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 as an actress that I can be more discriminating in the roles I choose. I want to be able to choose the parts I know I can do next." She was reunited with Sinatra in "Tony Rome" (1967) and did a TV movie "The Spy Killer" (1968) which was popular enough for a sequel, "Foreign Exchange" (1970). She guested on "The Name of the Game". "Decisions! Decisions!" (1971) was a TV movie St John did with Bob Newhart and Jean Simmons. St. John's most famous role was as Tiffany Case, the Bond girl in the James Bond film "Diamonds Are