Janet Wright Biography

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Janet Wright (born 1945 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada) 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).

In January 2004, 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 sentencing is pending at the time of this writing.[1]

Filmography

• Corner Gas (2004) ... as Emma Leroy
  
• Kingdom Hospital (2004) (mini) ... as Liz Hinton
  
• Thoughtcrimes (2003) ... as Zoya
  
• Arbor Vitae (2003) ... as Senior Nurse
  
• Double Bill (2003) (TV) ... as Phyllis
  
  • ... aka A Tale of Two Wives (USA)
    
  
  
• Emile (2003) ... as Alice
  
  • ... aka Ã?mile (Canada: French title)
    
  
  
• Betrayed (2003) (TV) ... as Doctor Fleming
  
  • ... aka Abus de confiance (Canada: French title)
    
  
  
• Taken (2002) (mini) ... as Patty
  
  • ... aka Steven Spielberg Presents Taken (USA: complete title)
    
  
  
• Monk (2002) (TV) ... as Bonnie
  
  • ... aka Mr. Monk and the Candidate (USA)
    
  
  
• Framed (2002) (TV)
  
• Blackwoods (2002) ... as Ma Franklin
  
• Rollerball (2002) ... as Coach Olga
  
  • ... aka Rollerball (Germany)
    
  
  
• Lola (2001) ... as Ma Keller
  
• Chasing Cain (2001) ... as Sonia
  
• HRT (2001) ... as Simone
  
• The Perfect Storm (2000) ... as Ethel Shatford
  
  • ... aka Sturm, Der (Germany)
    
  
  
• Mattimeo: A Tale of Redwall (2000) (voice) ... as Constance/Voice of 'ghost of Martin'
  
  • ... aka Brian Jacques' Mattimeo: A Tale of Redwall (Canada: English title: complete title)
    
  
  
• Redwall: The Movie (2000) (TV) ... as Constance
  
• The Boondock Saints (1999)(scenes deleted)
  
• Lexx (1999) (TV) .. as Lorca, First Lady
  
  • ... aka Lexx: The Series
    
  • ... aka Tales from a Parallel Universe (USA: first season title)
    
  
  
• Redwall (1999) (voice) ... as Constance
  
  • ... aka Brian Jacques' Redwall (Canada: English title: complete title)
    
  • ... aka Redwall (France)
    
  
  
• More Tales of the City (1998) (mini) ... as Vita Keating
  
  • ... aka Armistead Maupin's More Tales of the City
    
  
  
• Mr. Headmistress (1998) (TV) ... as Naomi Bascombe
  
• We the Jury (1996) (TV) ... as Gladys McKenzie
  
• Beyond the Call (1996) (TV) ... as Fran
  
• My Mother's Ghost (1996) (TV)
  
• Bordertown Café (1993) ... as Maxime
  
• Bingo (1991) ... as Emma Lois, Duke's waitress
  
• American Gothic (1988) ... as Fanny
  
  • ... aka Hide and Shriek
    
  
  
• Laura Lansing Slept Here (1988) (TV)
  
• Cowboys Don't Cry (1988) .... as Pearl
  
• Christmas Comes to Willow Creek (1987) (TV) .... Martha Jane
  
• Home Is Where the Hart Is (1987) ... as J.P.'s Wife
  
• After the Promise (1987) (TV) ... as Waitress
  
• Deadly Deception (1987) (TV) ... as Desk clerk
  
• The Girl Who Spelled Freedom (1986) (TV) ... as Woman Neighbor
  
• Loyalties (1986) ... as Audrey Sawchuk
  
  • ... aka Double allégeance (Canada: French title: TV title)
    
  
  
• Brotherly Love (1985) (TV) ... as Helen Neary
  
• The Three Wishes of Billy Grier (1984) (TV) ... as Woman in Bar
  
• The Best Christmas Pageant Ever (1983) (TV) ... as Helen Armstrong
  
• Ladies and Gentlemen, the Fabulous Stains (1981) ... as Brenda
  
  • ... aka All Washed Up
    
  
  
• Who'll Save Our Children? (1978) (TV)
  
• The Wiz (1978/I) (voice) (uncredited) ... as The Wiz Singers Adult Choir
  
• The Wolfpen Principle (1974) ... as Miss Mervin
  
• McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971) ... as Eunice
  

External links

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• Corner Gas official website - Janet Wright bio
  

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