Personal Info
Gender:Unspecified
Birth Date:1921-04-03 00:00:00
Birth Place:New York City, New York, USA
Known For:Acting
Death Date:2004-03-26 00:00:00
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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.
Filmography (40)
⭐ 3.2
The Minx
Role: Louise Baxter1969
⭐ 5.2
The Angry Breed
Role: Gloria Patton1968
⭐ 4.5
Return from the Sea
Role: Frieda1954
Clipper Ship
Role: Helen Ott1957
⭐ 10
Kathy O'
Role: Celeste Saunders1958
⭐ 6.7
Alaska Seas
Role: Nicky Jackson1954
⭐ 5.8
Slaughter on 10th Avenue
Role: Madge Pitts1957
⭐ 4.7
The Vanquished
Role: Rose Slater1953
⭐ 5.5
The Human Jungle
Role: Mary Abbott1954
⭐ 5.3
High School Confidential!
Role: Arlene Williams1958
⭐ 6.1
Man with the Gun
Role: Nelly Bain1955
⭐ 7.9
Ace in the Hole
Role: Lorraine1951
⭐ 6.6
1984
Role: Julia of the Outer Party1956
⭐ 5.8
Women's Prison
Role: Brenda Martin1955
⭐ 6.1
Flesh and Fury
Role: Sonya Bartow1952
⭐ 5.5
Sky Full of Moon
Role: Dixie Delmar1952
⭐ 7.2
The Harder They Fall
Role: Beth Willis1956
⭐ 5.5
Love in a Goldfish Bowl
Role: Sandra Slide1961
⭐ 5.7
Female on the Beach
Role: Amy Rawlinson1955
American in Paris
Role: Gloria Miles1964
⭐ 5.8
The Female Animal
Role: Lily Frayne1958
⭐ 5.6
Pony Express
Role: Denny Russell1953
⭐ 5.8
Rhubarb
Role: Polly Sickles1951
⭐ 6.3
Split Second
Role: Dorothy 'Dottie' Vale1953
⭐ 5.7
Appointment with Danger
Role: Dodie1950
⭐ 8
Having Babies
Role: Mrs. Fontreil1976
⭐ 7.5
My Kidnapper, My Love
Role: Letty Fairlain1980
No Image
Sammy Somebody
actor1976
⭐ 6
Dangerous Company
Role: Ray's Mother1982
⭐ 6.1
First Monday in October
Role: Christine Snow1981
⭐ 6.5
Union Station
Role: Marge Wrighter1950
⭐ 6.6
The Mating Season
Role: Betsy1951
⭐ 5.9
The High and the Mighty
Role: Sally McKee1954
⭐ 6.8
Mystery Street
Role: Vivian Heldon1950
⭐ 5.3
The Skipper Surprised His Wife
Role: Rita Rossini1950
⭐ 6.8
Johnny Belinda
Role: Stella McCormick1948
⭐ 7.1
Caged
Role: Gita "Smoochie" Kovsky1950
⭐ 5
Gunfire
Role: Flo1950
The Costume Designer
Role: Self (archive footage)1950
⭐ 7.4
The Incident
Role: Muriel Purvis1967