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
Destry Rides Again
Tarzan the Magnificent
Tarzan and the Lost Safari
Jane Eyre
The Robe
Alias John Preston
Corridors of Blood
The Snorkel
The City of the Dead
Dream Wife
Lydia
The Student Prince
The Naked Dawn
Dangerous Mission
All the Brothers Were Valiant
High Tide at Noon
The Law vs. Billy the Kid
Waldo's Last Stand
The Saracen Blade
South Pacific
