Born 1945 (age 71) · Farnborough, Hampshire, England, UK
Appears in 45 titles

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

The Perfect Storm
6.5
The Perfect Storm
2000
as Ethel Shatford
The Tall Man
6.0
The Tall Man
2012
as Trish
Ramona and Beezus
6.6
Ramona and Beezus
2010
as Grandma Kemp
Rollerball
3.9
Rollerball
2002
as Coach Olga
McCabe & Mrs. Miller
7.2
McCabe & Mrs. Miller
1971
as Eunice
American Gothic
5.9
American Gothic
1987
as Fanny
Bingo
5.1
Bingo
1991
as Waitress
Ladies and Gentlemen, the Fabulous Stains
Corner Gas: The Movie
6.1
Corner Gas: The Movie
2014
as Emma Leroy
Wisegal
5.3
Wisegal
2008
as Angie - Patty's Mother
Blackwoods
3.3
Blackwoods
2001
as Ma Franklin
After the Promise
7.6
After the Promise
1987
as Waitress
Framed
5.3
Framed
2002
as Joan Thomas
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
5.3
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
1983
as Helen Armstrong
Christmas Comes to Willow Creek
6.2
Christmas Comes to Willow Creek
1987
as Martha Jane
Emile
6.2
Emile
2003
as Alice
Redwall: The Movie
7.6
Redwall: The Movie
2000
as Constance(voice)
Lola
4.9
Lola
2001
as Ma Keller
Beyond the Call
6.5
Beyond the Call
1996
as Fran
Mr. Headmistress
4.6
Mr. Headmistress
1998
as Naomi Bascombe