Trivia

Mentioned in the opening title song of The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) in reference to her appearance in The Day of the Triffids (1963): "And I really got hot When I saw Janette Scott fight a triffid that spits poison and kills."

Mother, with Mel Tormé, of daughter Daisy Tormé, born 1969, and son James Tormé, born 1973.

Gave up her career when she married Mel Torme.

Daughter of actress Thora Hird

Wrote her autobiography at the age of 14!

With the death of Anne Francis on January 2, 2011, she is the last surviving actor mentioned in the song "Science Fiction/Double Feature" in The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975).

Although she is credited in the cast-list of How to Lose Friends & Alienate People (2008), Ms. Scott did not, in fact, return to movie-acting for this film. The character she plays - the deceased mother of the Simon Pegg character - is seen only in brief flashbacks as a very young woman, in what are actually extracts from her 1950s film, Now and Forever (1956).

Along with Anne Heywood and Anne Rogers, Miss Scott endorsed "Rivington Carpets", a UK company, in the early 1960s.

Played Peter Pan when 17, the youngest actress to do so at the time.

She was only 2 when she made her first film.

Having made her film debut at the age of 2 by the time she was in her late 20's she considered that she'd had a career and wanted to get married and have a family which she did with American singer Mel Torme in America.

She was an announcer on children's hour television. when 12.

At 14 she was presented to the queen at a Royal Film Performance.

Her first romantic role was in 'Now and Forever'.

Her first husband, Jackie Ray was a tv quiz compere.

When she married her 3rd husband, William, he had no idea that she'd been an actress.

She appeared on the West End stage in'The Third Person' and 'The Private Life of Helen'.

Had her first screen kiss in Now and Forever (1956).

First wife of Jackie Rae and third wife of Mel Tormé.

Her appearance in the film'No Place For Jennifer' resulted in a contract with Associated British.

Was born in her parents house Prompt Corner at Morecambe, Lancashire and now lives in Chelsea.

Ex-stepmother of Steve March, Melissa Torme-March and Tracy Tormé.

Daughter of James Scott.

She was presented to the queen at a Royal Film Performnce.

Has the same head, hand and feet sizes as her mother, Thora Hird.

She wrote a book.