Betta St. John

Personal Info

Birthday

November 26, 1929

Day of Death

2023-06-23

(93 years old)

Place of Birth

Hawthorne, California, USA

Also Known As

Betty Jean Striegler

Betta St. John

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.

Known For

The Law vs. Billy the Kid

Tarzan and the Lost Safari

The Robe

Jane Eyre

Mark Saber

Dangerous Mission

All the Brothers Were Valiant

The City of the Dead

Filmography

1963
Corridors of Blood
as Susan
1960
The City of the Dead
as Patricia Russell
Tarzan the Magnificent
as Fay Ames
1958
The Snorkel
as Jean Edwards
1957
High Tide at Noon
as Joanna
Tarzan and the Lost Safari
as Diana Penrod
1955
Alias John Preston
as Sally Sandford
The Naked Dawn
as Maria Lopez
1954
The Law vs. Billy the Kid
as Nita Maxwell
The Student Prince
as Princess Johanna
The Saracen Blade
as Lady Iolanthe Rogliano
Dangerous Mission
as Mary Tiller
1953
All the Brothers Were Valiant
as Native girl
The Robe
as Miriam
Dream Wife
as Tarji
1952
South Pacific
as Liat
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)