Betta St. John

Biography

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Betta St. John (born November 26, 1929, Hawthorne, California) is an American actress, singer and dancer.

Born as Betty Jean Striegler, St. John made her film debut at the age of ten in Destry Rides Again (1939) and as an orphan in Jane Eyre (1944). She was discovered by Rodgers and Hammerstein and played a small role in the Broadway musical, Carousel in 1945. By 1949, she created the role of Liat in the musical South Pacific and followed the production to London. On film, she appeared in The Robe (1953), Dream Wife (1953), All the Brothers Were Valiant (1953), The Law vs. Billy the Kid (1954), and The Student Prince (1954). St. John appeared in two Tarzan films and ended her career as the heroine of Horror Hotel (1960). She continued to act in films and television until 1965 when she retired.

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Known For

The City of the Dead

Patricia Russell

The Robe

Miriam

Jane Eyre

Girl

The Student Prince

Princess Johanna

Destry Rides Again

Singing Girl in Wagon (uncredited)

Corridors of Blood

Susan

All the Brothers Were Valiant

Native girl

The Naked Dawn

Maria Lopez

Filmography

Year	Movie	Role
1960	Tarzan the Magnificent	Fay Ames
1960	The City of the Dead	Patricia Russell
1958	Corridors of Blood	Susan
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