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Betta St. John
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
Known For
The Robe
as Miriam
The City of the Dead
as Patricia Russell
Jane Eyre
as Girl
Destry Rides Again
as Singing Girl in Wagon (uncredited)
Lydia
as Blind Girl
Dangerous Mission
as Mary Tiller
All the Brothers Were Valiant
as Native girl
Dream Wife
as Tarji
The Student Prince
as Princess Johanna
The Snorkel
as Jean Edwards
