Jan Sterling
Acting
79 credits
Born
Apr 03, 1921
Died
Mar 26, 2004 (82 years old)
Place of birth
New York City, New York, USA
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.
Movies (41)
Movie
5.6
Pony Express
1953
Movie
6.0
Dangerous Company
1982
Movie
6.8
Johnny Belinda
1948
Movie
7.2
The Harder They Fall
1956
Movie
The Costume Designer
1950
Movie
7.9
Ace in the Hole
1951
Movie
5.7
Female on the Beach
1955
Movie
7.1
Caged
1950
Movie
6.2
Alaska Seas
1954
Movie
5.9
The High and the Mighty
1954
Movie
4.7
The Vanquished
1953
Movie
6.5
1984
1956
Movie
6.1
First Monday in October
1981
Movie
6.5
Union Station
1950
Movie
5.5
Appointment with Danger
1950
Movie
6.7
Mystery Street
1950
Movie
5.3
High School Confidential!
1958
Movie
6.1
Man with the Gun
1955
Shows (38)
Show
7.5
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
Show
7.5
Bonanza
1959
Show
7.8
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962
Show
7.9
Little House on the Prairie
1974
Show
7.2
The Incredible Hulk
1977
Show
6.7
Mannix
1967
Show
6.4
The Virginian
1962
Show
7.1
The Oscars
1953
Show
3.3
Climax!
1954
Show
3.3
Climax!
1954
Show
5.5
Naked City
1958
Show
7.6
Three's Company
1977
Show
7.2
Run for Your Life
1965
Show
7.8
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
Show
7.8
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
Show
5.7
Adventures in Paradise
1959
Show
6.8
The Name of the Game
1968
Show
6.1
Medical Center
1969