About

Known credits:
42
Birthday:
1921-04-03
Place of birth:
New York City, New York, USA
Website:
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Jan Sterling

Overview

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

Acting
1982 Dangerous Company Actor Ray's Mother 58
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1981 First Monday in October Actor Christine Snow 59
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1980 My Kidnapper, My Love Actor Letty Fairlain 58
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1979 Backstairs at the White House Actor Lou Hoover 68
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1976 Having Babies Actor Mrs. Fontreil 59
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1976 Sammy Somebody Actor N/A
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1969 The Minx Actor Louise Baxter 58
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1968 The Angry Breed Actor Gloria Patton 59
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1967 The Incident Actor Muriel Purvis 60
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1964 American in Paris Actor Gloria Miles N/A
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1961 Love in a Goldfish Bowl Actor Sandra Slide 58
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1958 Kathy O' Actor Celeste Saunders 59
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1958 High School Confidential! Actor Arlene Williams 58
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1958 The Female Animal Actor Lily Frayne 58
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1957 Slaughter on 10th Avenue Actor Madge Pitts 58
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1956 The Harder They Fall Actor Beth Willis 61
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1956 1984 Actor Julia of the Outer Party 60
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1955 Man with the Gun Actor Nelly Bain 59
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1955 Female on the Beach Actor Amy Rawlinson 58
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1955 Women's Prison Actor Brenda Martin 58
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1954 The Human Jungle Actor Mary Abbott 58
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1954 Return from the Sea Actor Frieda 58
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1954 The High and the Mighty Actor Sally McKee 58
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1954 Alaska Seas Actor Nicky Jackson 58
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1953 Pony Express Actor Denny Russell 58
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1953 The Vanquished Actor Rose Slater 58
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1953 Split Second Actor Dorothy 'Dottie' Vale 59
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1952 Sky Full of Moon Actor Dixie Delmar 59
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1952 Flesh and Fury Actor Sonya Bartow 59
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1951 Rhubarb Actor Polly Sickles 58
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1951 Ace in the Hole Actor Lorraine 69
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1951 The Mating Season Actor Betsy 59
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1950 Union Station Actor Marge Wrighter 59
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1950 Gunfire Actor Flo 59
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1950 The Costume Designer Actor Self (archive footage) N/A
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1950 The Skipper Surprised His Wife Actor Rita Rossini 58
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1950 Mystery Street Actor Vivian Heldon 59
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1950 Caged Actor Jeta "Smoochie" Kovsky 60
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1950 Appointment with Danger Actor Dodie 58
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1948 Johnny Belinda Actor Stella McCormick 60
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1947 Tycoon Actor Dancer at Fiesta (uncredited) 58
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The Marshal of Gunsight Pass Actor N/A
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