Cast
Jan Sterling
Acting
Cast
Jan Sterling
Known for
Acting
Born
1921-04-03
From
New York City, New York, USA
Died
2004-03-26
Also known as Jane Sterling Adriance, Jane Adriance, Jane 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.
Ace in the Hole
as Lorraine
The Harder They Fall
as Beth Willis
The Incident
as Muriel Purvis
Mystery Street
as Vivian Heldon
The High and the Mighty
as Sally McKee
Caged
as Gita "Smoochie" Kovsky
1984
as Julia of the Outer Party
Pony Express
as Denny Russell
The Vanquished
as Rose Slater
Appointment with Danger
as Dodie
Johnny Belinda
as Stella McCormick
Dangerous Company
as Ray's Mother
Tycoon
as Dancer at Fiesta (uncredited)
Union Station
as Marge Wrighter
Rhubarb
as Polly Sickles
Alaska Seas
as Nicky Jackson
Man with the Gun
as Nelly Bain
First Monday in October
as Christine Snow
Flesh and Fury
as Sonya Bartow
The Mating Season
as Betsy
Female on the Beach
as Amy Rawlinson
Split Second
as Dorothy 'Dottie' Vale
The Female Animal
as Lily Frayne
The Human Jungle
as Mary Abbott
Women's Prison
as Brenda Martin
The Minx
as Louise Baxter
Slaughter on 10th Avenue
as Madge Pitts
Return from the Sea
as Frieda
High School Confidential!
as Arlene Williams
Kathy O'
as Celeste Saunders
The Skipper Surprised His Wife
as Rita Rossini
Love in a Goldfish Bowl
as Sandra Slide
Clipper Ship
as Helen Ott
My Kidnapper, My Love
as Letty Fairlain
Having Babies
as Mrs. Fontreil
Sky Full of Moon
as Dixie Delmar
Sammy Somebody
Gunfire
as Flo
The Angry Breed
as Gloria Patton
The Costume Designer
as Self (archive footage)
American in Paris
as Gloria Miles