1929-11-26 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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Tarzan the Magnificent | Fay Ames | 1960-07-20 |
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The City of the Dead | Patricia Russell | 1960-09-09 |
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The Snorkel | Jean Edwards | 1958-07-07 |
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Corridors of Blood | Susan | 1958-12-01 |
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Tarzan and the Lost Safari | Diana Penrod | 1957-04-12 |
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High Tide at Noon | Joanna | 1957-04-30 |
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Alias John Preston | Sally Sandford | 1955-12-14 |
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The Naked Dawn | Maria Lopez | 1955-11-02 |
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The Law vs. Billy the Kid | Nita Maxwell | 1954-08-01 |
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The Saracen Blade | Lady Iolanthe Rogliano | 1954-06-06 |
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The Student Prince | Princess Johanna | 1954-06-15 |
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Dangerous Mission | Mary Tiller | 1954-03-06 |
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The Robe | Miriam | 1953-09-16 |
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Dream Wife | Tarji | 1953-06-19 |
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All the Brothers Were Valiant | Native girl | 1953-11-13 |
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South Pacific | Liat | 1952-05-06 |
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Jane Eyre | Girl | 1943-12-24 |
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Lydia | Blind Girl | 1941-09-18 |
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Waldo's Last Stand | Tap Dancer | 1940-10-05 |
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Destry Rides Again | Singing Girl in Wagon (uncredited) | 1939-11-30 |
