Jan Sterling

Acting·Apr 3, 1921·New York City, New York, USA

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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.

Film	Credit
Dangerous Company1982 · Ray's Mother	Ray's Mother
First Monday in October1981 · Christine Snow	Christine Snow
My Kidnapper, My Love1980 · Letty Fairlain	Letty Fairlain
Having Babies1976 · Mrs. Fontreil	Mrs. Fontreil
SSammy Somebody1976 · Actor	Actor
The Minx1969 · Louise Baxter	Louise Baxter
The Angry Breed1968 · Gloria Patton	Gloria Patton
The Incident1967 · Muriel Purvis	Muriel Purvis
American in Paris1964 · Gloria Miles	Gloria Miles
Love in a Goldfish Bowl1961 · Sandra Slide	Sandra Slide
Kathy O'1958 · Celeste Saunders	Celeste Saunders
High School Confidential!1958 · Arlene Williams	Arlene Williams
The Female Animal1958 · Lily Frayne	Lily Frayne
Slaughter on 10th Avenue1957 · Madge Pitts	Madge Pitts
Clipper Ship1957 · Helen Ott	Helen Ott
The Harder They Fall1956 · Beth Willis	Beth Willis
19841956 · Julia of the Outer Party	Julia of the Outer Party
Man with the Gun1955 · Nelly Bain	Nelly Bain
Female on the Beach1955 · Amy Rawlinson	Amy Rawlinson
Women's Prison1955 · Brenda Martin	Brenda Martin
The Human Jungle1954 · Mary Abbott	Mary Abbott
Return from the Sea1954 · Frieda	Frieda
The High and the Mighty1954 · Sally McKee	Sally McKee
Alaska Seas1954 · Nicky Jackson	Nicky Jackson
Pony Express1953 · Denny Russell	Denny Russell
The Vanquished1953 · Rose Slater	Rose Slater
Split Second1953 · Dorothy 'Dottie' Vale	Dorothy 'Dottie' Vale
Sky Full of Moon1952 · Dixie Delmar	Dixie Delmar
Flesh and Fury1952 · Sonya Bartow	Sonya Bartow
Rhubarb1951 · Polly Sickles	Polly Sickles
Ace in the Hole1951 · Lorraine	Lorraine
The Mating Season1951 · Betsy	Betsy
Union Station1950 · Marge Wrighter	Marge Wrighter
Gunfire1950 · Flo	Flo
The Costume Designer1950 · Self (archive footage)	Self (archive footage)
The Skipper Surprised His Wife1950 · Rita Rossini	Rita Rossini
Mystery Street1950 · Vivian Heldon	Vivian Heldon
Caged1950 · Gita "Smoochie" Kovsky	Gita "Smoochie" Kovsky
Appointment with Danger1950 · Dodie	Dodie
Johnny Belinda1948 · Stella McCormick	Stella McCormick
Tycoon1947 · Dancer at Fiesta (uncredited)	Dancer at Fiesta (uncredited)