Jan Sterling profile
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Jan Sterling

3rd April 1921 New York City, New York, USA Acting

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.

40 Movies 30 TV Shows 79 Credits
Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

The Minx poster
The Minx 21st November 1969 as Louise Baxter
Kathy O' poster
Kathy O' 24th September 1958 as Celeste Saunders
1984 poster
1984 6th March 1956 as Julia of the Outer Party
Rhubarb poster
Rhubarb 29th August 1951 as Polly Sickles
Caged poster
Caged 19th May 1950 as Gita "Smoochie" Kovsky
Tycoon poster
Tycoon 27th December 1947 as Dancer at Fiesta (uncredited)
Kung Fu poster
Kung Fu 14th October 1972 as Mary Jenkins
Mannix poster
Mannix 16th September 1967 as Anne Marion
Bonanza poster
Bonanza 12th September 1959 as Dianne Jordan
Climax! poster
Climax! 7th October 1954 as Dinah Lake
Climax! poster
Climax! 7th October 1954 as Audrey Caldwell