Jan Sterling
Acting

Jan Sterling

Born 3 April 1921 · New York City, New York, USA · Died 26 March 2004

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

Little House on the Prairie
Ace in the Hole
The Incredible Hulk
Bonanza
The Harder They Fall
1984
Caged
The High and the Mighty
The Incident
Johnny Belinda
Mystery Street
Man with the Gun
Dangerous Company
First Monday in October
My Kidnapper, My Love
Having Babies
The Minx
The Angry Breed
The Incident
American in Paris
Love in a Goldfish Bowl
High School Confidential!
The Female Animal
Kathy O'
Slaughter on 10th Avenue
Clipper Ship
1984
The Harder They Fall
Women's Prison
Man with the Gun
Female on the Beach
The Human Jungle
The High and the Mighty
Alaska Seas
Return from the Sea
Split Second
Pony Express
The Vanquished
Flesh and Fury
Sky Full of Moon
Ace in the Hole
Rhubarb
The Mating Season
Appointment with Danger
Caged
Union Station
Mystery Street
Gunfire
The Skipper Surprised His Wife
Johnny Belinda
Jan Sterling · Midrow