Celebrity Biographies
Jill St John Life, husband, career, accomplishments, fortune, physique
Occupation: | actors |
Date of Birth: | August 19, 1940 |
Age: | 79 |
Net value: | 10 millions |
Place of birth: | Los Angeles, CA |
Height (m): | 1.67 |
Religion: | Christianity |
Relationship status: | Married |
The girl who started playing at the age of 6 and continued playing until the age of 78 is none other than Jill St John. The 1971 film Diamonds Are Forever Bond girl Tiffany Case is the same St John. The film is his identity.
It was on the radio that St John started playing at the age of 6. And you might be surprised if I told you that St John is not Jill’s real last name. In fact, her mother adopted the name to conform to Hollywood. St John was born as Jill Arlyn Oppenheim.
JILL ST JOHN – YOUTH AND EDUCATION
St John was born to Edward Oppenheim, a successful restaurateur. Her mother was Betty Oppenheim who also became her stage mother when she started out as a child artist at an early age. Jill was born in 1940, on August 19 in Los Angeles, California, USA. Jill made her screen debut through a television show Sandy Dreams . She was only 9 years old then. Young St John was also a member of the Children’s Ballet Company.
Jill also played a minor character in the 1951 film Thunder in the East.
Additionally, St John has appeared on select episodes of Sky King, Fireside Theatre, Cavalcade of America and radio shows including One Man’s Family. It was before and after she graduated from high school.
St John attended Powers Professional School and graduated from Hollywood Professional School in 1955.After that, she committed to the extension school at UCLA.
JILL ST JOHN – CAREER
After playing a remarkable number of characters on radio, Jill signed a 7-year contract with Universal Pictures in 1957. They paid her $200 a week in admission. It was then that she made her Summer Love 1958 debut alongside John Saxon. Jill has also appeared on episodes of The Christophers, Schlitz Playhouse, The DuPont Show of the Month.
In addition to her career, Jill had another contract with 20th Century Fox. This led her to become a star. From the comedy “The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker (1959) and Holiday for Lovers (1959) to the adventure film The Lost World (1960), his career never seemed to blossom.
Jill is more of a comedian. Her 1963 comedy film Come Blow Your Horn – she received a nomination for the ‘Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Musical or Motion Picture Comedy’.
Finding comedy to be her forte, Jill did several other comedy dramas like Who’s Minding The Store, Who’s Been Sleeping in My Bed, Honeymoon Hotel and others. St John also appeared in the first two Batman episodes as Molly in 1966.
During her later career, St John began appearing with husband/boyfriend Robert Wagner. It’s Around the World in 80 Days (1989), Something to Believe in (1998), The Call (2002), and more.
She also appeared without Wagner in the 1995 film Out There and The Trip (2002). Jill reappeared in 2014 and played Mrs Claus in the TV movie Northpole alongside Wagner. Despite all she has given to her profession, she believes that personal happiness is greater than a career.
JILL ST JOHN- MARRIAGE, FAMILY
Jill married Neil Dubin in 1957. The married couple soon separated within the last year. Lance Reventlow was her second husband from 1960 to 1963. She had a third marriage in 1967 to Jack Jones. However, the relationship only lasted two years.
Later in 1990, she married for the fourth time to Robert Wagner. The couple had dated for 8 long years before making the vow. Wagner calls it “Magic”.
St John has no children of her own, but she is stepmother to three of Wagner’s daughters.
JILL ST JOHN – NET WORTH AND SOCIAL MEDIA PROFILES
The 78-year-old actress has a net worth of $10 million. No matter how dedicated a professional she is, Jill still has an interest in harvesting and cooking. Also, she has an established business in the handmade angora sweater. Additionally, she loves the outdoors like rafting, hiking, skiing, etc.
The actress does not appear to be active on various social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter. However, she has a large fan page on Instagram where the fan page has 234K followers.
JILL ST JOHN – MEASUREMENT
The then bold and beautiful actress is 5 feet and 6 inches tall. She has pretty hazel eyes and red hair. In addition, Jill weighs 54 kg. Jill has a slim body of 39-19-36 regardless of her age.