Betta St. John
Known For
Acting
Born
1929-11-26 in Hawthorne, California, USA
Died
2023-06-23
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
Most Known For
Mark Saber
as Laura
The Robe
as Miriam
South Pacific
as Liat
Jane Eyre
as Girl
The Naked Dawn
as Maria Lopez
Destry Rides Again
as Singing Girl in Wagon (uncredited)
The City of the Dead
as Patricia Russell
Tarzan and the Lost Safari
as Diana Penrod
All the Brothers Were Valiant
as Native girl
The Student Prince
as Princess Johanna
Dream Wife
as Tarji
Tarzan the Magnificent
as Fay Ames
Dangerous Mission
as Mary Tiller
Lydia
as Blind Girl
The Snorkel
as Jean Edwards
Corridors of Blood
as Susan
The Saracen Blade
as Lady Iolanthe Rogliano
Alias John Preston
as Sally Sandford
The Law vs. Billy the Kid
as Nita Maxwell
Waldo's Last Stand
as Tap Dancer