Janet Munro
Known for Acting · 27 credits
- Born
- 1934-09-28
- Died
- 1972-12-06
- Place of birth
- Blackpool, England, UK
- Also known as
- Janet Neilson Horsburgh
Biography
Born Janet Neilson Horsburgh, Janet Munro, was an English actress, best known for Darby O'Gill and the Little People (1959) for which she won a Golden Globe Award. and Life for Ruth (1962), for which she received a BAFTA Film Award nomination. She died aged 38 of a heart condition.
Known For
Play for Today
1970
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Helen Pettigrew / Amanda / Tweeny
Swiss Family Robinson
1960
as Roberta 'Bertie'
Armchair Theatre
1956
as Anne / Ruth Cornelius / Juliet / Elaine
Darby O'Gill and the Little People
1959
as Katie O'Gill
The Day the Earth Caught Fire
1961
as Jeannie Craig
TV Shows (4)
Movies (23)
Swiss Family Robinson
1960
as Roberta 'Bertie'
Darby O'Gill and the Little People
1959
as Katie O'Gill
The Day the Earth Caught Fire
1961
as Jeannie Craig
The Crawling Eye
1958
as Anne Pilgrim
Afternoon of a Nymph
1962
as Elaine
Sebastian
1968
as Carol Fancy
I Captured the King of the Leprechauns
1959
as Katie O'Gill
Third Man on the Mountain
1959
as Lizbeth Hempel
Life for Ruth
1962
as Pat Harris
The Admirable Crichton
1968
as Tweeny
The Horsemasters
1961
as Janet Hale
Bitter Harvest
1963
as Jennie
The Young and the Guilty
1958
as Sue Connor
Tommy the Toreador
1959
as Amanda
Hide and Seek
1964
as Maggie
Cry WoIf
1968
as Polly
Perilous Assignment
1959
as Self
The Piano
1971
as Mabel
Swiss Family Robinson: Adventure in the Making
2002
as Self (archive)
Daylight Robbery
1964
as Darryl's mum
Escape to Paradise/Water Birds
1960
A Jolly Bad Fellow
1964
as Delia Brooks
Small Hotel
1957
as Effie
About Janet Munro
Born Janet Neilson Horsburgh, Janet Munro, was an English actress, best known for Darby O'Gill and the Little People (1959) for which she won a Golden Globe Award. and Life for Ruth (1962), for which she received a BAFTA Film Award nomination. She died aged 38 of a heart condition. With 27 credits spanning from 1951 to 2002, Janet Munro has appeared in 23 films and 4 TV shows.
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Most Popular Janet Munro Movies
- Swiss Family Robinson (1960) — as Roberta 'Bertie'
- Darby O'Gill and the Little People (1959) — as Katie O'Gill
- The Day the Earth Caught Fire (1961) — as Jeannie Craig
- The Crawling Eye (1958) — as Anne Pilgrim
- Afternoon of a Nymph (1962) — as Elaine
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