Jan Sterling
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.
Personal info
Gender
Female
Birthday
1921-04-03
Place of birth
New York City, New York, USA
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Cast
1984
1956
6.50
Ace in the Hole
1951
7.90
Split Second
1953
6.20
Appointment with Danger
1950
5.60
Women's Prison
1955
5.70
Man with the Gun
1955
6.20
The Harder They Fall
1956
7.10
Rhubarb
1951
5.50
Caged
1950
7.10
High School Confidential!
1958
5.70
Pony Express
1953
5.60
The Human Jungle
1954
5.30
The Vanquished
1953
4.60
Union Station
1950
6.41
Johnny Belinda
1948
6.80
Female on the Beach
1955
5.70
The Incident
1967
7.32
The High and the Mighty
1954
5.90
Mystery Street
1950
6.80
Slaughter on 10th Avenue
1957
5.40
Flesh and Fury
1952
6.13
Love in a Goldfish Bowl
1961
2.00
Alaska Seas
1954
6.20
Sky Full of Moon
1952
5.50
The Angry Breed
1968
4.50
The Female Animal
1958
5.60
Kathy O'
1958
10.00
First Monday in October
1981
6.30
The Mating Season
1951
6.50
The Minx
1969
2.00
Gunfire
1950
5.00
My Kidnapper, My Love
1980
6.00
The Skipper Surprised His Wife
1950
4.70
Sammy Somebody
1976
0.00
Return from the Sea
1954
4.50
Dangerous Company
1982
6.00
The Costume Designer
1950
0.00
Having Babies
1976
6.00
American in Paris
1964
0.00
Tycoon
1947
5.30