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