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

Filmography

as Patricia Russell
as Fay Ames
as Susan
as Jean Edwards
as Joanna
as Diana Penrod
as Sally Sandford
as Maria Lopez
as Nita Maxwell
as Princess Johanna
as Lady Iolanthe Rogliano
as Mary Tiller
as Native girl
1953 The Robe
as Miriam
1953 Dream Wife
as Tarji
as Liat
1943 Jane Eyre
as Girl
1941 Lydia
as Blind Girl
as Tap Dancer
as Singing Girl in Wagon (uncredited)