Janet Wright

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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]

[edit] 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 Émile (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