Jill St. John Jill St. John Jill St. John (born Jill Arlyn Oppenheim; August 19, 1940) is an American actress. She played Bond girl Tiffany Case in "Diamonds Are Forever" (1971). St. John was born Jill Arlyn Oppenheim in Los Angeles, California, the daughter of Edward (1912–1986), a prosperous restaurant owner., and Betty Oppenheim (née Goldberg, 1912–1998), who became her stage mother. St John is of the Jewish faith. As a young girl, St. John was a member of the Children's Ballet Company with Natalie Wood and Stefanie Powers. Her mother Betty changed Jill's last name to the more 'Hollywood-sounding' St. John during
James Bond as they "form the backbone of the industry". Television also saw the effect of Bond films, with the NBC series "The Man from U.N.C.L.E.", which was described as the "first network television imitation" of Bond, largely because Fleming provided advice and ideas on the development of the series, even giving the main character the name Napoleon Solo. Other 1960s television series inspired by Bond include "I Spy", and "Get Smart". A British cultural icon, by 2012, James Bond had become such a symbol of the United Kingdom that the character, played by Craig, appeared in the opening ceremony of the