Betta St. John

Born: 1929-11-26

Birthplace: Hawthorne, California, USA

Biography

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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 Lee.

She was an inductee into the Hawthorne Hall of Fame in 2019.[1][2] Description above from the Wikipedia article Betta St. John, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

Known For

Jane Eyre
The Robe
South Pacific
The City of the Dead
Tarzan the Magnificent
Destry Rides Again
Corridors of Blood
Tarzan and the Lost Safari
The Naked Dawn
Dream Wife

Top Movie Credits

The Robe Miriam
The City of the Dead Patricia Russell
Destry Rides Again Singing Girl in Wagon (uncredited)
The Naked Dawn Maria Lopez