Jan Sterling
Known for department: Acting
Birthday: 1921-04-03 – 2004-03-26
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
1984
1956Julia of the Outer Party
Ace in the Hole
1951Lorraine
Split Second
1953Dorothy 'Dottie' Vale
Appointment with Danger
1950Dodie
Women's Prison
1955Brenda Martin
Man with the Gun
1955Nelly Bain
The Harder They Fall
1956Beth Willis
Rhubarb
1951Polly Sickles
Caged
1950Gita "Smoochie" Kovsky
Pony Express
1953Denny Russell
High School Confidential!
1958Arlene Williams
The Human Jungle
1954Mary Abbott
Union Station
1950Marge Wrighter
The Vanquished
1953Rose Slater
Johnny Belinda
1948Stella McCormick
Female on the Beach
1955Amy Rawlinson
The Incident
1967Muriel Purvis
The High and the Mighty
1954Sally McKee
Mystery Street
1950Vivian Heldon