Portrait of Betta St. John

Betta St. John

Acting

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 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

Born: November 26, 1929

Place of Birth: Hawthorne, California, USA

Filmography

1963
1960
The City of the Dead

as Patricia Russell

1960
1958
The Snorkel

as Jean Edwards

1957
1957
1955
Alias John Preston

as Sally Sandford

1955
The Naked Dawn

as Maria Lopez

1954
Mark Saber

as Laura

1954
1954
The Student Prince

as Princess Johanna

1954
The Saracen Blade

as Lady Iolanthe Rogliano

1954
Dangerous Mission

as Mary Tiller

1953
The Robe

as Miriam

1953
Dream Wife

as Tarji

1952
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)