Jan Sterling
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1921-04-03
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Jan Sterling
Biography
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.
Also Known For
1984
Mar 06, 1956
Ace in the Hole
Jun 29, 1951
Split Second
May 02, 1953
Appointment with Danger
Mar 31, 1950
Women's Prison
Feb 01, 1955
Man with the Gun
Nov 05, 1955
The Harder They Fall
May 08, 1956
Rhubarb
Aug 29, 1951
Caged
May 19, 1950
Pony Express
Jun 15, 1953
High School Confidential!
May 30, 1958
The Human Jungle
Oct 03, 1954
Union Station
Oct 04, 1950
The Vanquished
Jun 03, 1953
Johnny Belinda
Sep 14, 1948
Female on the Beach
Aug 19, 1955
The Incident
Nov 05, 1967
The High and the Mighty
Jul 03, 1954
Mystery Street
Jun 23, 1950
Slaughter on 10th Avenue
Sep 01, 1957
Flesh and Fury
Jun 26, 1952
Love in a Goldfish Bowl
Jul 12, 1961
Alaska Seas
Jan 27, 1954
Sky Full of Moon
Dec 12, 1952
The Angry Breed
Jun 07, 1968
The Female Animal
Jan 22, 1958
Kathy O'
Sep 24, 1958
First Monday in October
Aug 21, 1981
The Mating Season
Jan 12, 1951
The Minx
Nov 21, 1969
Gunfire
Aug 12, 1950
My Kidnapper, My Love
Dec 08, 1980
The Skipper Surprised His Wife
Jun 29, 1950
Sammy Somebody
Sep 03, 1976
Return from the Sea
Jul 28, 1954
Dangerous Company
Feb 09, 1982
The Costume Designer
Jul 13, 1950
Having Babies
Oct 17, 1976
American in Paris
Aug 03, 1964
Tycoon
Dec 27, 1947
Burke's Law
Sep 20, 1963
The Jackie Gleason Show
Sep 17, 1966
The Incredible Hulk
Nov 04, 1977
Little House on the Prairie
Sep 11, 1974
Naked City
Sep 30, 1958
Three's Company
Mar 15, 1977
General Electric Theater
Feb 01, 1953
Backstairs at the White House
Jan 29, 1979
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Oct 02, 1955
Run for Your Life
Sep 13, 1965
Lux Video Theatre
Oct 02, 1950
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Oct 05, 1951
Climax!
Oct 07, 1954
Adventures in Paradise
Oct 05, 1959
Riverboat
Sep 13, 1959
The Brian Keith Show
Sep 15, 1972
Breaking Point
Sep 16, 1963
Vacation Playhouse
Jul 22, 1963
The Oscars
Mar 19, 1953
The Marshal of Gunsight Pass
Letter to Loretta
Sep 20, 1953
Lux Video Theatre
Oct 02, 1950
Lux Video Theatre
Oct 02, 1950
Lux Video Theatre
Oct 02, 1950
Lux Video Theatre
Oct 02, 1950
Burke's Law
Sep 20, 1963
The Name of the Game
Sep 20, 1968
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Oct 02, 1955
Mannix
Sep 16, 1967
Bonanza
Sep 12, 1959
Climax!
Oct 07, 1954
Medical Center
Sep 24, 1969
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Oct 01, 1962
Suspicion
Sep 30, 1957
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Sep 20, 1962
The Virginian
Sep 19, 1962
Lux Video Theatre
Oct 02, 1950
