blake | 1961-01-01 |
Movie | Double Bunk | Peggy Goddard | 1961-05-06 |
Movie | School for Scoundrels | April Smith | 1960-03-24 |
Movie | The Lady is a Square | Joanna Baring | 1959-02-03 |
Movie | The Devil's Disciple | Judith Anderson | 1959-08-20 |
Movie | Happy Is the Bride | Janet Royd | 1958-03-04 |
Movie | The Good Companions | Susie Dean | 1957-04-22 |
Movie | Helen of Troy | Cassandra | 1956-01-26 |
Movie | Now and Forever | Janette Grant | 1956-09-10 |
Movie | As Long as They're Happy | Gwen Bentley | 1955-03-15 |
Movie | Background | Jess Lomax | 1953-11-09 |
Movie | The Magic Box | Ethel Friese-Greene | 1952-01-01 |
Movie | The Galloping Major | Susan Hill | 1951-05-07 |
Movie | No Place for Jennifer | Jennifer Parry | 1950-01-17 |
Movie | Conspirator | Toby | 1949-07-28 |
Movie | The Lamp Still Burns | (uncredited) | 1943-11-29 |
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