Janet Wright
| Janet Wright | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 8, 1945 England |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1969 – present |
Janet Wright (born March 8, 1945) is a Canadian actress and theatre director. She is best known for her role as Emma Leroy on the hit Canadian sitcom Corner Gas. She won a 2003 Gemini Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series for her role in Betrayed (2003). She also won the 1992 Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role for Bordertown Café (1993).
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[edit] Family
Janet is the eldest of four siblings (others being Susan, John, and Anne) who have all made their mark in Canadian theatre. Susan Wright was killed in a fire in 1991 in Stratford, Ontario, along with their parents, Jack and Ruth (Preston).
Her sister Anne, has three children named Robin, Jack, and Emma. Robin is the singer and songwriter of Guelph-based pop-rock band Texting Mackenzie.
In January 2003, Janet's daughter Rachel Davis, 23, was shot to death while intervening for a stranger who was being beaten in front of the Purple Onion bar in Vancouver, BC. In July 2006, the shooter was convicted of two counts of first-degree murder, five counts of attempted murder and five counts of aggravated assault. His first degree murder conviction triggered an automatic sentence of life imprisonment with no chance of parole until 2029.[1]
Janet and her husband Bruce Davis, along with the rest of their family, have started the Rachel Davis Foundation. The foundation will present an award to a young person (17–23 years of age) who has demonstrated an outstanding act of kindness or compassion.[2]
[edit] Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Obscene House | ||
| 1971 | McCabe & Mrs. Miller | Eunice | |
| 1974 | The Wolfpen Principle | Miss Mervin | |
| 1978 | The Wiz | The Wiz Singers (voice) | Uncredited |
| 1982 | Ladies and Gentlemen, The Fabulous Stains | Brenda | |
| 1987 | Loyalties | Audrey Sawchuk | |
| 1987 | Home Is Where the Hart Is | J.P.'s Wife | |
| 1988 | American Gothic | Fanny | |
| 1988 | Cowboys Don't Cry | Pearl | |
| 1991 | Bingo | Waitress | |
| 1997 | Bordertown Café | Maxine | |
| 2000 | The Perfect Storm | Ethel Shatford | |
| 2001 | Chasing Cain | Sonia | |
| 2001 | Lola | Ma Keller | |
| 2002 | Rollerball | Coach Olga | |
| 2002 | Blackwoods | Ma Franklin | |
| 2003 | Emile | Alice | |
| 2003 | Arbor Vitae | Senior Nurse | Short film |
| 2003 | Thoughtcrimes | Zoya | |
| 2006 | Love and Other Dilemmas | Jojo Ladro | |
| 2010 | Ramona and Beezus | Grandma Kemp | |
| 2011 | The Tall Man | Trish | Post-production |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Peep Show | Lucy | Episode: "The Victim" |
| 1978 | Who'll Save Our Children? | TV movie | |
| 1979 | Huckleberry Finn and His Friends | Mrs. Judith Loftus | Episode: "The Rains Come" |
| 1979 | King of Kensington | Evelyn | Episode: "Big Brother" |
| 1983 | The Best Christmas Pageant Ever | Helen Armstrong | TV movie |
| 1984 | The Three Wishes of Billy Grier | Woman in Bar | TV movie |
| 1985 | Brotherly Love | Helen Neary | TV movie |
| 1986 | The Girl Who Spelled Freedom | Woman Neighbor | TV movie |
| 1987 | Deadly Deception | Desk clerk | TV movie |
| 1987 | After the Promise | Waitress | TV movie |
| 1987 | The Beachcombers | Didee | Episode: "Disposable People" |
| 1987 | Christmas Comes to Willow Creek | Martha Jane | TV movie |
| 1988 | Laura Lansing Slept Here | TV movie | |
| 1988 | Wiseguy | Millicent | Episode: "Revenge of the Mud People" |
| 1989 | Wiseguy | Mabel | Episode: "All or Nothing" |
| 1993 | Street Legal | Doris Banachowska | Episode: "The Price" Episode: "Strange Bedfellows" |
| 1994 | Street Legal | Jessica Grant | Episode: "The Long and Winding Road" |
| 1994 | Neon Rider | Michelle Pfeiffer | Episode: "Where the Buffalo Roam" |
| 1996 | My Mother's Ghost | TV movie | |
| 1996 | Beyond the Call | Fran | TV movie |
| 1996 | We the Jury | Gladys McKenzie | TV movie |
| 1997 | Fast Track | Charlotte Scannel | Episode: "Triangle" |
| 1998 | Eerie, Indiana: The Other Dimension | Mrs. Floyd | Episode: "I'm Okay, You're Really Weird" |
| 1998 | Mr. Headmistress | Naomi Bascombe | TV movie |
| 1998 | Due South | Sgt. Sam Thorn | Episode: "Mountie on the Bounty: Part 2" |
| 1998 | Emily of New Moon | Aunt Thom | Episode: "A Shadow in His Dream" Episode: "When the Bough Breaks" |
| 1999 | Emily of New Moon | Aunt Thom | Episode: "Bred in the Bone" |
| 1999 | More Tales of the City | Vita Keating | TV miniseries |
| 1999 | Redwall | Constance | TV series |
| 1999 | Lexx | Lorca | Episode: "Love Grows" |
| 2000 | Redwall: The Movie | Constance | TV movie |
| 2000 | Mattimeo: A Tale of Redwall | Constance / Ghost of Martin (voice) | TV series |
| 2001 | Hostage Rescue Team | Simone | TV movie |
| 2001 | Lexx | First Lady Priest | Episode: "Texx Lexx" Episode: "Stan Down" |
| 2001 | Dark Angel | Annie | Episode: "Proof of Purchase" |
| 2002 | Framed | TV movie | |
| 2002 | The Chris Isaak Show | Evie | Episode: "Farm Boys" |
| 2002 | Monk | Bonnie | 3 episodes |
| 2002 | Taken | Patty | Episode: "God's Equation" |
| 2003 | Betrayed | Dr. Fleming | TV movie |
| 2003 | Jinnah: On Crime - White Knight, Black Widow | Frosty | TV movie |
| 2003 | A Tale of Two Wives | Phyllis | TV movie |
| 2003 | Phenomenon II | Jeri | TV movie |
| 2004 | Kingdom Hospital | Liz Hinton | 10 episodes |
| 2004-2009 | Corner Gas | Emma Leroy | 107 episodes |
| 2007 | Whistler | Episode: "The Rules of Attachment: Part II" Episode: "Last Run" |
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| 2008 | Wisegal | Patty Montanari's Mother | TV movie |
| 2009 | Memory Lanes | Sarah Duggen | TV movie |
[edit] Videos
As Ma Joad in The grapes of wrath, Stratford Festival, 2011
[edit] References
- ^ "Gastown gunman convicted of 1st-degree murder". CBC News. 2006-07-27. http://www.cbc.ca/canada/british-columbia/story/2006/07/27/gastown-sharif.html. Retrieved 2011-07-25.
- ^ "Home page". Rachel Davis Foundation. http://www.racheldavis.ca. Retrieved 2011-07-25.
