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.
Also Known As
Jane Sterling Adriance, Jane Adriance, Jane Sterling, Jane Darian, Jane Adrian
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Jan Sterling's Movies
Ace in the Hole
29 Jun 1951
The Harder They Fall
08 May 1956
1984
06 Mar 1956
Caged
19 May 1950
The Incident
05 Nov 1967
The High and the Mighty
03 Jul 1954
Johnny Belinda
14 Sept 1948
Mystery Street
23 Jun 1950
Man with the Gun
05 Nov 1955
Union Station
04 Oct 1950
Female on the Beach
19 Aug 1955
Appointment with Danger
07 Apr 1950
First Monday in October
21 Aug 1981
The Mating Season
12 Jan 1951
Split Second
02 May 1953
Pony Express
15 Jun 1953
High School Confidential!
30 May 1958
Women's Prison
01 Feb 1955
Tycoon
27 Dec 1947
The Female Animal
22 Jan 1958
Jan Sterling's TV Shows
Little House on the Prairie
11 Sept 1974
The Incredible Hulk
04 Nov 1977
Bonanza
12 Sept 1959
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
02 Oct 1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
02 Oct 1955
Kung Fu
14 Oct 1972
Three's Company
15 Mar 1977
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
01 Oct 1962
The Oscars
19 Mar 1953
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
20 Sept 1962
Mannix
16 Sept 1967
The Virginian
19 Sept 1962
Medical Center
24 Sept 1969
The Name of the Game
20 Sept 1968
Burke's Law
20 Sept 1963
Naked City
30 Sept 1958
Climax!
07 Oct 1954
Burke's Law
20 Sept 1963
Climax!
07 Oct 1954
Suspicion
30 Sept 1957