Betta St. John

Born: 1929-11-26

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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The Robe

as Miriam
Released: 1953-09-16

Marcellus is a tribune in the time of Christ. He is in charge of the group that is assigned to...

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Jane Eyre

as Girl
Released: 1943-12-24

After a harsh childhood, orphan Jane Eyre is hired by Edward Rochester, the brooding lord of a...

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The City of the Dead

as Patricia Russell
Released: 1960-09-09

A young college student arrives in a sleepy Massachusetts town to research witchcraft; during...

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Destry Rides Again

as Singing Girl in Wagon (uncredited)
Released: 1939-11-30

When a tough western town needs taming, the mild-mannered son of a hard-nosed sheriff gets the job.

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The Snorkel

as Jean Edwards
Released: 1958-07-07

On the Italian coast, writer Paul Decker has grown unhappy in his marriage and executes what...

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Dream Wife

as Tarji
Released: 1953-06-19

Clemson Reade, a business tycoon with marriage on his mind, and Effie, a U.S. diplomat, are a...

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Dangerous Mission

as Mary Tiller
Released: 1954-03-06

A policeman tries to protect a young woman against a hit man, when she flees New York after...

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Lydia

as Blind Girl
Released: 1941-09-18

Lydia MacMillan, a wealthy woman who has never married, invites several men her own age to her...

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All the Brothers Were Valiant

as Native girl
Released: 1953-11-13

In the South Pacific islands, two brothers, one good and one bad, fight over the same girl and...

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Tarzan the Magnificent

as Fay Ames
Released: 1960-07-20

After the Banton family rob a store is a small village and kill the local police constable,...

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The Naked Dawn

as Maria Lopez
Released: 1955-11-02

Santiago, a jolly modern bandito, has just lost his partner when he happens on the isolated farm...

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Corridors of Blood

as Susan
Released: 1958-12-01

An 1840s British surgeon, experiments with anesthetic gases in an effort to make surgery...

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Tarzan and the Lost Safari

as Diana Penrod
Released: 1957-04-12

Tarzan leads five passengers from a downed airplane out of the jungle. En route white hunter...

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The Student Prince

as Princess Johanna
Released: 1954-06-15

A prince has a romance with a barmaid before he must give up personal happiness for duty.

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High Tide at Noon

as Joanna
Released: 1957-04-30

After returning home to a rugged island near Nova Scotia, Joanna, daughter of the local bigwig,...

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Alias John Preston

as Sally Sandford
Released: 1955-12-14

A mysterious young man settles in a rural English town and immediately starts making a good...

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The Law vs. Billy the Kid

as Nita Maxwell
Released: 1954-08-01

Billy the Kid is forced to kill for the woman he loves, and is ultimately brought to justice by...

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The Saracen Blade

as Lady Iolanthe Rogliano
Released: 1954-06-06

Based on the book of the same name by Frank Yerby. Pietro is an orphan who is raised by a family...

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Waldo's Last Stand

as Tap Dancer
Released: 1940-10-05

The gang offers to help their pal Waldo attract customers to his lemonade stand. Redecorating...

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