
Biography
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.
Acted in 40
2010s
- 2014
- 2012
- 2010
2000s
- 2008
Wisegal
Angie - Patty's Mother
- 2004
- 2003
Betrayed
Dr. Fleming
A Tale of Two Wives
Phyllis
- 2002
- 2001
- 2000
Redwall: The Movie
Constance(voice)
1990s
- 1999
- 1998
More Tales of the City
Vita Keating · 1 episode
Mr. Headmistress
Naomi Bascombe
Emily of New Moon
Aunt Thom · 4 episodes
- 1997
- 1996
We the Jury
Gladys McKenzie
- 1994
- 1991
1980s
- 1988
Laura Lansing Slept Here
Francie
- 1987
Christmas Comes to Willow Creek
Martha Jane
Home Is Where the Hart Is
J.P.'s Wife
- 1985
Brotherly Love
Helen Neary
- 1983
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
Helen Armstrong
- 1982
Ladies and Gentlemen, the Fabulous Stains
Brenda
1970s
- 1978
Who'll Save Our Children?
Movie
- 1971
1960s
- 1969
Obscene House
Movie
Appearances1
1980s
- 1984
Turnaround: A Story of Recovery
Narrator (voice)