Jan Sterling
Born
3 April 1921 (104)
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Also known as
Jane Sterling Adriance, Jane Adriance
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.
Filmography (40)
Dangerous Company
1982
First Monday in October
1981
My Kidnapper, My Love
1980
Having Babies
1976
Sammy Somebody
1976
The Minx
1969
The Angry Breed
1968
The Incident
1967
American in Paris
1964
Love in a Goldfish Bowl
1961
Kathy O'
1958
High School Confidential!
1958
The Female Animal
1958
Slaughter on 10th Avenue
1957
Clipper Ship
1957
The Harder They Fall
1956
1984
1956
Man with the Gun
1955
Female on the Beach
1955
Women's Prison
1955
The Human Jungle
1954
Return from the Sea
1954
The High and the Mighty
1954
Alaska Seas
1954
Pony Express
1953
The Vanquished
1953
Split Second
1953
Sky Full of Moon
1952
Flesh and Fury
1952
Rhubarb
1951
Ace in the Hole
1951
The Mating Season
1951
Union Station
1950
Gunfire
1950
The Costume Designer
1950
The Skipper Surprised His Wife
1950
Mystery Street
1950
Caged
1950
Appointment with Danger
1950
Johnny Belinda
1948