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Janet Munro

Actor

Janet Munro

Born September 28, 1934 in Blackpool, England, UKDied December 6, 197219 films

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.

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Swiss Family Robinson posterFirst watchSwiss Family Robinson19606.8as Roberta 'Bertie'After being shipwrecked, the Robinson family is marooned on an island inhabited only by an impressive array of wildlife.View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
The Day the Earth Caught Fire poster6.8The Day the Earth Caught Fire1961Darby O'Gill and the Little People poster6.7Darby O'Gill and the Little People1959The Crawling Eye poster4.8The Crawling Eye1958

Filmography

19 films as actor
  1. 1971The PianoMabel
  2. 1968Cry WolfPolly
  3. 1968The Admirable CrichtonTweeny
  4. 1968SebastianCarol Fancy
  5. 1964Daylight RobberyDarryl's mum
  6. 1964Hide and SeekMaggie
  7. 1964A Jolly Bad FellowDelia Brooks
  8. 1963Bitter HarvestJennie
  9. 1962Afternoon of a NymphElaine
  10. 1962Life for RuthPat Harris
  11. 1961The Day the Earth Caught FireJeannie Craig
  12. 1961The HorsemastersJanet Hale
  13. 1960Swiss Family RobinsonRoberta 'Bertie'
  14. 1959Tommy the ToreadorAmanda
  15. 1959Third Man on the MountainLizbeth Hempel
  16. 1959Darby O'Gill and the Little PeopleKatie O'Gill
  17. 1958The Crawling EyeAnne Pilgrim
  18. 1958The Young and the GuiltySue Connor
  19. 1957Small HotelEffie