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Jan Sterling

Known for acting · Born 3 April 1921 · Died 26 March 2004 · aged 82 · New York City, New York, USA

71 credits

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.

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Known for

Ace in the Hole

1951

The Harder They Fall

1956

1984

1956

Man with the Gun

1955

Female on the Beach

1955

Split Second

1953

Caged

1950

The High and the Mighty

1954

Pony Express

1953

Johnny Belinda

1948

High School Confidential!

1958

Mystery Street

1950

Acting (71)

1982Dangerous CompanyRay's MotherFilm
1981First Monday in OctoberChristine SnowFilm
1980My Kidnapper, My LoveLetty FairlainFilm
1979Backstairs at the White HouseLou Hoover · 4 episodesSeries
1977The Incredible HulkSeries
1977Three's CompanyJudge SheffieldSeries
1976Having BabiesMrs. FontreilFilm
1976Sammy SomebodyFilm
1974Little House on the PrairieLaura Colby IngallsSeries
1972Kung FuMary JenkinsSeries
1972The Brian Keith ShowSeries
1969Medical CenterFlorence BrentSeries
1969The MinxLouise BaxterFilm
1968The Name of the GameElsa RoarkeSeries
1968The Angry BreedGloria PattonFilm
1967The IncidentMuriel PurvisFilm
1967MannixAnne MarionSeries
1965Run for Your LifeClara MallorySeries
1964American in ParisGloria MilesFilm
1963Burke's LawDevora Cato, Vera SelbySeries
1963Breaking PointSeries
1963Vacation PlayhouseSeries
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSelfSeries
1962The Alfred Hitchcock HourBeatrice BartelSeries
1962The VirginianMary Beth StantonSeries
1961Love in a Goldfish BowlSandra SlideFilm
1959BonanzaDianne JordanSeries
1959Adventures in ParadiseTopaz HarmonySeries
1959RiverboatLorna LangtonSeries
1958High School Confidential!Arlene WilliamsFilm
1958The Female AnimalLily FrayneFilm
1958Naked CityMyrtle TiloffSeries
1958Kathy O'Celeste SaundersFilm
1957Slaughter on 10th AvenueMadge PittsFilm
1957SuspicionGeorgianaSeries
1957Clipper ShipHelen OttFilm
1956The Harder They FallBeth WillisFilm
19561984Julia of the Outer PartyFilm
1955Alfred Hitchcock PresentsFran Holland, Wanda FerliniSeries
1955Man with the GunNelly BainFilm
1955Female on the BeachAmy RawlinsonFilm
1955Women's PrisonBrenda MartinFilm
1954The High and the MightySally McKeeFilm
1954The Human JungleMary AbbottFilm
1954Climax!Dinah Lake, Audrey CaldwellSeries
1954Alaska SeasNicky JacksonFilm
1954Return from the SeaFriedaFilm
1953The OscarsSelfSeries
1953Split SecondDorothy 'Dottie' ValeFilm
1953Pony ExpressDenny RussellFilm
1953The VanquishedRose SlaterFilm
1953Letter to LorettaLuciaSeries
1953General Electric TheaterGloria MilesSeries
1952Flesh and FurySonya BartowFilm
1952The Jackie Gleason ShowSeries
1952Sky Full of MoonDixie DelmarFilm
1951Ace in the HoleLorraineFilm
1951The Mating SeasonBetsyFilm
1951RhubarbPolly SicklesFilm
1951Schlitz Playhouse of StarsSeries
1950CagedGita "Smoochie" KovskyFilm
1950Mystery StreetVivian HeldonFilm
1950Union StationMarge WrighterFilm
1950Appointment with DangerDodieFilm
1950Lux Video TheatreLee, Julia, Chris Hunter, Mary Ford, MaggieSeries
1950The Skipper Surprised His WifeRita RossiniFilm
1950GunfireFloFilm
1950The Costume DesignerSelf (archive footage)Film
1950The Marshal of Gunsight PassSeries
1948Johnny BelindaStella McCormickFilm
1947TycoonDancer at Fiesta (uncredited)Film