Jan Sterling
Known for Acting · 71 credits
- Born
- 1921-04-03
- Died
- 2004-03-26
- Place of birth
- New York City, New York, USA
- Also known as
- Jane Sterling Adriance · Jane Adriance · Jane Sterling · Jane Darian · Jane Adrian
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.
Known For
TV Shows (30)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
Bonanza
1959
as Dianne Jordan
Mannix
1967
as Anne Marion
Little House on the Prairie
1974
as Laura Colby Ingalls
Climax!
1954
as Dinah Lake / Audrey Caldwell
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962
as Beatrice Bartel
The Virginian
1962
as Mary Beth Stanton
Naked City
1958
as Myrtle Tiloff
Run for Your Life
1965
as Clara Mallory
The Incredible Hulk
1977
Burke's Law
1963
as Devora Cato / Vera Selby
Medical Center
1969
as Florence Brent
Three's Company
1977
as Judge Sheffield
The Name of the Game
1968
as Elsa Roarke
Adventures in Paradise
1959
as Topaz Harmony
The Oscars
1953
as Self
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Fran Holland / Wanda Ferlini
Riverboat
1959
as Lorna Langton
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Lee / Chris Hunter / Julia / Mary Ford / Maggie
Suspicion
1957
as Georgiana
Vacation Playhouse
1963
Letter to Loretta
1953
as Lucia
Breaking Point
1963
The Brian Keith Show
1972
General Electric Theater
1953
as Gloria Miles
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
Backstairs at the White House
1979
as Lou Hoover
The Jackie Gleason Show
1966
Kung Fu
1972
as Mary Jenkins
The Marshal of Gunsight Pass
Movies (41)
The Harder They Fall
1956
as Beth Willis
Ace in the Hole
1951
as Lorraine
The High and the Mighty
1954
as Sally McKee
Caged
1950
as Gita "Smoochie" Kovsky
1984
1956
as Julia of the Outer Party
The Incident
1967
as Muriel Purvis
Mystery Street
1950
as Vivian Heldon
Pony Express
1953
as Denny Russell
Johnny Belinda
1948
as Stella McCormick
Union Station
1950
as Marge Wrighter
Rhubarb
1951
as Polly Sickles
Man with the Gun
1955
as Nelly Bain
Appointment with Danger
1950
as Dodie
The Vanquished
1953
as Rose Slater
Tycoon
1947
as Dancer at Fiesta (uncredited)
Dangerous Company
1982
as Ray's Mother
First Monday in October
1981
as Christine Snow
The Mating Season
1951
as Betsy
Female on the Beach
1955
as Amy Rawlinson
Alaska Seas
1954
as Nicky Jackson
Flesh and Fury
1952
as Sonya Bartow
The Female Animal
1958
as Lily Frayne
Split Second
1953
as Dorothy 'Dottie' Vale
Women's Prison
1955
as Brenda Martin
The Human Jungle
1954
as Mary Abbott
High School Confidential!
1958
as Arlene Williams
Kathy O'
1958
as Celeste Saunders
Slaughter on 10th Avenue
1957
as Madge Pitts
The Minx
1969
as Louise Baxter
Love in a Goldfish Bowl
1961
as Sandra Slide
The Skipper Surprised His Wife
1950
as Rita Rossini
Clipper Ship
1957
as Helen Ott
Return from the Sea
1954
as Frieda
Gunfire
1950
as Flo
The Costume Designer
1950
as Self (archive footage)
Having Babies
1976
as Mrs. Fontreil
The Angry Breed
1968
as Gloria Patton
Sky Full of Moon
1952
as Dixie Delmar
My Kidnapper, My Love
1980
as Letty Fairlain
American in Paris
1964
as Gloria Miles
Sammy Somebody
1976
About Jan Sterling
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. With 71 credits spanning from 1947 to 1982, Jan Sterling has appeared in 41 films and 30 TV shows.
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Most Popular Jan Sterling Movies
- The Harder They Fall (1956) — as Beth Willis
- Ace in the Hole (1951) — as Lorraine
- The High and the Mighty (1954) — as Sally McKee
- Caged (1950) — as Gita "Smoochie" Kovsky
- 1984 (1956) — as Julia of the Outer Party
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