
Janet Wright
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- March 8, 1945
- Died
- November 14, 2016
- Birthplace
- Farnborough, Hampshire, England, UK
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.
Filmography

Corner Gas: The Movie 2014
as Emma Leroy

The Tall Man 2012
as Trish

Ramona and Beezus 2010
as Grandma Kemp

Wisegal 2008
as Angie - Patty's Mother
- Love and other Dilemmas
Love and other Dilemmas 2008
as Jojo Landro

Betrayed 2003
as Dr. Fleming

A Tale of Two Wives 2003
as Phyllis

Emile 2003
as Alice

Framed 2002
as Joan Thomas

Rollerball 2002
as Coach Olga

Blackwoods 2001
as Ma Franklin

Lola 2001
as Ma Keller
- Chasing Cain
Chasing Cain 2001
as Sonia

The Perfect Storm 2000
as Ethel Shatford

Redwall: The Movie 2000
as Constance(voice)

Mr. Headmistress 1998
as Naomi Bascombe

We the Jury 1996
as Gladys McKenzie

Beyond the Call 1996
as Fran
- Bordertown Cafe
Bordertown Cafe 1992
as Maxine

Bingo 1991
as Waitress

Laura Lansing Slept Here 1988
as Francie

Christmas Comes to Willow Creek 1987
as Martha Jane

After the Promise 1987
as Waitress

American Gothic 1987
as Fanny

Home Is Where the Hart Is 1987
as J.P.'s Wife

Brotherly Love 1985
as Helen Neary

Turnaround: A Story of Recovery 1984
as Narrator (voice)

The Best Christmas Pageant Ever 1983
as Helen Armstrong

Ladies and Gentlemen, the Fabulous Stains 1982
as Brenda

Who'll Save Our Children? 1978
Actor
- Wolfpen Principle
Wolfpen Principle 1974
Actor

McCabe & Mrs. Miller 1971
as Eunice

Obscene House 1969
Actor
Credits from TMDB.