Jill St. John
Biography
Jill St. John is a retired American actress who began performing as a child, making her stage debut at five in The Conspiracy and joining the children's television series Sandy Dreams in 1948. Born in Los Angeles and raised in Encino, she signed with Universal Pictures at sixteen and made her major studio film debut in Summer Love (1958). After moving to 20th Century Fox, she appeared in The Lost World (1960) and The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone (1961), then earned a Golden Globe nomination for Come Blow Your Horn (1963). She became known for comedy roles in films such as Who's Minding the Store? (1963) and Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed? (1963), and appeared on television in Batman and The Big Valley. Her biggest success came as Tiffany Case in Diamonds Are Forever (1971), the first American Bond girl. Later credits include Sitting Target (1972), The Concrete Jungle (1982), and Northpole (2014). She retired from acting.
86years old
Turns 87 on August 19in 282 days
- Born Los Angeles
- Star sign: LeoThe sign runs July 23 to August 22
- Jill Arlyn Oppenheim (birth name)
Movie Career
- Films
- 15
- Career span
- 55 years1960 to 2015
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A first
Jill St. John played Tiffany Case, a diamond smuggler and James Bond's love interest, in Diamonds Are Forever (1971), opposite Sean Connery. She was the first American Bond girl.
First role
At Geller's Theater Workshop, St. John first appeared on stage in The Conspiracy. She was five years old, and the date was January 31, 1946.
A role that slipped away
St. John had a supporting part in the 1962 film Tender Is the Night, and she won that role over Jane Fonda.
A role that slipped away
St. John came close to a starring role in The Fearless Vampire Killers (1967), but Sharon Tate got the part instead.
A role that slipped away
St. John was set to play the princess in the 1979 film Day of the Assassin, but she left the project because her deposit did not arrive on time. Susana Dosamantes took the role instead.
A first
In December 1949, St. John appeared as Missie Cratchit in The Christmas Carol, an early filmed version of Charles Dickens' 1843 story. Shot in kinescope, it survives as a rare complete 1940s live TV broadcast.
Jill St. John movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Robert Wagner appears in three of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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