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Jan Sterling
Born
3 April 1921
Died
26 March 2004
Place
New York City, New York, USA
Acting

Jan Sterling

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.

As actor

Dangerous Company

Dangerous Company

1982 · Ray's Mother
First Monday in October

First Monday in October

1981 · Christine Snow
My Kidnapper, My Love

My Kidnapper, My Love

1980 · Letty Fairlain

Sammy Somebody

1976
Having Babies

Having Babies

1976 · Mrs. Fontreil
The Minx

The Minx

1969 · Louise Baxter
The Angry Breed

The Angry Breed

1968 · Gloria Patton
The Incident

The Incident

1967 · Muriel Purvis
American in Paris

American in Paris

1964 · Gloria Miles
Love in a Goldfish Bowl

Love in a Goldfish Bowl

1961 · Sandra Slide
High School Confidential!

High School Confidential!

1958 · Arlene Williams
The Female Animal

The Female Animal

1958 · Lily Frayne
Kathy O'

Kathy O'

1958 · Celeste Saunders
Slaughter on 10th Avenue

Slaughter on 10th Avenue

1957 · Madge Pitts
Clipper Ship

Clipper Ship

1957 · Helen Ott
1984

1984

1956 · Julia of the Outer Party
The Harder They Fall

The Harder They Fall

1956 · Beth Willis
Women's Prison

Women's Prison

1955 · Brenda Martin
Man with the Gun

Man with the Gun

1955 · Nelly Bain
Female on the Beach

Female on the Beach

1955 · Amy Rawlinson
The Human Jungle

The Human Jungle

1954 · Mary Abbott
The High and the Mighty

The High and the Mighty

1954 · Sally McKee
Alaska Seas

Alaska Seas

1954 · Nicky Jackson
Return from the Sea

Return from the Sea

1954 · Frieda
Split Second

Split Second

1953 · Dorothy 'Dottie' Vale
Pony Express

Pony Express

1953 · Denny Russell
The Vanquished

The Vanquished

1953 · Rose Slater
Flesh and Fury

Flesh and Fury

1952 · Sonya Bartow
Sky Full of Moon

Sky Full of Moon

1952 · Dixie Delmar
Ace in the Hole

Ace in the Hole

1951 · Lorraine