Betta St. John

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

Known For

The Law vs. Billy the Kid

Nita Maxwell

All the Brothers Were Valiant

Native girl

Tarzan and the Lost Safari

Diana Penrod

Dream Wife

Tarji

The Robe

Miriam

The City of the Dead

Patricia Russell

Destry Rides Again

Singing Girl in Wagon (uncredited)

Mark Saber

Laura

Filmography

Year	Movie	Role
1963	Corridors of Blood	Susan
1960	Tarzan the Magnificent	Fay Ames
1960	The City of the Dead	Patricia Russell
1958	The Snorkel	Jean Edwards
1957	Tarzan and the Lost Safari	Diana Penrod
1957	High Tide at Noon	Joanna
1955	Alias John Preston	Sally Sandford
1955	The Naked Dawn	Maria Lopez
1954	The Student Prince	Princess Johanna
1954	Dangerous Mission	Mary Tiller
1954	The Law vs. Billy the Kid	Nita Maxwell
1954	The Saracen Blade	Lady Iolanthe Rogliano
1953	The Robe	Miriam
1953	Dream Wife	Tarji
1953	All the Brothers Were Valiant	Native girl
1952	South Pacific	Liat
1943	Jane Eyre	Girl
1941	Lydia	Blind Girl
1940	Waldo's Last Stand	Tap Dancer
1939	Destry Rides Again	Singing Girl in Wagon (uncredited)

Year	TV Show	Role
1954	Mark Saber	Laura