Jan Sterling
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
Julia of the Outer Party
1984
Lorraine
Ace in the Hole
Dorothy 'Dottie' Vale
Split Second
Dodie
Appointment with Danger
Brenda Martin
Women's Prison
Nelly Bain
Man with the Gun
Beth Willis
The Harder They Fall
Polly Sickles
Rhubarb
Gita "Smoochie" Kovsky
Caged
Arlene Williams
High School Confidential!
Denny Russell
Pony Express
Mary Abbott
The Human Jungle
Rose Slater
The Vanquished
Marge Wrighter
Union Station
Stella McCormick
Johnny Belinda
Amy Rawlinson
Female on the Beach
Muriel Purvis
The Incident
Sally McKee
The High and the Mighty
Vivian Heldon
Mystery Street
Madge Pitts
Slaughter on 10th Avenue
Sonya Bartow
Flesh and Fury
Sandra Slide
Love in a Goldfish Bowl
Nicky Jackson
Alaska Seas
Dixie Delmar
Sky Full of Moon
Gloria Patton
The Angry Breed
Lily Frayne
The Female Animal
Celeste Saunders
Kathy O'
Christine Snow
First Monday in October
Betsy
The Mating Season
Louise Baxter
The Minx
Flo
Gunfire
Letty Fairlain
My Kidnapper, My Love
Rita Rossini
The Skipper Surprised His Wife
Sammy Somebody
Frieda
Return from the Sea
Ray's Mother
Dangerous Company
Self (archive footage)
The Costume Designer
Mrs. Fontreil
Having Babies
Gloria Miles
American in Paris
Dancer at Fiesta (uncredited)
Tycoon
Helen Ott
Clipper Ship
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
41
Gender
Female
Birthday
1921-04-03
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Also Known As
Jane Sterling Adriance