Janet Wright

Personal Info

Known For:
Acting

Birthday:
March 8, 1945

Place of Birth:
Farnborough, Hampshire, England, UK

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Janet Wright

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

Filmography

Year Movie Role
2014 Corner Gas: The Movie Emma Leroy
2012 The Tall Man Trish
2010 Ramona and Beezus Grandma Kemp
2008 Love and other Dilemmas Jojo Landro
2008 Wisegal Angie - Patty's Mother
2003 Émile Alice
2003 Betrayed Dr. Fleming
2003 A Tale of Two Wives
2002 Rollerball Coach Olga
2002 Framed Joan Thomas
2001 Blackwoods Ma Franklin
2001 Chasing Cain Sonia
2001 Lola Ma Keller
2000 The Perfect Storm Ethel Shatford
2000 Redwall: The Movie Constance(voice)
1998 Mr. Headmistress Naomi Bascombe
1996 Beyond the Call Fran
1996 We the Jury Gladys McKenzie
1992 Bordertown Cafe Maxine
1991 Bingo Waitress
1988 Laura Lansing Slept Here Francie
1987 American Gothic Fanny
1987 After the Promise Waitress
1987 Christmas Comes to Willow Creek Martha Jane
1985 Brotherly Love Helen Neary
1984 Turnaround: A Story of Recovery Narrator (voice)
1983 The Best Christmas Pageant Ever Helen Armstrong
1982 Ladies and Gentlemen, the Fabulous Stains Brenda
1978 Who'll Save Our Children?
1974 Wolfpen Principle
1971 McCabe & Mrs. Miller Eunice
Year TV Show Role
2004 Corner Gas Emma Leroy
2004 Stephen King's Kingdom Hospital Liz Hinton
2002 Monk Bonnie
2000 Dark Angel Annie
1999 Redwall Constance (voice)
1998 More Tales of the City Vita Keating
1998 Emily of New Moon Aunt Thom
1997 The Wonderful World of Disney Naomi Bascombe
1997 Lexx First Lady Priest
1997 Lexx Lorca
1994 Due South Sgt. Sam Thorn
1987 Wiseguy
1985 Danger Bay
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