Janet Munro

Janet Munro
Born
Janet Neilson Horsburgh

(1934-09-28)28 September 1934
Blackpool, England
Died6 December 1972(1972-12-06) (aged 38)
London, England
Resting placeGolders Green Crematorium
OccupationActress
Years active1957–1972
Known forSwiss Family Robinson
Darby O'Gill and the Little People
Life for Ruth
Third Man on the Mountain
The Day the Earth Caught Fire
Spouses
(m. 1956; div. 1959)
(m. 1963; div. 1971)
Children2
Parent(s)Alex Munro
Phyllis Robertshaw

Janet Munro (born Janet Neilson Horsburgh; 28 September 1934 – 6 December 1972) was a British actress. She won a Golden Globe Award for her performance in the film Darby O'Gill and the Little People (1959) and received a BAFTA Film Award nomination for her performance in the film Life for Ruth (1962).

Munro starred in three Disney films: Darby O'Gill and the Little People (1959), Third Man on the Mountain (1959) and Swiss Family Robinson (1960). Other film credits were roles in The Trollenberg Terror (1958) and The Day the Earth Caught Fire (1961).

Munro married the actor Tony Wright, and then the actor Ian Hendry. She died of a heart attack at age 38.