Betta St. John

Betta St. John

Known for

Acting

Born

November 26, 1929

Birthplace

Hawthorne, California, USA

Died

June 23, 2023 (aged 93)

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...

Best known work

The Robe
The Robe
1953
Destry Rides Again
Destry Rides Again
1939
The City of the Dead
The City of the Dead
1960
Jane Eyre
Jane Eyre
1943
Corridors of Blood
Corridors of Blood
1958
The Snorkel
The Snorkel
1958
Dream Wife
Dream Wife
1953
Tarzan and the Lost Safari
Tarzan and the Lost Safari
1957
Tarzan the Magnificent
Tarzan the Magnificent
1960
All the Brothers Were Valiant
All the Brothers Were Valiant
1953

Filmography

  1. 1960

    The City of the Dead

    as Patricia Russell

  2. 1960

  3. 1958

  4. 1958

    The Snorkel

    as Jean Edwards

  5. 1957

  6. 1957

  7. 1955

    Alias John Preston

    as Sally Sandford

  8. 1955

    The Naked Dawn

    as Maria Lopez

  9. 1954

    Mark SaberTV

    as Laura (1 episode)

  10. 1954

  11. 1954

    The Student Prince

    as Princess Johanna

  12. 1954

    The Saracen Blade

    as Lady Iolanthe Rogliano

  13. 1954

    Dangerous Mission

    as Mary Tiller

  14. 1953

  15. 1953

    The Robe

    as Miriam

  16. 1953

    Dream Wife

    as Tarji

  17. 1952

  18. 1943

    Jane Eyre

    as Girl

  19. 1941

    Lydia

    as Blind Girl

  20. 1940

    Waldo's Last Stand

    as Tap Dancer

  21. 1939

    Destry Rides Again

    as Singing Girl in Wagon (uncredited)

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