Betta St. John
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
The Robe
as MiriamDrunk and disillusioned Roman, Marcellus Gallio, wins Jesus' robe in a dice game after the...
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Destry Rides Again
as Singing Girl in Wagon (uncredited)Tom Destry, son of a legendary frontier peacekeeper, doesn’t believe in gunplay. Thus he becomes...
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Jane Eyre
as GirlAfter 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 RussellA young college student arrives in a sleepy Massachusetts town to research witchcraft; during...
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Dream Wife
as TarjiClemson Reade, a business tycoon with marriage on his mind, and Effie, a U.S. diplomat, are a...
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Corridors of Blood
as SusanDr. Thomas Bolton fights for the use of anesthetic in surgery and uses himself as a guinea pig,...
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The Snorkel
as Jean EdwardsOn the Italian coast, writer Paul Decker has grown unhappy in his marriage and executes what...
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All the Brothers Were Valiant
as Native girlIn the South Pacific islands, two brothers, one good and one bad, fight over the same girl and...
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The Naked Dawn
as Maria LopezSantiago, a jolly modern bandito, has just lost his partner when he happens on the isolated farm...
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Tarzan the Magnificent
as Fay AmesAfter the Banton family rob a store is a small village and kill the local police constable,...
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Dangerous Mission
as Mary TillerA policeman tries to protect a young woman against a hit man, when she flees New York after...
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Alias John Preston
as Sally SandfordA mysterious young man settles in a rural English town and immediately starts making a good...
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The Student Prince
as Princess JohannaA prince has a romance with a barmaid before he must give up personal happiness for duty.
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Lydia
as Blind GirlLydia MacMillan, a wealthy woman who has never married, invites several men her own age to her...
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Tarzan and the Lost Safari
as Diana PenrodTarzan leads five passengers from a downed airplane out of the jungle. En route white hunter...
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The Law vs. Billy the Kid
as Nita MaxwellBilly 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 RoglianoBased on the book of the same name by Frank Yerby. Pietro is an orphan who is raised by a family...
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South Pacific
as LiatThe professional recording of the 1952 original London production at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane.
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High Tide at Noon
as JoannaAfter returning home to a rugged island near Nova Scotia, Joanna, daughter of the local bigwig,...
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Waldo's Last Stand
as Tap DancerThe gang offers to help their pal Waldo attract customers to his lemonade stand. Redecorating...
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