Jan Sterling
Acting
- Born:
- 1921-04-03
- Died:
- 2004-03-26
- Place of birth:
- 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.
Known For
Filmography
Dangerous Company
First Monday in October
My Kidnapper, My Love
Backstairs at the White House
The Incredible Hulk
Three's Company
Having Babies
Sammy Somebody
Little House on the Prairie
Kung Fu
The Brian Keith Show
The Minx
Medical Center
The Name of the Game
The Angry Breed
The Incident
Mannix
Run for Your Life
American in Paris
Burke's Law
Breaking Point
Vacation Playhouse
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
The Virginian
Love in a Goldfish Bowl
Adventures in Paradise
Riverboat
Bonanza
Naked City
Kathy O'
High School Confidential!
The Female Animal
Suspicion
Slaughter on 10th Avenue
Clipper Ship
The Harder They Fall
1984
Man with the Gun
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Female on the Beach
Women's Prison
Climax!
The Human Jungle
Return from the Sea
The High and the Mighty
Alaska Seas
Letter to Loretta
Pony Express
The Vanquished
Split Second
The Oscars
General Electric Theater
Sky Full of Moon
The Jackie Gleason Show
Flesh and Fury
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Rhubarb
Ace in the Hole
The Mating Season
Union Station
Lux Video Theatre
Gunfire
The Costume Designer
The Skipper Surprised His Wife
Mystery Street
Caged
Appointment with Danger
The Marshal of Gunsight Pass
Johnny Belinda
Tycoon