Jan Sterling
Acting
Born 1921-04-03 · New York City, New York, USA
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
The Harder They Fall
1956 · Movie
Ace in the Hole
1951 · Movie
The Costume Designer
1950 · Movie
Kathy O'
1958 · Movie
Caged
1950 · Movie
Having Babies
1976 · Movie
The Incident
1967 · Movie
Johnny Belinda
1948 · Movie
1984
1956 · Movie
Man with the Gun
1955 · Movie
Union Station
1950 · Movie
American in Paris
1964 · Movie
Mystery Street
1950 · Movie
The High and the Mighty
1954 · Movie
My Kidnapper, My Love
1980 · Movie
Flesh and Fury
1952 · Movie
Alaska Seas
1954 · Movie
The Mating Season
1951 · Movie
Gunfire
1950 · Movie
Pony Express
1953 · Movie
First Monday in October
1981 · Movie
Women's Prison
1955 · Movie
Rhubarb
1951 · Movie
Split Second
1953 · Movie
Appointment with Danger
1950 · Movie
The Human Jungle
1954 · Movie
Tycoon
1947 · Movie
Slaughter on 10th Avenue
1957 · Movie
Female on the Beach
1955 · Movie
The Female Animal
1958 · Movie
Return from the Sea
1954 · Movie
Dangerous Company
1982 · Movie
High School Confidential!
1958 · Movie
Sky Full of Moon
1952 · Movie
Love in a Goldfish Bowl
1961 · Movie
The Angry Breed
1968 · Movie
The Vanquished
1953 · Movie
The Skipper Surprised His Wife
1950 · Movie
The Minx
1969 · Movie
Clipper Ship
1957 · Movie