Janette Scott

Born: 1938-12-14

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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as Sidney's Mother
Released: 2008-10-02

Sidney Young is a down-on-his-luck journalist. Thanks to a stint involving a pig and a glitzy...

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The Day of the Triffids

as Karen Goodwin
Released: 1963-04-24

After an unusual meteor shower leaves most of the human population blind, a merchant navy...

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Helen of Troy

as Cassandra
Released: 1956-01-26

Prince Paris of Troy, shipwrecked on a mission to the king of Sparta, meets and falls for Queen...

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Crack in the World

as Dr. Maggie Sorenson
Released: 1965-04-15

Dr. Steven Sorenson plans to tap the geothermal energy of the Earth's interior by means of a...

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Paranoiac

as Eleanor Ashby
Released: 1963-01-07

A psychotic man schemes to drive his sister mad so that he can claim her inheritance, but a...

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No Highway in the Sky

as Elspeth Honey
Released: 1951-06-28

James Stewart plays aeronautical engineer Theodore Honey, the quintessential absent-minded...

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Now and Forever

as Janette Grant
Released: 1956-09-10

A rich young society girl falls in love with a car mechanic. Her family is appalled and stops...

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The Galloping Major

as Susan Hill
Released: 1951-05-07

A syndicate is set up to buy a racehorse, but they end up buying the wrong one by mistake....

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The Devil's Disciple

as Judith Anderson
Released: 1959-08-20

In a small New England town during the American War of Independence, Dick Dudgeon, a...

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The Old Dark House

as Cecily Femm
Released: 1963-10-30

An American car salesman in London becomes mixed up in a series of fatal occurrences at a...

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School for Scoundrels

as April Smith
Released: 1960-03-24

Hapless Henry Palfrey is patronised by his self-important chief clerk at work, ignored by...

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The Magic Box

as Ethel Friese-Greene
Released: 1952-01-01

Now old, ill, poor, and largely forgotten, William Freise-Greene was once very different. As...

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Siege of the Saxons

as Princess Katherine
Released: 1963-07-01

King Arthur learns one of his knights is plotting to take over and marry his daughter. After the...

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As Long as They're Happy

as Gwen Bentley
Released: 1955-03-15

The suburban peace of the Bentley household is shattered when John Bentley is informed by his...

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The Good Companions

as Susie Dean
Released: 1957-04-22

The story revolves around the Dinky Doos, a provincial musical troupe living from hand to mouth.

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The Lamp Still Burns

as (uncredited)
Released: 1943-11-29

A tribute to the important work of female nurses during World War II.

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Conspirator

as Toby
Released: 1949-07-28

A newlywed suspects her husband of being a Communist spy.

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Happy Is the Bride

as Janet Royd
Released: 1958-03-04

In a quiet summer corner of Wiltshire that is forever England, David and Janet decide to tie the...

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Creepy Classics

as Karen Goodwill - (archive footage)
Released: 1987-10-01

A compilation of trailers for various horror and sci-fi films, narrated and hosted by Vincent Price.

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His and Hers

as Fran Blake
Released: 1961-01-01

Author-explorer Reggie Blake takes an unorthodox approach to his craft, apparently finding...

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Double Bunk

as Peggy Goddard
Released: 1961-05-06

When newly weds Jack and Peggy face eviction, they are tricked into buying a run down houseboat....

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Peter Sellers: A State of Comic Ecstasy

as Self
Released: 2020-05-09

The comedy pioneer behind the Goon Show, Dr Strangelove and the Pink Panther series is explored...

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The Beauty Jungle

as Shirley Freeman
Released: 1964-08-25

A Bristol typist joins the world of beauty contests.

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Bikini Paradise

as Rachel
Released: 1967-05-03

A pair of U.S. Navy officers are marooned on a South Pacific island with a group of women whom...

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No Place for Jennifer

as Jennifer Parry
Released: 1950-01-17

A young girl goes through the trauma of her parent's divorce and seperate re-marriages.

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Two and Two Make Six

as Irene
Released: 1962-05-01

An US airman stationed in the UK strikes down his commanding officer. Believing he killed him,...

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The Lady is a Square

as Joanna Baring
Released: 1959-02-03

Neagle stars as Frances Baring, a socialite widow attempting to keep her late husband's symphony...

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Background

as Jess Lomax
Released: 1953-11-09

Two years of deterioration sees John and Barbara Lomax's marriage reduced to bitter sniping and...

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Last of the Summer Wine

as Cameo (uncredited)
First aired: 1973-01-04

Unencumbered by wives, jobs or any other responsibilities, three senior citizens who've never...

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Burke's Law

as Jennifer Robbins
First aired: 1963-09-20

Burke's Law is an American detective series that ran on ABC from 1963 to 1965 and was revived on...

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