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Portrait of Janette Scott

Acting

Janette Scott

Career

Active from 1950 to 1967, busiest in 1963 with 4 main titles.

Leading roles
15
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score62/100
Highest rated
Poster for School for Scoundrels
School for Scoundrels
GoodWatch score85/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 15 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Janette Scott Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.9, average 5.4
  • Coming of Age
    2.1, average 3.0
  • Crime
    2.8, average 3.6
  • Pathos
    4.5, average 5.3

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • British Cinema 3
  • Social Commentary 3
  • Character-Driven 3
  • Mistaken Identity 2
  • Witty Dialogue 2
  • Psychological Tension 2
  • British Comedy 2
  • Classic Slapstick 2
  • Nostalgic 2
  • Historical Setting 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

31
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2000s

1 title · average score 46
How to Lose Friends & Alienate People
How to Lose Friends & Alienate People (2008)
GoodWatch score 46

as Sidney's Mother

1980s

2 titles
Creepy Classics
Creepy Classics (1987)

as Karen Goodwill - (archive footage)

Fifties Features - The Women behind the Pictures
Fifties Features - The Women behind the Pictures (1986)

TV show

1970s

1 title · average score 76
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)
GoodWatch score 76

Title Designer

1960s

12 titles · average score 61
Bikini Paradise
Bikini Paradise (1967)

as Rachel

Crack in the World
Crack in the World (1965)
GoodWatch score 71

as Dr. Maggie Sorenson

The Beauty Jungle
The Beauty Jungle (1964)
GoodWatch score 56

as Shirley Freeman

Paranoiac
Paranoiac (1963)
GoodWatch score 67

as Eleanor Ashby

The Old Dark House
The Old Dark House (1963)
GoodWatch score 45

as Cecily Femm

Siege of the Saxons
Siege of the Saxons (1963)
GoodWatch score 41

as Princess Katherine

The Day of the Triffids
The Day of the Triffids (1963)
GoodWatch score 67

as Karen Goodwin

Burke's Law
Burke's Law (1963)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show · as Jennifer Robbins

Two and Two Make Six
Two and Two Make Six (1962)

as Irene

Double Bunk
Double Bunk (1961)
GoodWatch score 52

as Peggy Goddard

His and Hers
His and Hers (1961)
GoodWatch score 54

as Fran Blake

School for Scoundrels
School for Scoundrels (1960)
GoodWatch score 85

as April Smith

1950s

13 titles · average score 66
The Devil's Disciple
The Devil's Disciple (1959)
GoodWatch score 68

as Judith Anderson

The Lady is a Square
The Lady is a Square (1959)

as Joanna Baring

Happy Is the Bride
Happy Is the Bride (1958)

as Janet Royd

The Good Companions
The Good Companions (1957)

as Susie Dean

Now and Forever
Now and Forever (1956)
GoodWatch score 66

as Janette Grant

Helen of Troy
Helen of Troy (1956)
GoodWatch score 60

as Cassandra

Armchair Theatre
Armchair Theatre (1956)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show · as Maeve McHugh

As Long as They're Happy
As Long as They're Happy (1955)
GoodWatch score 63

as Gwen Bentley

Background
Background (1953)

as Jess Lomax

No Highway in the Sky
No Highway in the Sky (1951)
GoodWatch score 70

as Elspeth Honey

The Galloping Major
The Galloping Major (1951)
GoodWatch score 61

as Susan Hill

No Place for Jennifer
No Place for Jennifer (1950)

as Jennifer Parry

1940s

2 titles · average score 56
Conspirator
Conspirator (1949)
GoodWatch score 53

as Toby

The Lamp Still Burns
The Lamp Still Burns (1943)
GoodWatch score 59

as (uncredited)