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Jan Sterling

Jan Sterling

1921-04-03 / 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.

Appearances

Burke's Law
Burke's Law (1963)
The Jackie Gleason Show
The Jackie Gleason Show (1966)
The Incredible Hulk
The Incredible Hulk (1977)
Kung Fu
Kung Fu (1972)
Little House on the Prairie
Little House on the Prairie (1974)
Naked City
Naked City (1958)
Three's Company
Three's Company (1977)
General Electric Theater
General Electric Theater (1953)
Backstairs at the White House
Backstairs at the White House (1979)
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)
Run for Your Life
Run for Your Life (1965)
Lux Video Theatre
Lux Video Theatre (1950)
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1951)
Climax!
Climax! (1954)
Adventures in Paradise
Adventures in Paradise (1959)
Riverboat
Riverboat (1959)
The Brian Keith Show
The Brian Keith Show (1972)
Breaking Point
Breaking Point (1963)
Vacation Playhouse
Vacation Playhouse (1963)
The Oscars
The Oscars (1953)
The Marshal of Gunsight Pass
The Marshal of Gunsight Pass
Letter to Loretta
Letter to Loretta (1953)
The Name of the Game
The Name of the Game (1968)
Mannix
Mannix (1967)
Bonanza
Bonanza (1959)
Medical Center
Medical Center (1969)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962)
Suspicion
Suspicion (1957)
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962)
The Virginian
The Virginian (1962)