Jan Sterling

Jan Sterling

🎂 3rd April 1921 (104 yrs) 📍 New York City, New York, USA

Known For

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.

Jan Sterling

Movies Featuring Jan Sterling

Dangerous Company

Dangerous Company (1982)

as Ray's Mother

First Monday in October

First Monday in October (1981)

as Christine Snow

My Kidnapper, My Love

My Kidnapper, My Love (1980)

as Letty Fairlain

Having Babies

Having Babies (1976)

as Mrs. Fontreil

No Image

Sammy Somebody (1976)

The Minx

The Minx (1969)

as Louise Baxter

The Angry Breed

The Angry Breed (1968)

as Gloria Patton

The Incident

The Incident (1967)

as Muriel Purvis

American in Paris

American in Paris (1964)

as Gloria Miles

Love in a Goldfish Bowl

Love in a Goldfish Bowl (1961)

as Sandra Slide

Kathy O'

Kathy O' (1958)

as Celeste Saunders

High School Confidential!

High School Confidential! (1958)

as Arlene Williams

The Female Animal

The Female Animal (1958)

as Lily Frayne

Slaughter on 10th Avenue

Slaughter on 10th Avenue (1957)

as Madge Pitts

Clipper Ship

Clipper Ship (1957)

as Helen Ott

The Harder They Fall

The Harder They Fall (1956)

as Beth Willis

1984

1984 (1956)

as Julia of the Outer Party

Man with the Gun

Man with the Gun (1955)

as Nelly Bain

Female on the Beach

Female on the Beach (1955)

as Amy Rawlinson

Women's Prison

Women's Prison (1955)

as Brenda Martin

The Human Jungle

The Human Jungle (1954)

as Mary Abbott

Return from the Sea

Return from the Sea (1954)

as Frieda

The High and the Mighty

The High and the Mighty (1954)

as Sally McKee

Alaska Seas

Alaska Seas (1954)

as Nicky Jackson

Pony Express

Pony Express (1953)

as Denny Russell

The Vanquished

The Vanquished (1953)

as Rose Slater

Split Second

Split Second (1953)

as Dorothy 'Dottie' Vale

Sky Full of Moon

Sky Full of Moon (1952)

as Dixie Delmar

Flesh and Fury

Flesh and Fury (1952)

as Sonya Bartow

Rhubarb

Rhubarb (1951)

as Polly Sickles

Ace in the Hole

Ace in the Hole (1951)

as Lorraine

The Mating Season

The Mating Season (1951)

as Betsy

Union Station

Union Station (1950)

as Marge Wrighter

Gunfire

Gunfire (1950)

as Flo

The Costume Designer

The Costume Designer (1950)

as Self (archive footage)

The Skipper Surprised His Wife

The Skipper Surprised His Wife (1950)

as Rita Rossini

Mystery Street

Mystery Street (1950)

as Vivian Heldon

Caged

Caged (1950)

as Gita "Smoochie" Kovsky

Appointment with Danger

Appointment with Danger (1950)

as Dodie

Johnny Belinda

Johnny Belinda (1948)

as Stella McCormick

Tycoon

Tycoon (1947)

as Dancer at Fiesta (uncredited)