Jan Sterling
Born: 1921-04-03
Place of Birth: New York City, New York, USA
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.
Known For
Kathy O'
1958★ 10.0
Alaska Seas
1954★ 6.2
The Incident
1967★ 7.4
Having Babies
1976★ 6.0
Pony Express
1953★ 5.6
Tycoon
1947★ 5.3
Dangerous Company
1982★ 6.0
1984
1956★ 6.5
American in Paris
1964★ 0.0
Gunfire
1950★ 5.0
The Harder They Fall
1956★ 7.1
Union Station
1950★ 6.4
Female on the Beach
1955★ 5.7
Sky Full of Moon
1952★ 5.5
Ace in the Hole
1951★ 7.9
Caged
1950★ 7.1
The Female Animal
1958★ 5.8
The Vanquished
1953★ 4.7
The Angry Breed
1968★ 4.5
The High and the Mighty
1954★ 5.9
Appointment with Danger
1950★ 5.5
First Monday in October
1981★ 6.1
The Human Jungle
1954★ 4.8
The Costume Designer
1950★ 0.0
Man with the Gun
1955★ 6.1
The Mating Season
1951★ 6.6
Flesh and Fury
1952★ 6.1
The Minx
1969★ 2.0
Johnny Belinda
1948★ 6.8
Mystery Street
1950★ 6.7
High School Confidential!
1958★ 5.3
Love in a Goldfish Bowl
1961★ 2.0
Women's Prison
1955★ 5.7
The Skipper Surprised His Wife
1950★ 4.7
Rhubarb
1951★ 5.3
My Kidnapper, My Love
1980★ 6.0
Split Second
1953★ 6.2
Slaughter on 10th Avenue
1957★ 5.4
Clipper Ship
1957★ 0.0
Return from the Sea
1954★ 4.5