Jan Sterling
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.
Known For
Top 40 Movies
Return from the Sea
1954
Mystery Street
1950
Slaughter on 10th Avenue
1957
Johnny Belinda
1948
Ace in the Hole
1951
Women's Prison
1955
Alaska Seas
1954
1984
1956
Rhubarb
1951
Caged
1950
Split Second
1953
The High and the Mighty
1954
The Harder They Fall
1956
The Incident
1967
Clipper Ship
1957
First Monday in October
1981
High School Confidential!
1958
Union Station
1950
Man with the Gun
1955
The Female Animal
1958
Love in a Goldfish Bowl
1961
Pony Express
1953
The Mating Season
1951
Appointment with Danger
1950
Dangerous Company
1982
The Human Jungle
1954
Tycoon
1947
Having Babies
1976
Female on the Beach
1955
The Angry Breed
1968
My Kidnapper, My Love
1980
Kathy O'
1958
Flesh and Fury
1952
Sky Full of Moon
1952
Gunfire
1950
The Vanquished
1953
The Costume Designer
1950
The Minx
1969
The Skipper Surprised His Wife
1950
American in Paris
1964