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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.
Acted in 65
1980s
- 1982
- 1981
First Monday in October
Christine Snow
- 1980
My Kidnapper, My Love
Letty Fairlain
1970s
- 1979
Backstairs at the White House
Lou Hoover · 4 episodes
- 1977
- 1976
Having Babies
Mrs. Fontreil
- 1974
- 1972
Kung Fu
Mary Jenkins · 1 episode
The Brian Keith Show
TV
1960s
- 1969
The Minx
Louise Baxter
- 1968
The Angry Breed
Gloria Patton
- 1967
- 1965
- 1964
American in Paris
Gloria Miles
- 1963
- 1962
- 1961
Love in a Goldfish Bowl
Sandra Slide
1950s
- 1959
- 1958
Kathy O'
Celeste Saunders
High School Confidential!
Arlene Williams
The Female Animal
Lily Frayne
- 1957
Slaughter on 10th Avenue
Madge Pitts
Clipper Ship
Helen Ott
- 1956
- 1955
Women's Prison
Brenda Martin
- 1954
The Human Jungle
Mary Abbott
Return from the Sea
Frieda
Alaska Seas
Nicky Jackson
- 1953
The Vanquished
Rose Slater
Split Second
Dorothy 'Dottie' Vale
General Electric Theater
Gloria Miles · 1 episode
- 1952
Sky Full of Moon
Dixie Delmar
Flesh and Fury
Sonya Bartow
- 1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
TV
Rhubarb
Polly Sickles
The Mating Season
Betsy
- 1950
Gunfire
Flo
The Skipper Surprised His Wife
Rita Rossini
Appointment with Danger
Dodie
1940s
- 1948
Johnny Belinda
Stella McCormick
- 1947
Appearances3
1950s
- 1953
- 1950
The Costume Designer
Self (archive footage)





