Career
St. John began acting on radio at age six. In December 1949, at age nine, she appeared in the first full-length made-for-TV movie, a production of A Christmas Carol. At age 11 she appeared in two episodes of The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show. In 1957, at age 16, Universal Pictures signed St. John to a contract. Her major studio film debut was in Summer Love (1958) starring John Saxon. She went on to appear in The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker (1959), Holiday for Lovers (1959), The Lost World (1960), Tender Is the Night (1962), Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed? (1963) and Honeymoon Hotel (1964).
St. John received a Golden Globe nomination in 1963 for her performance in the film Come Blow Your Horn. She reunited with her co-star from that film, Frank Sinatra, in 1967 for Tony Rome. Other films she appeared in during this period included Who's Minding the Store? with Jerry Lewis, and The Liquidator (1965) with Rod Taylor.
In 1964, she guest starred with Lauren Bacall and Jason Robards, Jr. in the episode "Take a Walk Through the Cemetery" of Craig Stevens's CBS drama series, Mr. Broadway. St. John appeared in the first episode of the television series Batman in 1966 as the Riddler's moll, Molly (she was the only female to be killed off during the entire series).
St. John's most famous role was as Tiffany Case, the Bond girl in the 1971 James Bond film Diamonds Are Forever, where she starred opposite Sean Connery.
During 1983-1984, she starred with Dennis Weaver on the short-lived CBS soap opera, Emerald Point N.A.S., in which she played "Deanna Kinkaid," "Thomas Mallory's" conniving former sister-in-law. Her other television credits include guest roles on Magnum, P.I., The Love Boat, Hart to Hart, Burke's Law,' 'The Big Valley and Fantasy Island.
St. John has worked on five movies with her husband Robert Wagner: Banning (1967); How I Spent My Summer Vacation (1967); Around the World in 80 Days (1989); Something to Believe In (1998); and The Calling (2002). In 1997, the couple appeared together at the end of "The Yada Yada" episode of the popular television sitcom Seinfeld.
St. John has not acted since 2002.
She is the author of The Jill St. John Cookbook (1987).
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