Editing Janette Scott (section)

==Life and career==
Scott was born on 14 December 1938 in [[Morecambe]], [[Lancashire]], England.<ref name=":0">{{cite book|last1=Cotter|first1=Robert Michael “Bobb”|title=The Women of Hammer Horror: A Biographical Dictionary and Filmography|date=2013|publisher=McFarland|isbn=9781476602011|page=166|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IiZnbykWAsIC&q=%22Thora+Janette+Scott%22&pg=PA166|access-date=30 April 2018|language=en}}</ref> She is the daughter of actors Jimmy Scott and [[Thora Hird]] and began her career as a child actress known as '''Janette Scott'''. Scott was briefly (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, appearing as a daughter in ''As Long As They're Happy''.
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One of her best-known roles was April Smith in the film ''[[School for Scoundrels (1960 film)|School for Scoundrels]]'' (1960), based on the "one-upmanship" books by [[Stephen Potter]], in which [[Ian Carmichael]] and [[Terry-Thomas]] vie for her attention.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmovie.com/movie/school-for-scoundrels-v109086/cast-crew|title=School for Scoundrels (1960) - Robert Hamer - Cast and Crew - AllMovie|website=AllMovie}}</ref> 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''.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://artandhue.com/happy-birthday-janette-scott/|title=Happy Birthday Janette Scott!|date=2017-12-14|newspaper=Art & Hue|language=en-US}}</ref>

Scott's highest profile as a leading lady in British films was from the late 1950s to the mid-1960s, with more than a dozen leading roles during this period. She was the female lead opposite some stars including [[Terry-Thomas]], [[Ian Carmichael]], [[Ronald Lewis (actor)|Ronald Lewis]], [[Ian Hendry]] and [[George Chakiris]]. She proved adept in genres including comedy, romantic drama, sci-fi thriller and period adventure. She gave up her career on marrying second husband, [[Mel Torme|Mel Tormé]].

She is known to American audiences for her role as the parson's wife in ''[[The Devil's Disciple (1959 film)|The Devil's Disciple]]'' (1959), starring [[Burt Lancaster]], [[Kirk Douglas]] and [[Laurence Olivier]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmovie.com/artist/janette-scott-p64082|title=Janette Scott - Biography, Movie Highlights and Photos - AllMovie|website=AllMovie}}</ref>

She is named in the song [[Science Fiction/Double Feature]]", the opening number of ''[[The Rocky Horror Show]]'' and its film version, ''[[The Rocky Horror Picture Show]]'' (performed over the opening credits), for her participation in the 1962 film [[The Day of the Triffids (film)|''The Day of the Triffids'']].

Scott wrote her autobiography ''Act One'' at the age of 14.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.clickautographs.com/detail.php?id=9543 |title=Clickautographs autographs - Janette Scott |website=www.clickautographs.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170205100449/http://www.clickautographs.com/detail.php?id=9543 |archive-date=2017-02-05}} </ref><ref>Act one: an autobiography with portraits {{OCLC|504447646}}</ref>