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