
Person
Betta St. John
Acting · 1929–2023 · Hawthorne, California, USA
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Betta St. John (born Betty Jean Striegler, November 26, 1929 – June 23, 2023) was an American actress, singer, and dancer who worked on Broadway, the West End, and in Hollywood films. She started her career aged 10 as a child actress in uncredited movie parts in her native USA. As an adult actress her first starring role was in the MGM film Dream Wife opposite Cary Grant in 1953. In 1954 she starred with Victor Mature in Dangerous Mission. After moving to England she appeared in starring roles in British films including High Tide at Noon, two Tarzan films, and the horror features Corridors of Blood with Boris Karloff and Horror Hotel with Christopher Lee. She was an inductee into the Hawthorne Hall of Fame in 2019.[1][2] Description above from the Wikipedia article Betta St. John, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Known for

Jane Eyre
Girl

Mark Saber
Laura

The Robe
Miriam

The City of the Dead
Patricia Russell

South Pacific
Liat

Tarzan the Magnificent
Fay Ames

Destry Rides Again
Singing Girl in Wagon (uncredited)

The Naked Dawn
Maria Lopez

The Student Prince
Princess Johanna

Dangerous Mission
Mary Tiller
Filmography
- 1960The City of the DeadPatricia Russell
- 1960Tarzan the MagnificentFay Ames
- 1958Corridors of BloodSusan
- 1958The SnorkelJean Edwards
- 1957High Tide at NoonJoanna
- 1957Tarzan and the Lost SafariDiana Penrod
- 1955Alias John PrestonSally Sandford
- 1955The Naked DawnMaria Lopez
- 1954Mark SaberLaura
- 1954The Law vs. Billy the KidNita Maxwell
- 1954The Student PrincePrincess Johanna
- 1954The Saracen BladeLady Iolanthe Rogliano
- 1954Dangerous MissionMary Tiller
- 1953All the Brothers Were ValiantNative girl
- 1953The RobeMiriam
- 1953Dream WifeTarji
- 1952South PacificLiat
- 1943Jane EyreGirl
- 1941LydiaBlind Girl
- 1940Waldo's Last StandTap Dancer
- 1939Destry Rides AgainSinging Girl in Wagon (uncredited)
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