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Jan Sterling

Jan Sterling

Known For Acting
Birthday Apr 03, 1921
Died Mar 26, 2004 (82)
Birthplace New York City, New York, USA
Popularity 0.3 (history)
Updated Aug 09, 2025
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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 S ... upporting 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.

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Filmography

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

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

High School Confidential!

High School Confidential!

1958

as Arlene Williams

Kathy O'

Kathy O'

1958

as Celeste Saunders

The Female Animal

The Female Animal

1958

as Lily Frayne

Slaughter on 10th Avenue

Slaughter on 10th Avenue

1957

as Madge Pitts

1984

1984

1956

as Julia of the Outer Party

The Harder They Fall

The Harder They Fall

1956

as Beth Willis

Man with the Gun

Man with the Gun

1955

as Nelly Bain

Women's Prison

Women's Prison

1955

as Brenda Martin

Female on the Beach

Female on the Beach

1955

as Amy Rawlinson

Return from the Sea

Return from the Sea

1954

as Frieda

Alaska Seas

Alaska Seas

1954

as Nicky Jackson

The Human Jungle

The Human Jungle

1954

as Mary Abbott

The High and the Mighty

The High and the Mighty

1954

as Sally McKee

The Vanquished

The Vanquished

1953

as Rose Slater

Pony Express

Pony Express

1953

as Denny Russell

Split Second

Split Second

1953

as Dorothy 'Dottie' Vale

Flesh and Fury

Flesh and Fury

1952

as Sonya Bartow

Sky Full of Moon

Sky Full of Moon

1952

as Dixie Delmar

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

Appointment with Danger

Appointment with Danger

1950

as Dodie

Union Station

Union Station

1950

as Marge Wrighter

Caged

Caged

1950

as Jeta "Smoochie" Kovsky

Mystery Street

Mystery Street

1950

as Vivian Heldon

The Skipper Surprised His Wife

The Skipper Surprised His Wife

1950

as Rita Rossini

Gunfire

Gunfire

1950

as Flo

Johnny Belinda

Johnny Belinda

1948

as Stella McCormick

Tycoon

Tycoon

1947

as Dancer at Fiesta (uncredited)

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Television Credits

Backstairs at the White House

as Lou Hoover

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Jan 29, 1979

Burke's Law

as Devora Cato

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1963

Naked City

as Myrtle Tiloff

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 30, 1958

Three's Company

as Judge Sheffield

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 15, 1977

General Electric Theater

as Gloria Miles

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 01, 1953

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as Fran Holland

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1955

Run for Your Life

as Clara Mallory

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 1965

Lux Video Theatre

as Lee

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1950

Climax!

as Dinah Lake

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 07, 1954

Adventures in Paradise

as Topaz Harmony

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 05, 1959

Riverboat

as Lorna Langton

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 1959

Letter to Loretta

as Lucia

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1953

Lux Video Theatre

as Mary Ford

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1950

Lux Video Theatre

as Chris Hunter

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1950

Lux Video Theatre

as Julia

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1950

Lux Video Theatre

as Maggie

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1950

Burke's Law

as Vera Selby

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1963

The Name of the Game

as Elsa Roarke

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1968

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as Wanda Ferlini

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1955

Mannix

as Anne Marion

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 16, 1967

Bonanza

as Dianne Jordan

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 12, 1959

Climax!

as Audrey Caldwell

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 07, 1954

Medical Center

as Florence Brent

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 24, 1969

Suspicion

as Georgiana

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 30, 1957

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

as Beatrice Bartel

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1962

The Virginian

as Mary Beth Stanton

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 19, 1962

The Incredible Hulk

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 04, 1977

Kung Fu

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 14, 1972

Little House on the Prairie

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 11, 1974

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 05, 1951

The Brian Keith Show

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 15, 1972

Breaking Point

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 16, 1963

Vacation Playhouse

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 22, 1963

The Oscars

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 19, 1953

The Marshal of Gunsight Pass

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Unknown

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 01, 1962

The Jackie Gleason Show

Episodes: 0

First Aired: Sep 17, 1966

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