Janet Wright
Known for Acting · 45 credits
- Born
- 1945-03-08
- Died
- 2016-11-14
- Place of birth
- Farnborough, Hampshire, England, UK
Biography
Janet Wright was born in 1945 in England and grew up in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. She was raised in a family of theatre actors. Her siblings are: Anne Wright, John Wright and Susan Wright. Janet had the chance to work with her two sisters, Susan and Anne, in the theater play "Les Belles Soeurs". Besides from her work on television and cinema, Janet has also been involved in several theater projects like: Memoir, The Club, Miss Margarida's Way, Hedda Gabler, The Seahorse, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf, A Lie of the Mind, Not Wanted on the Voyage, Uncle Vanya, Shirley Valentine, King John, In the Ring , Hamlet, The Bacchae, Glengarry Glen Ross, Mabel Leaves Forever and Fool For Love, Dancing at Lughnasa and Wrong for Each Other among others.
Janet Wright was married to Brian Richmond and had a son with him named Jacob Richmond who is a playwright, She has a daughter named Celine Richmond. She is married to Bruce Davis. In 29 December 1991, her 44-year-old sister Susan and her parents, Jack and Ruth, died in a house fire.
Known For
TV Shows (12)
Monk
2002
as Bonnie
Due South
1994
as Sgt. Sam Thorn
Dark Angel
2000
as Annie
Lexx
1997
as First Lady Priest / Lorca
Wiseguy
1987
Corner Gas
2004
as Emma Leroy
The Wonderful World of Disney
1997
as Naomi Bascombe
Danger Bay
1985
Stephen King's Kingdom Hospital
2004
as Liz Hinton
Redwall
1999
as Constance (voice)
Emily of New Moon
1998
as Aunt Thom
More Tales of the City
1998
as Vita Keating
Movies (33)
The Perfect Storm
2000
as Ethel Shatford
Ramona and Beezus
2010
as Grandma Kemp
The Tall Man
2012
as Trish
Bingo
1991
as Waitress
Rollerball
2002
as Coach Olga
American Gothic
1987
as Fanny
Framed
2002
as Joan Thomas
Brotherly Love
1985
as Helen Neary
McCabe & Mrs. Miller
1971
as Eunice
After the Promise
1987
as Waitress
Wisegal
2008
as Angie - Patty's Mother
Beyond the Call
1996
as Fran
Ladies and Gentlemen, the Fabulous Stains
1982
as Brenda
Emile
2003
as Alice
Mr. Headmistress
1998
as Naomi Bascombe
Home Is Where the Hart Is
1987
as J.P.'s Wife
Redwall: The Movie
2000
as Constance(voice)
Christmas Comes to Willow Creek
1987
as Martha Jane
We the Jury
1996
as Gladys McKenzie
Blackwoods
2001
as Ma Franklin
Chasing Cain
2001
as Sonia
Corner Gas: The Movie
2014
as Emma Leroy
A Tale of Two Wives
2003
as Phyllis
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
1983
as Helen Armstrong
Who'll Save Our Children?
1978
Lola
2001
as Ma Keller
Laura Lansing Slept Here
1988
as Francie
Love and other Dilemmas
2008
as Jojo Landro
Betrayed
2003
as Dr. Fleming
Wolfpen Principle
1974
Turnaround: A Story of Recovery
1984
as Narrator (voice)
Bordertown Cafe
1992
as Maxine
Obscene House
1969
About Janet Wright
Janet Wright was born in 1945 in England and grew up in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. She was raised in a family of theatre actors. Her siblings are: Anne Wright, John Wright and Susan Wright. Janet had the chance to work with her two sisters, Susan and Anne, in the theater play "Les Belles Soeurs". Besides from her work on television and cinema, Janet has also been involved in several theater projects like: Memoir, The Club, Miss Margarida's Way, Hedda Gabler, The Seahorse, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf, A Lie of the Mind, Not Wanted on t… With 45 credits spanning from 1969 to 2014, Janet Wright has appeared in 33 films and 12 TV shows.
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Most Popular Janet Wright Movies
- The Perfect Storm (2000) — as Ethel Shatford
- Ramona and Beezus (2010) — as Grandma Kemp
- The Tall Man (2012) — as Trish
- Bingo (1991) — as Waitress
- Rollerball (2002) — as Coach Olga
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