Jan Sterling

Known for

Acting

Born

Apr 3, 1921

Died

Mar 26, 2004

From

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.

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Little House on the Prairie

19748.0out of 10

Ace in the Hole

19517.9out of 10

The Incredible Hulk

19777.2out of 10

Bonanza

19597.5out of 10

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

19557.8out of 10

Kung Fu

19727.7out of 10

Three's Company

19777.6out of 10

The Harder They Fall

19567.2out of 10

1984

19566.5out of 10

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

19627.5out of 10

Caged

19507.1out of 10

The High and the Mighty

19545.9out of 10

The Incident

19677.4out of 10

The Oscars

19537.1out of 10

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

19627.9out of 10

Johnny Belinda

19486.9out of 10

Mystery Street

19506.8out of 10

Man with the Gun

19556.1out of 10