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.

KNOWN FOR

Burke's Law
1965
The World of Hammer
1994
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
1975
How to Lose Friends & Alienate People
2008
Fifties Features - The Women behind the Pictures
1986
Armchair Theatre
1960
Helen of Troy
1956
The Devil's Disciple
1959
The Day of the Triffids
1963
Crack in the World
1965
Conspirator
1949
No Highway in the Sky
1951

FILMOGRAPHY

All
Movies
TV
Acting
33
Art
1
2020
Peter Sellers: A State of Comic Ecstasy
as Self
2008
How to Lose Friends & Alienate People
as Sidney's Mother
1994
The World of Hammer
as Self (archive footage)
1989
Elstree: Britain's Hollywood
as Self
1987
Creepy Classics
as Karen Goodwill - (archive footage)
1986
Fifties Features - The Women behind the Pictures
1967
Bikini Paradise
as Rachel
1965
Crack in the World
as Dr. Maggie Sorenson
1965
Burke's Law
as Jennifer Robbins
1964
The Beauty Jungle
as Shirley Freeman
1963
The Day of the Triffids
as Karen Goodwin
1963
The Old Dark House
as Cecily Femm
1963
Paranoiac
as Eleanor Ashby
1963
Siege of the Saxons
as Princess Katherine
1962
Two and Two Make Six
as Irene
1961
Double Bunk
as Peggy Goddard
1961
His and Hers
as Fran Blake
1960
School for Scoundrels
as April Smith
1960
Armchair Theatre
as Maeve McHugh
1959
The Devil's Disciple
as Judith Anderson
1959
The Lady is a Square
as Joanna Baring
1958
Happy Is the Bride
as Janet Royd
1957
The Good Companions
as Susie Dean
1956
Helen of Troy
as Cassandra
1956
Now and Forever
as Janette Grant
1955
As Long as They're Happy
as Gwen Bentley
1953
Background
as Jess Lomax
1952
The Magic Box
as Ethel Friese-Greene
1951
No Highway in the Sky
as Elspeth Honey
1951
The Galloping Major
as Susan Hill
1950
No Place for Jennifer
as Jennifer Parry
1949
Conspirator
as Toby
1943
The Lamp Still Burns
as (uncredited)