Biography
Jan Sterling
Acting
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.
Career works
71
Movies
41
Series
30
Career average
6.7/10
Birth date
04/03/1921
Place of birth
New York City, New York, USA
Date of death
03/26/2004
Filmography highlights
Movies
Dangerous Company
1982 · 6.0
First Monday in October
1981 · 6.2
My Kidnapper, My Love
1980 · 7.5
Having Babies
1976 · 8.0
The Minx
1969 · 3.2
The Angry Breed
1968 · 5.2
The Incident
1967 · 7.4
American in Paris
1964 · 8.0
Love in a Goldfish Bowl
1961 · 5.5
Kathy O'
1958 · 10.0
High School Confidential!
1958 · 5.5
The Female Animal
1958 · 6.0
Slaughter on 10th Avenue
1957 · 5.8
Clipper Ship
1957
The Harder They Fall
1956 · 7.2
Series
Backstairs at the White House
1979 · 6.1
The Incredible Hulk
1977 · 7.2
Three's Company
1977 · 7.6
Little House on the Prairie
1974 · 7.9
Kung Fu
1972 · 7.7
The Brian Keith Show
1972 · 6.3
Medical Center
1969 · 6.4
The Name of the Game
1968 · 7.0
Mannix
1967 · 6.8
The Jackie Gleason Show
1966 · 8.5
Run for Your Life
1965 · 7.1
Burke's Law
1963 · 6.3
Breaking Point
1963 · 7.4
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 · 7.5
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962 · 7.8