Janet Munro

Deceased · Born: Sep 28, 1934 · Died: Dec 6, 1972

Personal Details

Born Sep 28, 1934 Blackpool, England, UK

Spouse

Ian Hendry
( Feb 16, 1963 to Dec 1, 1971 )
Tony Wright
( Dec 31, 1969 to Dec 31, 1969 )

Parents

Alex Munro
Phyllis Robertshaw

Biography

Born Janet Neilson Horsburgh, Janet Munro, was an English actress, best known for Darby O'Gill and the Little People (1959) for which she won a Golden Globe Award. and Life for Ruth (1962), for which she received a BAFTA Film Award nomination. She died aged 38 of a heart condition.

Career

acting

1971

Play for Today as Mabel

1968

Sebastian as Carol Fancy

1964

They All Died Laughing

They All Died Laughing as Delia Brooks

Hide and Seek as Maggie

1963

Bitter Harvest as Jennie

1962

Armchair Theatre

Armchair Theatre as Elaine

Walk in the Shadow

Walk in the Shadow as Pat Harris

1961

Disneyland as Janet Hale

The Day the Earth Caught Fire

The Day the Earth Caught Fire as Jeannie Craig

1960

Swiss Family Robinson

Swiss Family Robinson as Roberta 'Bertie'

1959

Disneyland as Katie O'Gill

Third Man on the Mountain

Third Man on the Mountain as Lizbeth Hempel

Tommy the Toreador

Tommy the Toreador as Amanda

Darby O'Gill and the Little People

Darby O'Gill and the Little People as Katie O'Gill

1958

The Crawling Eye

The Crawling Eye as Anne Pilgrim

1957

Small Hotel as Effie