Jan Sterling
40 movies · 28 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Apr 3, 1921
- Died
- Mar 26, 2004 (age 82)
- Place of birth
- New York City, New York, USA
- Also known as
- Jane Sterling Adriance · Jane Adriance · Jane Sterling · Jane Darian
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.
Profiles IMDb
Known for
Jan Sterling: movies and TV shows
Acting (68)
- 1982 Dangerous Company
as Ray's Mother
- 1981 First Monday in October
as Christine Snow
- 1980 My Kidnapper, My Love
as Letty Fairlain
- 1979
- 1977
- 1977
- 1976 Having Babies
as Mrs. Fontreil
- 1976
- 1974
- 1972
- 1972
- 1969 The Minx
as Louise Baxter
- 1969
- 1968
- 1968 The Angry Breed
as Gloria Patton
- 1967 The Incident
as Muriel Purvis
- 1967
- 1965
- 1964 American in Paris
as Gloria Miles
- 1963
- 1963
- 1963
- 1962
- 1962
- 1961 Love in a Goldfish Bowl
as Sandra Slide
- 1959
- 1959
- 1959
- 1958
- 1958 Kathy O'
as Celeste Saunders
- 1958 High School Confidential!
as Arlene Williams
- 1958 The Female Animal
as Lily Frayne
- 1957
- 1957 Slaughter on 10th Avenue
as Madge Pitts
- 1957 Clipper Ship
as Helen Ott
- 1956 The Harder They Fall
as Beth Willis
- 1956 1984
as Julia of the Outer Party
- 1955 Man with the Gun
as Nelly Bain
- 1955
- 1955 Female on the Beach
as Amy Rawlinson
- 1955 Women's Prison
as Brenda Martin
- 1954
- 1954 The Human Jungle
as Mary Abbott
- 1954 Return from the Sea
as Frieda
- 1954 The High and the Mighty
as Sally McKee
- 1954 Alaska Seas
as Nicky Jackson
- 1953
- 1953 Pony Express
as Denny Russell
- 1953 The Vanquished
as Rose Slater
- 1953 Split Second
as Dorothy 'Dottie' Vale
- 1953
- 1952 Sky Full of Moon
as Dixie Delmar
- 1952
- 1952 Flesh and Fury
as Sonya Bartow
- 1951
- 1951 Rhubarb
as Polly Sickles
- 1951 Ace in the Hole
as Lorraine
- 1951 The Mating Season
as Betsy
- 1950 Union Station
as Marge Wrighter
- 1950
- 1950 Gunfire
as Flo
- 1950 The Skipper Surprised His Wife
as Rita Rossini
- 1950 Mystery Street
as Vivian Heldon
- 1950 Caged
as Gita "Smoochie" Kovsky
- 1950 Appointment with Danger
as Dodie
- 1950
- 1948 Johnny Belinda
as Stella McCormick
- 1947 Tycoon
as Dancer at Fiesta (uncredited)
Talk shows and appearances (3)
- 1962 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1 episode
- 1953 The Oscars
1 episode
- 1950