Personal Info
Birthday
April 3, 1921
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Known For
Acting
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.
Acting Filmography (67)
No Backdrop
6.0
Dangerous Company
Movie1982
6.2
First Monday in October
Movie1981
No Backdrop
7.5
My Kidnapper, My Love
Movie1980
6.1
Backstairs at the White House
TV Series1979
7.2
The Incredible Hulk
TV Series1977
7.6
Three's Company
TV Series1977
No Backdrop
8.0
Having Babies
Movie1976
7.9
Little House on the Prairie
TV Series1974
7.7
Kung Fu
TV Series1972
No Backdrop
6.3
The Brian Keith Show
TV Series1972
No Backdrop
3.2
The Minx
Movie1969
6.4
Medical Center
TV Series1969
7.0
The Name of the Game
TV Series1968
5.2
The Angry Breed
Movie1968
7.4
The Incident
Movie1967
6.8
Mannix
TV Series1967
7.1
Run for Your Life
TV Series1965
No Backdrop
8.0
American in Paris
Movie1964
6.3
Burke's Law
TV Series1963
No Backdrop
7.4
Breaking Point
TV Series1963
7.5
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV Series1962
7.8
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
TV Series1962
6.5
The Virginian
TV Series1962
5.5
Love in a Goldfish Bowl
Movie1961
6.1
Adventures in Paradise
TV Series1959
No Backdrop
6.5
Riverboat
TV Series1959
7.5
Bonanza
TV Series1959
5.7
Naked City
TV Series1958
10.0
Kathy O'
Movie1958
5.5
High School Confidential!
Movie1958
6.0
The Female Animal
Movie1958
No Backdrop
6.2
Suspicion
TV Series1957
5.8
Slaughter on 10th Avenue
Movie1957
No Backdrop
0.0
Clipper Ship
Movie1957
7.2
The Harder They Fall
Movie1956
6.5
1984
Movie1956
6.1
Man with the Gun
Movie1955
7.8
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
TV Series1955
5.7
Female on the Beach
Movie1955
5.8
Women's Prison
Movie1955
3.8
Climax!
TV Series1954
5.6
The Human Jungle
Movie1954
6.0
Return from the Sea
Movie1954
5.9
The High and the Mighty
Movie1954
6.7
Alaska Seas
Movie1954
6.6
Letter to Loretta
TV Series1953
5.8
Pony Express
Movie1953
4.9
The Vanquished
Movie1953
6.4
Split Second
Movie1953
7.0
The Oscars
TV Series1953
6.8
General Electric Theater
TV Series1953
6.0
Sky Full of Moon
Movie1952
No Backdrop
8.5
The Jackie Gleason Show
TV Series1952
6.6
Flesh and Fury
Movie1952
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7.2
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
TV Series1951
5.8
Rhubarb
Movie1951
7.8
Ace in the Hole
Movie1951
6.6
The Mating Season
Movie1951
6.5
Union Station
Movie1950
7.0
Gunfire
Movie1950
No Backdrop
10.0
The Costume Designer
Movie1950
5.3
The Skipper Surprised His Wife
Movie1950
6.8
Mystery Street
Movie1950
7.1
Caged
Movie1950
5.7
Appointment with Danger
Movie1950
6.8
Johnny Belinda
Movie1948
5.6
Tycoon
Movie1947