Jan Sterling
Acting
April 3, 1921
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
Alaska Seas
1954
Kathy O'
1958
American in Paris
1964
The Incident
1967
Pony Express
1953
Tycoon
1947
Having Babies
1976
1984
1956
The Harder They Fall
1956
Dangerous Company
1982
Ace in the Hole
1951
Gunfire
1950
The Skipper Surprised His Wife
1950
First Monday in October
1981
The Angry Breed
1968
Sky Full of Moon
1952
Union Station
1950
Female on the Beach
1955
Caged
1950
The Vanquished
1953
TV Shows
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
Bonanza
1959
Little House on the Prairie
1974
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962
Mannix
1967
The Virginian
1962
The Incredible Hulk
1977
Three's Company
1977
Climax!
1954
Climax!
1954
Run for Your Life
1965
Naked City
1958
The Name of the Game
1968
Burke's Law
1963
Burke's Law
1963
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
The Oscars
1953
Adventures in Paradise
1959
Medical Center
1969