Betta St. John
Born: 1929-11-26 in Hawthorne, California, USA
Died: 2023-06-23
Known For: Acting
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
Filmography
1960
- The City of the Dead as Patricia Russell
- Tarzan the Magnificent as Fay Ames
1958
- The Snorkel as Jean Edwards
- Corridors of Blood as Susan
1957
- Tarzan and the Lost Safari as Diana Penrod
- High Tide at Noon as Joanna
1955
- The Naked Dawn as Maria Lopez
- Alias John Preston as Sally Sandford
1954
- Mark Saber as Laura
- Dangerous Mission as Mary Tiller
- The Student Prince as Princess Johanna
- The Saracen Blade as Lady Iolanthe Rogliano
- The Law vs. Billy the Kid as Nita Maxwell
1953
- The Robe as Miriam
- All the Brothers Were Valiant as Native girl
- 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)