Betta St. John
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1929-11-26
Day of Death
2023-06-23 (93 years old)
Place of Birth
Hawthorne, California, USA
Betta St. John
Biography
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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.
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Acting
(1960)
The City of the Dead
as Patricia Russell
(1960)
Tarzan the Magnificent
as Fay Ames
(1958)
The Snorkel
as Jean Edwards
(1958)
Corridors of Blood
as Susan
(1957)
Tarzan and the Lost Safari
as Diana Penrod
(1957)
High Tide at Noon
as Joanna
(1955)
The Naked Dawn
as Maria Lopez
(1955)
Alias John Preston
as Sally Sandford
(1954)
Dangerous Mission
as Mary Tiller
(1954)
The Student Prince
as Princess Johanna
(1954)
The Law vs. Billy the Kid
as Nita Maxwell
(1954)
The Saracen Blade
as Lady Iolanthe Rogliano
(1953)
The Robe
as Miriam
(1953)
All the Brothers Were Valiant
as Native girl
(1953)
Dream Wife
as Tarji
(1952)
South Pacific
as Liat
(1943)
Jane Eyre
as Girl
(1941)
Lydia
as Blind Girl
(1940)
Waldo's Last Stand
as Tap Dancer
(1939)
Destry Rides Again
as Singing Girl in Wagon (uncredited)