Jan Sterling
Born: 1921-04-03
• 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.
Filmography
Dangerous Company
First Monday in October
My Kidnapper, My Love
Having Babies
No Image
Sammy Somebody
The Minx
The Angry Breed
The Incident
American in Paris
Love in a Goldfish Bowl
Kathy O'
High School Confidential!
The Female Animal
Slaughter on 10th Avenue
Clipper Ship
The Harder They Fall
1984
Man with the Gun
Female on the Beach
Women's Prison
The Human Jungle
Return from the Sea
The High and the Mighty
Alaska Seas
Pony Express
The Vanquished
Split Second
Sky Full of Moon
Flesh and Fury
Rhubarb
Ace in the Hole
The Mating Season
Union Station
Gunfire
The Costume Designer
The Skipper Surprised His Wife
Mystery Street
Caged
Appointment with Danger
Johnny Belinda
Tycoon