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). 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
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