Jan Sterling
Acting
Born: 1921-04-03 in 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
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
Bonanza
Dianne Jordan
Mannix
Anne Marion
Little House on the Prairie
Laura Colby Ingalls
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Beatrice Bartel
The Virginian
Mary Beth Stanton
The Incredible Hulk
Three's Company
Judge Sheffield
Climax!
Dinah Lake
Climax!
Audrey Caldwell
Run for Your Life
Clara Mallory
Burke's Law
Devora Cato
Burke's Law
Vera Selby
The Harder They Fall
Beth Willis
Naked City
Myrtle Tiloff
Medical Center
Florence Brent
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Fran Holland
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Wanda Ferlini
The Oscars
Self
The Name of the Game
Elsa Roarke
Suspicion
Georgiana
Adventures in Paradise
Topaz Harmony
Breaking Point
The Jackie Gleason Show
Riverboat
Lorna Langton
Lux Video Theatre
Pony Express
Denny Russell
Vacation Playhouse
The Brian Keith Show
1984
Julia of the Outer Party
Ace in the Hole
Lorraine
Letter to Loretta
Lucia
General Electric Theater
Gloria Miles
Backstairs at the White House
Lou Hoover
The High and the Mighty
Sally McKee