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Betta St. John

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Betta St. John, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia


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Born:
Nov 26, 1929 In Hawthorne, California, USA
Movie/TV Credits:
19
First Appeared:
In the movie Destry Rides Again 1939-11-30
Latest Project:
Movie The City of the Dead 1960-09-09
Known For
Poster of The Snorkel
Poster of Tarzan and the Lost Safari
Poster of The Naked Dawn
Poster of Jane Eyre
Filmography
Movie The City of the Dead Patricia Russell 1960-09-09
Movie Tarzan the Magnificent Fay Ames 1960-07-20
Movie The Snorkel Jean Edwards 1958-07-07
Movie Corridors of Blood Susan 1958-12-01
Movie Tarzan and the Lost Safari Diana Penrod 1957-04-12
Movie High Tide at Noon Joanna 1957-04-30
Movie Alias John Preston Sally Sandford 1955-12-14
Movie The Naked Dawn Maria Lopez 1955-11-02
Movie The Saracen Blade Lady Iolanthe Rogliano 1954-06-06
Movie Dangerous Mission Mary Tiller 1954-03-06
Movie The Student Prince Princess Johanna 1954-06-15
Movie The Law vs. Billy the Kid Nita Maxwell 1954-08-01
Movie The Robe Miriam 1953-09-16
Movie Dream Wife Tarji 1953-06-19
Movie All the Brothers Were Valiant Native girl 1953-11-13
Movie Jane Eyre Girl 1943-12-24
Movie Lydia Blind Girl 1941-09-18
Movie Waldo's Last Stand Tap Dancer 1940-10-05
Movie Destry Rides Again Singing Girl in Wagon (uncredited) 1939-11-30