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Jan Sterling

Jan Sterling

Actor · Born 1921-04-03 · New York City, New York, USA

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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.

Movies & TV Shows

  1. Little House on the Prairie (1974) — Laura Colby Ingalls
  2. Ace in the Hole (1951) — Lorraine
  3. The Incredible Hulk (1977)
  4. Bonanza (1959) — Dianne Jordan
  5. Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955) — Fran Holland
  6. Kung Fu (1972) — Mary Jenkins
  7. Three's Company (1977) — Judge Sheffield
  8. The Harder They Fall (1956) — Beth Willis
  9. 1984 (1956) — Julia of the Outer Party
  10. The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) — Self
  11. Caged (1950) — Gita "Smoochie" Kovsky
  12. The Incident (1967) — Muriel Purvis
  13. The High and the Mighty (1954) — Sally McKee
  14. The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962) — Beatrice Bartel
  15. The Oscars (1953) — Self
  16. Johnny Belinda (1948) — Stella McCormick
  17. Mystery Street (1950) — Vivian Heldon
  18. Man with the Gun (1955) — Nelly Bain
  19. Mannix (1967) — Anne Marion
  20. Union Station (1950) — Marge Wrighter
  21. Female on the Beach (1955) — Amy Rawlinson
  22. The Virginian (1962) — Mary Beth Stanton
  23. Appointment with Danger (1950) — Dodie
  24. First Monday in October (1981) — Christine Snow
  25. Split Second (1953) — Dorothy 'Dottie' Vale
  26. Pony Express (1953) — Denny Russell
  27. The Mating Season (1951) — Betsy
  28. High School Confidential! (1958) — Arlene Williams
  29. Women's Prison (1955) — Brenda Martin
  30. Tycoon (1947) — Dancer at Fiesta (uncredited)
  31. The Female Animal (1958) — Lily Frayne
  32. The Vanquished (1953) — Rose Slater
  33. Medical Center (1969) — Florence Brent
  34. Naked City (1958) — Myrtle Tiloff
  35. The Name of the Game (1968) — Elsa Roarke
  36. The Human Jungle (1954) — Mary Abbott
  37. Burke's Law (1963) — Devora Cato
  38. Climax! (1954) — Dinah Lake
  39. Rhubarb (1951) — Polly Sickles
  40. Slaughter on 10th Avenue (1957) — Madge Pitts