
Janet Wright was born in 1945 in England and grew up in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. She was raised in a family of theatre actors. Her siblings are: Anne Wright, John Wright and Susan Wright. Janet had the chance to work with her two sisters, Susan and Anne, in the theater play "Les Belles Soeurs". Besides from her work on television and cinema, Janet has also been involved in several theater projects like: Memoir, The Club, Miss Margarida's Way, Hedda Gabler, The Seahorse, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf, A Lie of the Mind, Not Wanted on the Voyage, Uncle Vanya, Shirley Valentine, King John, In the Ring , Hamlet, The Bacchae, Glengarry Glen Ross, Mabel Leaves Forever and Fool For Love, Dancing at Lughnasa and Wrong for Each Other among others.
Janet Wright was married to Brian Richmond and had a son with him named Jacob Richmond who is a playwright, She has a daughter named Celine Richmond. She is married to Bruce Davis. In 29 December 1991, her 44-year-old sister Susan and her parents, Jack and Ruth, died in a house fire.

The Perfect Storm
2000 · as Ethel Shatford

Ramona and Beezus
2010 · as Grandma Kemp

The Tall Man
2012 · as Trish

Mr. Headmistress
1998 · as Naomi Bascombe

Rollerball
2002 · as Coach Olga

McCabe & Mrs. Miller
1971 · as Eunice

After the Promise
1987 · as Waitress

Framed
2002 · as Joan Thomas

Bingo
1991 · as Waitress

Lola
2001 · as Ma Keller

American Gothic
1987 · as Fanny

Blackwoods
2001 · as Ma Franklin

Emile
2003 · as Alice

Beyond the Call
1996 · as Fran

Brotherly Love
1985 · as Helen Neary

Wisegal
2008 · as Angie - Patty's Mother

Ladies and Gentlemen, the Fabulous Stains
1982 · as Brenda

Redwall: The Movie
2000 · as Constance(voice)