Thora Janette Scott (born 14 December 1938) is an English retired
actress.Scott was born in Morecambe, Lancashire, England. She is the
daughter of actors Jimmy Scott and Thora Hird and began her acting
career as a child actress known as Janette Scott. Scott was briefly
(along with Jennifer Gay) one of the so-called "Children's Announcers"
providing continuity links for the BBC's children's TV programmes from
the Lime Grove Studios in the early 1950s.She became a popular leading
lady, one of her best-known roles being April Smith in the film School
for Scoundrels (1960), based on the "one-upmanship" books by Stephen
Potter, in which Ian Carmichael and Terry-Thomas competed for her
attention. Some scenes for School for Scoundrels were shot at a
private members club before its current incarnation as a hotel. The
hotel hosted a screening in 2016 with Janette Scott attending and
answering questions about filming School For Scoundrels.
actress.Scott was born in Morecambe, Lancashire, England. She is the
daughter of actors Jimmy Scott and Thora Hird and began her acting
career as a child actress known as Janette Scott. Scott was briefly
(along with Jennifer Gay) one of the so-called "Children's Announcers"
providing continuity links for the BBC's children's TV programmes from
the Lime Grove Studios in the early 1950s.She became a popular leading
lady, one of her best-known roles being April Smith in the film School
for Scoundrels (1960), based on the "one-upmanship" books by Stephen
Potter, in which Ian Carmichael and Terry-Thomas competed for her
attention. Some scenes for School for Scoundrels were shot at a
private members club before its current incarnation as a hotel. The
hotel hosted a screening in 2016 with Janette Scott attending and
answering questions about filming School For Scoundrels.
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