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Jan Sterling
Actor· 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.
Known For
The roles that explain the career.
Filmography
29 credits across 1 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | First Monday in October | Christine Snow | Film |
| 1979 | Backstairs at the White House | Lou Hoover | TV |
| 1968 | The Angry Breed | Gloria Patton | Film |
| 1967 | The Incident | Muriel Purvis | Film |
| 1961 | Love in a Goldfish Bowl | Sandra Slide | Film |
| 1958 | High School Confidential! | Arlene Williams | Film |
| 1957 | Slaughter on 10th Avenue | Madge Pitts | Film |
| 1956 | The Harder They Fall | Beth Willis | Film |
| 1956 | 1984 | Julia of the Outer Party | Film |
| 1955 | Man with the Gun | Nelly Bain | Film |
| 1955 | Female on the Beach | Amy Rawlinson | Film |
| 1955 | Women's Prison | Brenda Martin | Film |
| 1954 | The Human Jungle | Mary Abbott | Film |
| 1954 | Return from the Sea | Frieda | Film |
| 1954 | The High and the Mighty | Sally McKee | Film |
| 1954 | Alaska Seas | Nicky Jackson | Film |
| 1953 | Split Second | Dorothy 'Dottie' Vale | Film |
| 1953 | Pony Express | Denny Russell | Film |
| 1952 | Sky Full of Moon | Dixie Delmar | Film |
| 1952 | Flesh and Fury | Sonya Bartow | Film |
| 1951 | Ace in the Hole | Lorraine | Film |
| 1951 | Rhubarb | Polly Sickles | Film |
| 1951 | The Mating Season | Betsy | Film |
| 1950 | Mystery Street | Vivian Heldon | Film |
| 1950 | Union Station | Marge Wrighter | Film |
| 1950 | Caged | Gita "Smoochie" Kovsky | Film |
| 1950 | Appointment with Danger | Dodie | Film |
| 1948 | Johnny Belinda | Stella McCormick | Film |
| 1947 | Tycoon | Dancer at Fiesta (uncredited) | Film |
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