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Betta St. John

Betta St. John

Birthday: 1929-11-26 | Place of Birth: Hawthorne, California, USA

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Betta St. John (born November 26, 1929, Hawthorne, California) is an American actress, singer and dancer. Born as Betty Jean Striegler, St. John made her film debut at the age of ten in Destry Rides Again (1939) and as an orphan in Jane Eyre (1944). She was discovered by Rodgers and Hammerstein and played a small role in the Broadway musical, Carousel in 1945. By 1949, she created the role of Liat in the musical South Pacific and followed the production to London. On film, she appeared in The Robe (1953), Dream Wife (1953), All the Brothers Were Valiant (1953), The Law vs. Billy the Kid (1954), and The Student Prince (1954). St. John appeared in two Tarzan films and ended her career as the heroine of Horror Hotel (1960). She continued to act in films and television until 1965 when she retired. Description above from the Wikipedia article Betta St. John, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

1963
Corridors of Blood

as    Susan

1961
The City of the Dead

as    Patricia Russell

1960
Tarzan the Magnificent

as    Fay Ames

1958
The Snorkel

as    Jean Edwards

1957
Tarzan and the Lost Safari

as    Diana Penrod

1957
High Tide at Noon

as    Joanna

1955
The Naked Dawn

as    Maria Lopez

1954
The Saracen Blade

as    Lady Iolanthe Rogliano

1954
Dangerous Mission

as    Mary Tiller

1953
The Robe

as    Miriam

1953
All the Brothers Were Valiant

as    Native girl

1953
Dream Wife

as    Tarji