About

Known credits:
33
Birthday:
1945-03-08
Place of birth:
Farnborough, Hampshire, England, UK
Website:
N/A

Janet Wright

Overview

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

Acting

2014 Corner Gas: The Movie Actor Emma Leroy 59
Average
2012 The Tall Man Actor Trish 59
Average
2010 Ramona and Beezus Actor Grandma Kemp 62
Fair
2008 Wisegal Actor Angie - Patty's Mother 58
Average
2008 Love and other Dilemmas Actor Jojo Landro 59
Average
2004 Stephen King's Kingdom Hospital Actor Liz Hinton 69
Fair
2004 Corner Gas Actor Emma Leroy 73
Good
2003 Betrayed Actor Dr. Fleming N/A
N/A
2003 A Tale of Two Wives Actor 58
Average
2003 Émile Actor Alice 59
Average
2002 Framed Actor Joan Thomas 58
Average
2002 Rollerball Actor Coach Olga 49
Bad
2001 Blackwoods Actor Ma Franklin 58
Average
2001 Lola Actor Ma Keller 59
Average
2001 Chasing Cain Actor Sonia N/A
N/A
2000 The Perfect Storm Actor Ethel Shatford 63
Fair
2000 Redwall The Movie Actor Constance(voice) 59
Average
1999 Redwall Actor Constance (voice) 70
Good
1998 Mr. Headmistress Actor Naomi Bascombe 58
Average
1996 We the Jury Actor Gladys McKenzie 59
Average
1996 Beyond the Call Actor Fran 59
Average
1991 Bingo Actor Waitress 57
Average
1988 Laura Lansing Slept Here Actor Francie 58
Average
1987 Christmas Comes to Willow Creek Actor Martha Jane 59
Average
1987 After the Promise Actor 59
Average
1987 American Gothic Actor Fanny 58
Average
1985 Brotherly Love Actor Helen Neary 59
Average
1984 Turnaround: A Story of Recovery Actor Narrator (voice) N/A
N/A
1983 The Best Christmas Pageant Ever Actor Helen Armstrong 58
Average
1982 Ladies and Gentlemen, the Fabulous Stains Actor Brenda 59
Average
1978 Who'll Save Our Children? Actor N/A
N/A
1974 Wolfpen Principle Actor 59
Average
1971 McCabe & Mrs. Miller Actor Eunice 64
Fair