Jan Sterling
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
Acting
Place of birth
New York City, New York, USA
Birthday
4/3/1921
1984
6.5
Ace in the Hole
7.8
Split Second
6.2
Appointment with Danger
5.5
Women's Prison
5.7
Man with the Gun
6.2
The Harder They Fall
7.1
Rhubarb
5.5
Caged
7.1
High School Confidential!
5.7
Pony Express
5.5
The Human Jungle
5.3
The Vanquished
4.5
Union Station
6.3
Johnny Belinda
6.8
Female on the Beach
5.7
The Incident
7.3
The High and the Mighty
5.9
Mystery Street
6.7
Slaughter on 10th Avenue
5.4
Flesh and Fury
6.1
Love in a Goldfish Bowl
2
Alaska Seas
6.2
Sky Full of Moon
5.5
The Angry Breed
4.5
The Female Animal
5.6
Kathy O'
10
First Monday in October
6.3
The Mating Season
6.5
The Minx
2.3
Gunfire
5
My Kidnapper, My Love
6
The Skipper Surprised His Wife
4.7
Sammy Somebody
0
Return from the Sea
4.5
Dangerous Company
6
The Costume Designer
0
Having Babies
6
American in Paris
0
Tycoon
5.4