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 with Deborah Kerr (right) in Dream Wife | |
| Born | Betty Jean Striegler (1929-11-26) 26 November 1929 (age 95) Hawthorne, California, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1938–1965 |
| Known for | High Tide at Noon |
| Notable work | Dream Wife |
| Spouse |
Peter Grant
(m. 1952; died 1992) |
| Children | 3 |
Betta St. John (born Betty Jean Striegler) is an American former actress, singer, and dancer who worked on Broadway and in Hollywood films. She later appeared 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.
Born in Hawthorne, California, St. John, alongside Shirley Temple, was part of the Meglin Kiddies troupe of actors, singers, and dancers.
St. John made her film debut at age ten in an uncredited part in Destry Rides Again (1939) starring James Stewart and Marlene Dietrich. She then played an orphan in Jane Eyre (1943), starring Orson Welles and Joan Fontaine, also uncredited.
She played a small role in the Rodgers and Hammerstein Broadway musical Carousel from 1945 until 1947. She was a member of the show's touring company until 1949. Later that year, she created the role of Liat in the musical South Pacific, first on Broadway and then London.
St. John appeared in the 1953 films The Robe, Dream Wife, and All the Brothers Were Valiant, as well as 1954's The Student Prince. She continued to act in films and television until 1965, when she retired.
St. John was married to English actor Peter Grant from 1952 until his death in 1992. They had three children.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | Destry Rides Again | Singing Girl in Wagon | Uncredited |
| 1940 | Waldo's Last Stand | Top Dancer | Short |
| 1943 | Jane Eyre | Girl | Uncredited |
| 1953 | The Robe | Miriam | |
| Dream Wife | Tarji | ||
| All the Brothers Were Valiant | Native Girl | ||
| 1954 | Dangerous Mission | Mary Tiller | |
| The Law vs. Billy the Kid | Nita Maxwell | ||
| The Student Prince | Princess Johanna | ||
| The Saracen Blade | Iolanthe Rogliano | ||
| 1955 | The Naked Dawn | Maria Lopez | |
| Alias John Preston | Sally Sandford | ||
| 1957 | High Tide at Noon | Joanna | |
| Tarzan and the Lost Safari | Diana Penrod | ||
| 1958 | Corridors of Blood | Susan | |
| The Snorkel | Jean Edwards | ||
| 1960 | Tarzan the Magnificent | Fay Ames | |
| Horror Hotel | Patricia Russell | aka The City of the Dead |
References
- https://www.google.com/books/edition/Screen_World_1967/TjZKjHXEj-YC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=betta+st+john+1929&pg=PA230&printsec=frontcover
- Maxford, Howard (2018). Hammer Complete: The Films, the Personnel, the Company. McFarland. p. 708. ISBN 9781476629148. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
- ^ St. John profile at Glamour Girls of the Screen website
- "Show Business Won't Let Betta St. John Open Eyes". The Ottawa Citizen. Canada, Ottawa, Ontario. August 1, 1953. p. 15. Retrieved 27 May 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- "("Betta St. John" search results)". Playbill Vault. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
- Fandango website
- "South Pacific Girl Finally Gets Her 'Wonderful Guy'". Milwaukee Journal. November 27, 1952. Retrieved April 14, 2011.
External links
- Betta St. John at IMDb
- Betta St. John at the Internet Broadway Database
- Photographs of Betta St. John
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