Jan Sterling
Known for ActingBorn 1921-04-03 — died 2004-03-26New 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
Ace in the Hole
1951 · as Lorraine
The Harder They Fall
1956 · as Beth Willis
Dangerous Company
1982 · as Ray's Mother
Pony Express
1953 · as Denny Russell
1984
1956 · as Julia of the Outer Party
Caged
1950 · as Gita "Smoochie" Kovsky
American in Paris
1964 · as Gloria Miles
Johnny Belinda
1948 · as Stella McCormick
The Vanquished
1953 · as Rose Slater
The High and the Mighty
1954 · as Sally McKee
Appointment with Danger
1950 · as Dodie
The Incident
1967 · as Muriel Purvis
The Female Animal
1958 · as Lily Frayne
Man with the Gun
1955 · as Nelly Bain
Mystery Street
1950 · as Vivian Heldon
Female on the Beach
1955 · as Amy Rawlinson
The Costume Designer
1950 · as Self (archive footage)
Flesh and Fury
1952 · as Sonya Bartow