Janet Wright
Born
March 8, 1945
Died
November 14, 2016 (71 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
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.
Corner Gas: The Movie
Emma Leroy
2014
The Tall Man
Trish
2012
Ramona and Beezus
Grandma Kemp
2010
Wisegal
Angie - Patty's Mother
2008
Love and other Dilemmas
Jojo Landro
2008
Stephen King's Kingdom Hospital
Liz Hinton · (13 episodes)
2004
Corner Gas
Emma Leroy · (107 episodes)
2004
Betrayed
Dr. Fleming
2003
A Tale of Two Wives
2003
Émile
Alice
2003
Monk
Bonnie · (2 episodes)
2002
Framed
Joan Thomas
2002
Rollerball
Coach Olga
2002
Blackwoods
Ma Franklin
2001
Lola
Ma Keller
2001
Chasing Cain
Sonia
2001
Dark Angel
Annie · (1 episode)
2000
The Perfect Storm
Ethel Shatford
2000
Redwall The Movie
Constance(voice)
2000
Redwall
Constance (voice) · (39 episodes)
1999
More Tales of the City
Vita Keating · (1 episode)
1998
Mr. Headmistress
Naomi Bascombe
1998
Emily of New Moon
Aunt Thom · (4 episodes)
1998
The Wonderful World of Disney
Naomi Bascombe · (1 episode)
1997
Lexx
First Lady Priest · (1 episode)
1997
Lexx
Lorca · (1 episode)
1997
We the Jury
Gladys McKenzie
1996
Beyond the Call
Fran
1996
Due South
Sgt. Sam Thorn · (1 episode)
1994
Bordertown Cafe
Maxine
1992
Bingo
Waitress
1991
Laura Lansing Slept Here
Francie
1988
Christmas Comes to Willow Creek
Martha Jane
1987
After the Promise
Waitress
1987
Wiseguy
(2 episodes)
1987
American Gothic
Fanny
1987
Danger Bay
(2 episodes)
1985
Brotherly Love
Helen Neary
1985
Turnaround: A Story of Recovery
Narrator (voice)
1984
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
Helen Armstrong
1983
Ladies and Gentlemen, the Fabulous Stains
Brenda
1982
Who'll Save Our Children?
1978
Wolfpen Principle
1974
McCabe & Mrs. Miller
Eunice
1971