Janet Wright

Janet Wright

Deceased · Born: Mar 8, 1945 · Died: Nov 14, 2016

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Born Mar 8, 1945 Farnborough, Hampshire, England, UK
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  • Brian Richmond

  • Bruce Davis

    ( May 3, 2024 to Nov 14, 2016 )

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.

Career

2014
Corner Gas: The Movie
Corner Gas: The Movie as Emma Leroy
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2012
The Tall Man
The Tall Man as Trish
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2008
Love and Other Dilemmas
Love and Other Dilemmas as Jojo Landro
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Wisegal
Wisegal as Angie - Patty's Mother
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2004
Kingdom Hospital
Kingdom Hospital as Liz Hinton
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Corner Gas
Corner Gas as Emma Leroy
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2003
A Tale of Two Wives
Betrayed
Betrayed as Dr. Fleming
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Thoughtcrimes
Thoughtcrimes as Zoya
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Emile
Emile as Alice
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2002
Rollerball
Rollerball as Coach Olga
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Framed
Framed as Joan Thomas
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2001
Lola
Lola as Ma Keller
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Chasing Cain
Chasing Cain as Sonia
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Blackwoods
Blackwoods as Ma Franklin
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2000
Redwall: The Movie
Redwall: The Movie as Constance
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1999
Redwall
Redwall as Constance (voice)
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1998
The Wonderful World of Disney
The Wonderful World of Disney as Naomi Bascombe
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Lexx
Lexx as Lorca
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1996
Beyond the Call
Beyond the Call as Fran
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We the Jury
We the Jury as Gladys McKenzie
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1992
Bordertown Cafe
Bordertown Cafe as Maxine
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1991
Bingo
Bingo as Waitress
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1988
Laura Lansing Slept Here
Laura Lansing Slept Here as Francie
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Cowboys Don't Cry
Cowboys Don't Cry as Pearl
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1987
American Gothic
American Gothic as Fanny
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After the Promise
After the Promise
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1984
Turnaround: A Story of Recovery
Turnaround: A Story of Recovery as Narrator (voice)
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1983
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever as Helen Armstrong
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1982
Ladies and Gentlemen, the Fabulous Stains
Ladies and Gentlemen, the Fabulous Stains as Brenda - Aunt Linda's Friend
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1974
Wolfpen Principle
Wolfpen Principle
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1969
Obscene House
Obscene House
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