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
Jill St. John Forever" (1971), where she starred opposite Sean Connery. She was the first American to play a Bond girl. She did some TV movies - "Saga of Sonora" (1973) and "Brenda Starr" (1976) (playing the title role) - and guest starred on "The Love Boat", "Magnum, P.I.", "Fantasy Island" and "Matt Houston". St John did the TV movies "Two Guys from Muck" (1982) and "Rooster" (1982) and was top billed in the feature "The Concrete Jungle" (1982), a woman in prison film. She had a small role in "The Act" (1983). During 1983–1984, she starred with Dennis Weaver on the short-lived