Janette Scott
Biography
Janette Scott is a British retired actress who began as a child performer and was one of the BBC's children's television announcers in the early 1950s. She was born in Morecambe, Lancashire, to two actors, Jimmy Scott and Thora Hird. From the late 1950s into the 1960s she was a leading lady in British cinema, taking more than twelve starring parts in comedy, romantic drama, science fiction and period adventure, opposite men such as Ian Carmichael and Terry-Thomas. Her best-known part was April Smith in School for Scoundrels (1960), a comedy drawn from Stephen Potter's one-upmanship books. In The Devil's Disciple (1959) she played a parson's wife, the part that made her known to American audiences; the film starred Burt Lancaster, Kirk Douglas and Laurence Olivier. She also appeared in The Day of the Triffids (1963), and Science Fiction/Double Feature, the opening song of The Rocky Horror Show, mentions her. At 14 she wrote an autobiography, Act One.
87years old
Turns 88 on December 14in 34 days
- Born Morecambe
- Star sign: SagittariusThe sign runs November 22 to December 21
- Thora Janette Scott (birth name)Also credited as Janette Thora Scott
Movie Career
- Films
- 9
- Career span
- 57 years1951 to 2008
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Beyond film
For appearing in the 1962 film The Day of the Triffids, Scott gets a mention in "Science Fiction/Double Feature", the song that launches The Rocky Horror Show and its film version.
First role
In the early 1950s, Scott worked as one of the BBC's so-called "Children's Announcers," providing continuity links for children's TV programs from Lime Grove Studios.
Janette Scott movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
- How to Lose Friends & Alienate People2008 Comedy, Drama, Romanceas Sidney's Mother
IMDb rating 6.472K votes
Most often with
Freddie Francis directed two of these films. Mervyn Johns appears in three of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Mervyn Johns's page
Harry Andrews's page
Maurice Denham's page
Jim O'Brady's page
Kieron Moore's page
All films by Freddie Francis
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.