Betta St. John
Known for department: Acting
Birthday: 1929-11-26 – 2023-06-23
Place of birth: Hawthorne, California, USA
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
Known for
Corridors of Blood
1963Susan
Alias John Preston
1955Sally Sandford
The Robe
1953Miriam
The Snorkel
1958Jean Edwards
The Student Prince
1954Princess Johanna
Dream Wife
1953Tarji
Tarzan and the Lost Safari
1957Diana Penrod
Tarzan the Magnificent
1960Fay Ames
All the Brothers Were Valiant
1953Native girl
The Naked Dawn
1955Maria Lopez
Dangerous Mission
1954Mary Tiller
High Tide at Noon
1957Joanna
The Law vs. Billy the Kid
1954Nita Maxwell
South Pacific
1952Liat
Destry Rides Again
1939Singing Girl in Wagon (uncredited)
Waldo's Last Stand
1940Tap Dancer
The Saracen Blade
1954Lady Iolanthe Rogliano
Jane Eyre
1943Girl
Lydia
1941Blind Girl