Janet Wright

Acting

Janet Wright

Born March 8, 1945Farnborough, Hampshire, England, UK45 credits

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.

Known For

Filmography

Corner Gas: The Movie
2014Corner Gas: The Movie
as Emma LeroyMovie
The Tall Man
2012The Tall Man
as TrishMovie
Ramona and Beezus
2010Ramona and Beezus
as Grandma KempMovie
Wisegal
2008Wisegal
as Angie - Patty's MotherMovie
L
2008Love and other Dilemmas
as Jojo LandroMovie
Corner Gas
2004Corner Gas
as Emma LeroyTV
Betrayed
2003Betrayed
as Dr. FlemingMovie
Emile
2003Emile
as AliceMovie
Monk
2002Monk
as BonnieTV
Framed
2002Framed
as Joan ThomasMovie
Rollerball
2002Rollerball
as Coach OlgaMovie
Blackwoods
2001Blackwoods
as Ma FranklinMovie
Lola
2001Lola
as Ma KellerMovie
C
2001Chasing Cain
as SoniaMovie
Dark Angel
2000Dark Angel
as AnnieTV
The Perfect Storm
2000The Perfect Storm
as Ethel ShatfordMovie
Redwall: The Movie
2000Redwall: The Movie
as Constance(voice)Movie
Redwall
1999Redwall
as Constance (voice)TV
Mr. Headmistress
1998Mr. Headmistress
as Naomi BascombeMovie
Emily of New Moon
1998Emily of New Moon
as Aunt ThomTV
Lexx
1997Lexx
as First Lady PriestTV
We the Jury
1996We the Jury
as Gladys McKenzieMovie
Due South
1994Due South
as Sgt. Sam ThornTV
B
1992Bordertown Cafe
as MaxineMovie
Bingo
1991Bingo
as WaitressMovie
After the Promise
1987After the Promise
as WaitressMovie
American Gothic
1987American Gothic
as FannyMovie
Brotherly Love
1985Brotherly Love
as Helen NearyMovie
Turnaround: A Story of Recovery
1984Turnaround: A Story of Recovery
as Narrator (voice)Movie