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Janet Munro

Personal Information

Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Born / DiedSep 28, 1934 (Died at 38)
Zodiac Sign♎Libra
Place of BirthBlackpool, England, UK
Career Span1951 – 1972
Known Credits27 Titles
Official Links
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ActingPopularity Score 0.9

Janet Munro

Also known as:Janet Neilson Horsburgh
Total Works

27

23 movies • 4 shows

Avg Rating

6.4 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#1

TMDB star index

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.

Signature Roles & Milestones

Swiss Family Robinson
6.8
as Roberta 'Bertie'
The Day the Earth Caught Fire
6.8
as Jeannie Craig
Darby O'Gill and the Little People
6.7
as Katie O'Gill
Third Man on the Mountain
6.8
as Lizbeth Hempel

Photos & Headshots5

Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 27 titles featuring Janet Munro

Swiss Family Robinson
6.8

as Roberta 'Bertie'

The Day the Earth Caught Fire
6.8

as Jeannie Craig

Darby O'Gill and the Little People
6.7

as Katie O'Gill

The Crawling Eye
4.8
The Crawling Eye
1958•movie

as Anne Pilgrim

Third Man on the Mountain
6.8

as Lizbeth Hempel

Bitter Harvest
6.2
Bitter Harvest
1963•movie

as Jennie

Sebastian
6.4
Sebastian
1968•movie

as Carol Fancy

Life for Ruth
7.0
Life for Ruth
1962•movie

as Pat Harris

Play for Today
6.6
1 eps
Play for Today
1970•series
Hallmark Hall of Fame
8.8
1 eps

as Helen Pettigrew

Thirty-Minute Theatre
4.2
1 eps

as Carol

Armchair Theatre
6.0
1 eps
Armchair Theatre
1956•series

as Anne

Hide and Seek
7.0
Hide and Seek
1964•movie

as Maggie

A Jolly Bad Fellow
5.0
A Jolly Bad Fellow
1964•movie

as Delia Brooks

Tommy the Toreador
5.3
Tommy the Toreador
1959•movie

as Amanda

Small Hotel
7.0
Small Hotel
1957•movie

as Effie

The Horsemasters
7.0
The Horsemasters
1961•movie

as Janet Hale

Cry Wolf
6.3
Cry Wolf
1968•movie

as Polly

The Young and the Guilty
6.2

as Sue Connor

The Admirable Crichton
6.5

as Tweeny

Afternoon of a Nymph
10.0

as Elaine

Perilous Assignment
10.0

as Self

Daylight Robbery
8.0
Daylight Robbery
1964•movie

as Darryl's mum

The Piano
9.0
The Piano
1971•movie

as Mabel

I Captured the King of the Leprechauns
9.0

as Katie O'Gill

Swiss Family Robinson: Adventure in the Making

as Self (archive)

Escape to Paradise/Water Birds