Actor / Actress
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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.
Janet Munro is known for work in acting across film and television. New Release currently presents 27 verified screen credits connected to this profile.
Selected work includes Perilous Assignment (1959), Darby O'Gill and the Little People (1959), I Captured the King of the Leprechauns (1959), Play for Today (1970), Thirty-Minute Theatre (1965), Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951), Armchair Theatre (1956), Swiss Family Robinson (1960). The recorded credits span 1951 to 2002, including 22 movies and 5 TV shows.
The filmography below lists available titles, release years and known roles. This profile is updated as additional verified information becomes available.
Profile details
Known forActing
Movies22
TV shows5
Active years represented1951–2002
Place of birthBlackpool, England, UK
Died
Also known as
Janet Neilson Horsburgh
Known for
MoviePerilous Assignment
MovieDarby O'Gill and the Little People
MovieI Captured the King of the Leprechauns
TV ShowPlay for Today
TV ShowThirty-Minute Theatre
TV ShowHallmark Hall of Fame
TV ShowArmchair Theatre
MovieSwiss Family Robinson
MovieThe Day the Earth Caught Fire
MovieThird Man on the Mountain
MovieThe Trollenberg Terror
TV ShowThe Tenant of Wildfell Hall
MovieCry Wolf
MovieSebastian
MovieThe Admirable Crichton
MovieThe Horsemasters
MovieSwiss Family Robinson: Adventure in the Making
MovieEscape to Paradise/Water Birds
MovieDaylight Robbery
MovieAfternoon of a Nymph
MovieLife for Ruth
MovieBitter Harvest
MovieThe Young and the Guilty
MovieA Jolly Bad Fellow
MovieHide and Seek
MovieSmall Hotel
MovieTommy the Toreador