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