Jan Sterling
Acting
Jan Sterling (born Jane Sterling Adriance; April 3, 1921 – March 26, 2004) was an American actress. At her most active in films during the 1950s, she received a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in The High and the Mighty (1954) as well as an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress nomination. Her best performance is often considered to be opposite Kirk Douglas, as the opportunistic wife in Billy Wilder's 1951 Ace in the Hole.
Born: April 3, 1921 · New York City, New York, USA
Filmography (48)
First Monday in October
1981
Actor: Christine Snow
TV
The Incredible Hulk
1977
Actor
TV
Three's Company
1977
Actor: Judge Sheffield
TV
Little House on the Prairie
1974
Actor
TV
Kung Fu
1972
Actor: Mary Jenkins
TV
The Brian Keith Show
1972
Actor
TV
Medical Center
1969
Actor: Florence Brent
TV
The Name of the Game
1968
Actor: Elsa Roarke
The Incident
1967
Actor: Muriel Purvis
TV
Mannix
1967
Actor: Anne Marion
TV
Run for Your Life
1965
Actor: Clara Mallory
TV
Burke's Law
1963
Actor: Devora CatoActor: Vera Selby
TV
Breaking Point
1963
Actor
TV
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
Actor
TV
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962
Actor: Beatrice Bartel
TV
The Virginian
1962
Actor: Mary Beth Stanton
TV
Adventures in Paradise
1959
Actor: Topaz Harmony
TV
Riverboat
1959
Actor: Lorna Langton
TV
Bonanza
1959
Actor: Dianne Jordan
TV
Naked City
1958
Actor: Myrtle Tiloff
High School Confidential!
1958
Actor: Arlene Williams
The Female Animal
1958
Actor: Lily Frayne
TV
Suspicion
1957
Actor: Georgiana
Slaughter on 10th Avenue
1957
Actor: Madge Pitts
The Harder They Fall
1956
Actor: Beth Willis
1984
1956
Actor: Julia of the Outer…
Man with the Gun
1955
Actor: Nelly Bain
TV
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
Actor: Fran HollandActor: Wanda Ferlini
Female on the Beach
1955
Actor: Amy Rawlinson
Women's Prison
1955
Actor: Brenda Martin
TV
Climax!
1954
Actor: Dinah LakeActor: Audrey Caldwell
The Human Jungle
1954
Actor: Mary Abbott
The High and the Mighty
1954
Actor: Sally McKee
TV
Letter to Loretta
1953
Actor: Lucia
Pony Express
1953
Actor: Denny Russell
The Vanquished
1953
Actor: Rose Slater
Split Second
1953
Actor: Dorothy 'Dottie' V…
TV
The Oscars
1953
Actor
Flesh and Fury
1952
Actor: Sonya Bartow
Rhubarb
1951
Actor: Polly Sickles
Ace in the Hole
1951
Actor: Lorraine
The Mating Season
1951
Actor: Betsy
Union Station
1950
Actor: Marge Wrighter
Mystery Street
1950
Actor: Vivian Heldon
Caged
1950
Actor: Gita "Smoochie" Ko…
Appointment with Danger
1950
Actor: Dodie
Johnny Belinda
1948
Actor: Stella McCormick
Tycoon
1947
Actor: Dancer at Fiesta (…