Jan Sterling
Acting
Born 1921-04-03 · New York City, New York, USA
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.
Filmography
Dangerous Company
Feb 9, 1982
First Monday in October
Aug 21, 1981
My Kidnapper, My Love
Dec 8, 1980
Having Babies
Oct 17, 1976
The Minx
Nov 21, 1969
The Angry Breed
Jun 7, 1968
The Incident
Nov 5, 1967
American in Paris
Aug 3, 1964
Love in a Goldfish Bowl
Jul 12, 1961
Kathy O'
Sep 24, 1958
High School Confidential!
May 30, 1958
The Female Animal
Jan 22, 1958
Slaughter on 10th Avenue
Sep 1, 1957
Clipper Ship
Apr 4, 1957
The Harder They Fall
May 8, 1956
1984
Mar 6, 1956
Man with the Gun
Nov 5, 1955
Female on the Beach
Aug 19, 1955
Women's Prison
Feb 1, 1955
The Human Jungle
Oct 3, 1954
Return from the Sea
Jul 28, 1954
The High and the Mighty
Jul 3, 1954
Alaska Seas
Jan 27, 1954
Pony Express
Jun 15, 1953
The Vanquished
Jun 3, 1953
Split Second
May 2, 1953
Sky Full of Moon
Dec 12, 1952
Flesh and Fury
Jun 26, 1952
Rhubarb
Aug 29, 1951
Ace in the Hole
Jun 29, 1951