Betta St. John
American actress (1929-2023) · United States · On the map · Actors · Died at 93
Betta St. John 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.
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Tarzan the MagnificentFilm, Fay Ames
The City of the DeadFilm, 1960Patricia Russell1958
Corridors of BloodFilm, Susan1957
High Tide at NoonFilm, Joanna1955
Alias John PrestonFilm, Sally Sandford1954
Mark SaberSeries, Laura
Dangerous MissionFilm, 1954Mary Tiller
The Student PrinceFilm, 1954Princess Johanna1953
All the Brothers Were ValiantFilm, Native girl
Dream WifeFilm, 1953Tarji1952
South PacificFilm, Liat1943
Jane EyreFilm, Girl1941
LydiaFilm, Blind Girl1940
Waldo's Last StandFilm, Tap Dancer1939
Destry Rides AgainFilm, Singing Girl in Wagon (uncredited)1929Born26 November 1929People around Betta
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Richard Thorpe Directed All the Brothers Were Valiant (1953)
William Castle Directed The Law vs. Billy the Kid (1954)
Joe Pasternak Produced Destry Rides Again (1939)
Robert Day Directed Tarzan the Magnificent (1960)
Henry Koster Directed The Robe (1953), wrote Jane Eyre (1943)
Christopher Lee Also in The City of the Dead (1960)- Sidney Sheldon Directed Dream Wife (1953)
Miklós Rózsa Wrote All the Brothers Were Valiant and Lydia
Ann Blyth Also in The Student Prince (1954)
Alexander Korda Produced Lydia (1941)
Victor Mature Also in The Robe and Dangerous Mission
Sara Allgood Also in Lydia and Jane Eyre
Richard Anderson Also in The Student Prince and Dream Wife- Robert Stevenson Directed Jane Eyre (1943)
Irwin Allen Produced Dangerous Mission (1954)
H. Bruce Humberstone Directed Tarzan and the Lost Safari (1957)- Louis King Directed Dangerous Mission (1954)
- Frank de Kova Also in The Robe (1953)
- Frank Ross Produced The Robe (1953)
John Llewellyn Moxey Directed The City of the Dead (1960)
Steve Darrell Also in Dangerous Mission (1954)- Milton Subotsky Produced The City of the Dead (1960)
William Goetz Produced Jane Eyre (1943)
Kenneth Macgowan Produced Jane Eyre (1943)
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Destry Rides Again 1939
Jane Eyre 1943
The Robe 1953
The City of the Dead 1960
Also in Deutsch
Filmography 20
21 credits on file
Television 1
Media & music
About this person
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.
