Betta St. John
Age: 94 | From: Hawthorne, California, USA
Person Details
Birthday: 1929-11-26 18:34:37
Aliases: No known aliases
Gender: Female
Place of birth: Hawthorne, California, USA
Homepage:
Movie Involvements: 17
TV Involvements: 0
Most Famous Work
Biography
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
Most Famous Work
The Robe
(1953) Miriam
The City of the Dead
(1960) Patricia Russell
Jane Eyre
(1943) Girl
The Snorkel
(1958) Jean Edwards
All the Brothers Were Valiant
(1953) Native girl
Dangerous Mission
(1954) Mary Tiller
Tarzan the Magnificent
(1960) Fay Ames
Lydia
(1941) Blind GirlActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Patricia Russell | |
| Fay Ames | ||
| 1958 | Susan | |
| Jean Edwards | ||
| 1957 | Joanna | |
| Diana Penrod | ||
| 1955 | Sally Sandford | |
| Maria Lopez | ||
| 1954 | Nita Maxwell | |
| Princess Johanna | ||
| Lady Iolanthe Rogliano | ||
| Mary Tiller | ||
| 1953 | Native girl | |
| Miriam | ||
| Tarji | ||
| 1943 | Girl | |
| 1941 | Blind Girl | |
| 1940 | Tap Dancer | |
| 1939 | Singing Girl in Wagon (uncredited) | |
| Liat | ||
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
