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Janette Scott

Acting·December 14, 193887 years old·Morecambe, Lancashire, England, UK

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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2020Peter Sellers: A State of Comic Ecstasy2008How to Lose Friends & Alienate People1994The World of HammerTV1989Elstree: Britain's HollywoodTV1987Creepy Classics1986Fifties Features - The Women behind the PicturesTV1975The Rocky Horror Picture Show1967Bikini Paradise1965Crack in the World1964The Beauty Jungle1963The Old Dark House1963Burke's LawTV1963Siege of the Saxons1963The Day of the Triffids1963Paranoiac1962Two and Two Make Six1961Double Bunk1961His and Hers1960School for Scoundrels1959The Devil's Disciple1959The Lady is a Square1958Happy Is the Bride1957The Good Companions1956Now and Forever1956Armchair TheatreTV1956Helen of Troy1955As Long as They're Happy1953Background1952The Magic Box1951No Highway in the Sky1951The Galloping Major1950No Place for Jennifer1949Conspirator1943The Lamp Still Burns
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