Betta St. John

Acting

Betta St. John

Born
Died
(aged 93)
Birthplace
Hawthorne, California, USA
Credits
21 titles

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

Signature work

Known For

Acting credits 21

YearTitleRole
1960 The City of the Dead Film Patricia Russell
1960 Tarzan the Magnificent Film Fay Ames
1958 Corridors of Blood Film Susan
1958 The Snorkel Film Jean Edwards
1957 High Tide at Noon Film Joanna
1957 Tarzan and the Lost Safari Film Diana Penrod
1955 Alias John Preston Film Sally Sandford
1955 The Naked Dawn Film Maria Lopez
1954 Mark Saber TV Laura (1 ep)
1954 The Law vs. Billy the Kid Film Nita Maxwell
1954 The Student Prince Film Princess Johanna
1954 The Saracen Blade Film Lady Iolanthe Rogliano
1954 Dangerous Mission Film Mary Tiller
1953 All the Brothers Were Valiant Film Native girl
1953 The Robe Film Miriam
1953 Dream Wife Film Tarji
1952 South Pacific Film Liat
1943 Jane Eyre Film Girl
1941 Lydia Film Blind Girl
1940 Waldo's Last Stand Film Tap Dancer
1939 Destry Rides Again Film Singing Girl in Wagon (uncredited)
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