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Jan Sterling

Acting · Born April 3, 1921 · 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.

Jan Sterling movies and shows

  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson1962
  • Bonanza1959
  • Little House on the Prairie1974
  • Mannix1967
  • The Alfred Hitchcock Hour1962
  • The Virginian1962
  • Climax!1954
  • Three's Company1977
  • Naked City1958
  • The Incredible Hulk1977
  • Medical Center1969
  • Burke's Law1963
  • Run for Your Life1965
  • The Oscars1953
  • The Name of the Game1968
  • Alfred Hitchcock Presents1955
  • Adventures in Paradise1959
  • Lux Video Theatre1950
  • Riverboat1959
  • The Jackie Gleason Show1952
  • Suspicion1957
  • Letter to Loretta1953
  • The Brian Keith Show1972
  • Breaking Point1963