Betta St. John

Betta St. John

1929-11-26 – 2023-06-23 (age 93) Hawthorne, California, USA
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Biography

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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

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Known For

The Robe
The Robe

1953

as Miriam

Jane Eyre
Jane Eyre

1943

as Girl

Lydia
Lydia

1941

as Blind Girl

The Snorkel
The Snorkel

1958

as Jean Edwards

Destry Rides Again
Destry Rides Again

1939

as Singing Girl in Wagon (uncredited)

Dream Wife
Dream Wife

1953

as Tarji

Tarzan and the Lost Safari
Tarzan and the Lost Safari

1957

as Diana Penrod

Dangerous Mission
Dangerous Mission

1954

as Mary Tiller

The City of the Dead
The City of the Dead

1960

as Patricia Russell

All the Brothers Were Valiant
Tarzan the Magnificent
Tarzan the Magnificent

1960

as Fay Ames

Corridors of Blood
Corridors of Blood

1958

as Susan

The Law vs. Billy the Kid
The Law vs. Billy the Kid

1954

as Nita Maxwell

The Naked Dawn
The Naked Dawn

1955

as Maria Lopez

The Student Prince
The Student Prince

1954

as Princess Johanna

Alias John Preston
Alias John Preston

1955

as Sally Sandford

The Saracen Blade
The Saracen Blade

1954

as Lady Iolanthe Rogliano

High Tide at Noon
High Tide at Noon

1957

as Joanna

Waldo's Last Stand
Waldo's Last Stand

1940

as Tap Dancer

South Pacific
South Pacific

1952

as Liat