Jan Sterling1921 - 2004

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Actor

Popularity

1.9

Famous

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.

Credits

Dangerous Company
Dangerous Company

1982

Crime • TV Movie

as Ray's Mother

6
0.3
First Monday in October
First Monday in October

1981

Comedy • Drama

as Christine Snow

6.3
0.3
My Kidnapper, My Love
My Kidnapper, My Love

1980

Crime • Drama • TV Movie

as Letty Fairlain

6
0.1
Having Babies
Having Babies

1976

Drama • TV Movie

as Mrs. Fontreil

6
0.3
Sammy Somebody
Sammy Somebody

1976

Crime • Drama

0
0.1
The Minx
The Minx

1969

Drama

as Louise Baxter

2.3
0.2
The Angry Breed
The Angry Breed

1968

Drama

as Gloria Patton

4.5
0.1
The Incident
The Incident

1967

Crime • Drama • Thriller

as Muriel Purvis

7.3
0.5
American in Paris
American in Paris

1964

Comedy • TV Movie

as Gloria Miles

0
0.1
Love in a Goldfish Bowl
Love in a Goldfish Bowl

1961

Comedy • Drama • Romance

as Sandra Slide

2
0.2
Kathy O'
Kathy O'

1958

Comedy • Drama

as Celeste Saunders

10
0.3
High School Confidential!
High School Confidential!

1958

Crime • Drama

as Arlene Williams

5.7
0.2
The Female Animal
The Female Animal

1958

Drama • Romance

as Lily Frayne

5.6
0.4
Slaughter on 10th Avenue
Slaughter on 10th Avenue

1957

Crime • Drama

as Madge Pitts

5.4
0.2
The Harder They Fall
The Harder They Fall

1956

Drama

as Beth Willis

7.1
1
1984
1984

1956

Drama • Science Fiction

as Julia of the Outer Party

6.5
1.6
Man with the Gun
Man with the Gun

1955

Western

as Nelly Bain

6.2
0.4
Female on the Beach
Female on the Beach

1955

Crime • Drama • Mystery • Romance • Thriller

as Amy Rawlinson

5.7
0.4
Women's Prison
Women's Prison

1955

Crime • Drama

as Brenda Martin

5.7
2.2
The Human Jungle
The Human Jungle

1954

Crime • Thriller

as Mary Abbott

5.3
0.2
Return from the Sea
Return from the Sea

1954

Drama • Romance

as Frieda

4.5
0.2
The High and the Mighty
The High and the Mighty

1954

Action • Adventure • Drama • Thriller

as Sally McKee

5.9
0.7
Alaska Seas
Alaska Seas

1954

Adventure • Crime • Drama • Thriller

as Nicky Jackson

6.2
0.2
Pony Express
Pony Express

1953

Action • Western

as Denny Russell

5.6
0.7
The Vanquished
The Vanquished

1953

Action • Drama • Western

as Rose Slater

4.6
0.2
Split Second
Split Second

1953

Crime • Drama • Thriller

as Dorothy 'Dottie' Vale

6.2
0.5
Sky Full of Moon
Sky Full of Moon

1952

Comedy • Western

as Dixie Delmar

5.5
0.2
Flesh and Fury
Flesh and Fury

1952

Drama

as Sonya Bartow

6.1
0.4
Rhubarb
Rhubarb

1951

Comedy • Family

as Polly Sickles

5.5
0.4
Ace in the Hole
Ace in the Hole

1951

Drama

as Lorraine

7.9
1.2
The Mating Season
The Mating Season

1951

Comedy • Romance

as Betsy

6.5
0.3
Union Station
Union Station

1950

Crime • Thriller

as Marge Wrighter

6.4
0.6
Gunfire
Gunfire

1950

Western

as Flo

5
0.2
The Costume Designer
The Costume Designer

1950

Documentary

as Self (archive footage)

0
0.2
The Skipper Surprised His Wife
The Skipper Surprised His Wife

1950

Comedy

as Rita Rossini

4.7
0.1
Mystery Street
Mystery Street

1950

Crime • Thriller

as Vivian Heldon

6.8
0.5
Caged
Caged

1950

Crime • Drama

as Jeta "Smoochie" Kovsky

7.1
1.3
Appointment with Danger
Appointment with Danger

1950

Crime • Drama • Thriller

as Dodie

5.6
0.8
Johnny Belinda
Johnny Belinda

1948

Drama

as Stella McCormick

6.8
0.6
Tycoon
Tycoon

1947

Action • Drama • Romance

as Dancer at Fiesta (uncredited)

5.3
0.6

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