Betta St. John
Date of birth: 1929-11-26
Place of birth: Hawthorne, California, USA
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Betty Jean Striegler
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. In 1954 she starred with Victor Mature in Dangerous Mission. After moving to England she appeared in starring roles in British films including High Tide at Noon, two Tarzan films, and the horror features Corridors of Blood with Boris Karloff and Horror Hotel with Christopher Lee. She was an inductee into the Hawthorne Hall of Fame in 2019.[1][2] Description above from the Wikipedia article Betta St. John, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Movie Credits
Corridors of Blood
1963-06-05
In 1840s London, Dr. Thomas Bolton [Boris Karloff] dares to dream the unthinkable: experimenting wit
Alias John Preston
1955-12-14
A mysterious young man settles in a rural English town and immediately starts making a good impressi
The Robe
1953-09-16
Drunk and disillusioned Roman, Marcellus Gallio, wins Jesus' robe in a dice game after the crucifixi
The Snorkel
1958-07-07
On the Italian coast, writer Paul Decker has grown unhappy in his marriage and executes what appears
The Student Prince
1954-06-15
A prince has a romance with a barmaid before he must give up personal happiness for duty.
Dream Wife
1953-06-19
Clemson Reade, a business tycoon with marriage on his mind, and Effie, a U.S. diplomat, are a modern
Tarzan and the Lost Safari
1957-04-12
Tarzan leads five passengers from a downed airplane out of the jungle. En route white hunter Hawkins
Tarzan the Magnificent
1960-07-20
After the Banton family rob a store is a small village and kill the local police constable, Tarzan c
All the Brothers Were Valiant
1953-11-13
In the South Pacific islands, two brothers, one good and one bad, fight over the same girl and over
The Naked Dawn
1955-11-02
Santiago, a jolly modern bandito, has just lost his partner when he happens on the isolated farm of
Dangerous Mission
1954-03-06
A policeman tries to protect a young woman against a hit man, when she flees New York after witnessi
High Tide at Noon
1957-04-30
After returning home to a rugged island near Nova Scotia, Joanna, daughter of the local bigwig, stru
The Law vs. Billy the Kid
1954-08-01
Billy the Kid is forced to kill for the woman he loves, and is ultimately brought to justice by his
South Pacific
1952-05-06
The professional recording of the 1952 original London production at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane.
Destry Rides Again
1939-11-30
Tom Destry, son of a legendary frontier peacekeeper, doesn’t believe in gunplay. Thus he becomes the
Waldo's Last Stand
1940-10-05
The gang offers to help their pal Waldo attract customers to his lemonade stand. Redecorating their
The Saracen Blade
1954-06-06
Based on the book of the same name by Frank Yerby. Pietro is an orphan who is raised by a family fri
Jane Eyre
1943-12-24
After a bleak childhood, Jane Eyre goes out into the world to become a governess. As she lives happi
Lydia
1941-09-18
Lydia MacMillan, a wealthy woman who has never married, invites several men her own age to her home
The City of the Dead
1960-09-09
In Whitewood, Massachusetts, a presumed witch places a curse on the town before she is burned at the