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Woman

26 Nov 1929

Hawthorne, California, USA

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

16 September 1953

Destry Rides Again

30 November 1939

The City of the Dead

9 September 1960

Jane Eyre

24 December 1943

Corridors of Blood

1 December 1958

The Snorkel

7 July 1958

Dream Wife

19 June 1953

Tarzan and the Lost Safari

12 April 1957

Tarzan the Magnificent

20 July 1960

The Naked Dawn

2 November 1955