Cast & creator
Janet Wright
Best known for Monk, Due South, Dark Angel
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.
33
film credits
13
television credits
46
1969–2014 · acting roles
6.7
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (46)
Showing 46 of 46 credits
Monk
Bonnie
2002
Due South
Sgt. Sam Thorn
1994
Dark Angel
Annie
2000
Wiseguy
1987
Lexx
First Lady Priest
1997Lexx
Lorca
1997
The Wonderful World of Disney
Naomi Bascombe
1997
Corner Gas
Emma Leroy
2004
Danger Bay
1985
The Perfect Storm
Ethel Shatford
2000
Stephen King's Kingdom Hospital
Liz Hinton
2004
Redwall
Constance (voice)
1999
More Tales of the City
Vita Keating
1998
Emily of New Moon
Aunt Thom
1998
Ramona and Beezus
Grandma Kemp
2010
The Tall Man
Trish
2012
Rollerball
Coach Olga
2002
McCabe & Mrs. Miller
Eunice
1971
Bingo
Waitress
1991
Corner Gas: The Movie
Emma Leroy
2014
Beyond the Call
Fran
1996
Ladies and Gentlemen, the Fabulous Stains
Brenda
1982
Emile
Alice
2003
A Tale of Two Wives
Phyllis
2003
American Gothic
Fanny
1987
After the Promise
Waitress
1987
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
Helen Armstrong
1983
Mr. Headmistress
Naomi Bascombe
1998
Blackwoods
Ma Franklin
2001
Who'll Save Our Children?
1978
Christmas Comes to Willow Creek
Martha Jane
1987
Framed
Joan Thomas
2002
Wisegal
Angie - Patty's Mother
2008Love and other Dilemmas
Jojo Landro
2008
Home Is Where the Hart Is
J.P.'s Wife
1987
Laura Lansing Slept Here
Francie
1988
We the Jury
Gladys McKenzie
1996
Redwall: The Movie
Constance(voice)
2000
Obscene House
1969
Betrayed
Dr. Fleming
2003
Brotherly Love
Helen Neary
1985
Turnaround: A Story of Recovery
Narrator (voice)
1984
Lola
Ma Keller
2001Wolfpen Principle
1974Bordertown Cafe
Maxine
1992Chasing Cain
Sonia
2001