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Betta St. John
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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.
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| 1960 | The City of the Dead | Actor | Patricia Russell | 60 Fair |
| 1960 | Tarzan the Magnificent | Actor | Fay Ames | 58 Average |
| 1958 | Corridors of Blood | Actor | Susan | 59 Average |
| 1958 | The Snorkel | Actor | Jean Edwards | 59 Average |
| 1957 | High Tide at Noon | Actor | Joanna | 59 Average |
| 1957 | Tarzan and the Lost Safari | Actor | Diana Penrod | 58 Average |
| 1955 | Alias John Preston | Actor | Sally Sandford | 58 Average |
| 1955 | The Naked Dawn | Actor | Maria Lopez | 59 Average |
| 1954 | The Law vs. Billy the Kid | Actor | Nita Maxwell | 58 Average |
| 1954 | The Student Prince | Actor | Princess Johanna | 59 Average |
| 1954 | The Saracen Blade | Actor | Lady Iolanthe Rogliano | 58 Average |
| 1954 | Dangerous Mission | Actor | Mary Tiller | 59 Average |
| 1953 | All the Brothers Were Valiant | Actor | Native girl | 59 Average |
| 1953 | The Robe | Actor | Miriam | 61 Fair |
| 1953 | Dream Wife | Actor | Tarji | 58 Average |
| 1952 | South Pacific | Actor | Liat | N/A N/A |
| 1943 | Jane Eyre | Actor | Girl | 61 Fair |
| 1941 | Lydia | Actor | Blind Girl | 59 Average |
| 1940 | Waldo's Last Stand | Actor | Tap Dancer | 59 Average |
| 1939 | Destry Rides Again | Actor | Singing Girl in Wagon (uncredited) | 61 Fair |