Jan Sterling

Jan Sterling

Acting

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.

Filmography

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Dangerous Company ★ 6.0 Dangerous Company 1982 First Monday in October ★ 6.2 First Monday in October 1981 My Kidnapper, My Love ★ 7.5 My Kidnapper, My Love 1980 Backstairs at the White House ★ 6.1 Backstairs at the White House 1979 The Incredible Hulk ★ 7.2 The Incredible Hulk 1977 Three's Company ★ 7.6 Three's Company 1977 Having Babies ★ 8.0 Having Babies 1976 Sammy Somebody ★ 8.0 Sammy Somebody 1976 Little House on the Prairie ★ 7.9 Little House on the Prairie 1974 Kung Fu ★ 7.7 Kung Fu 1972 The Brian Keith Show ★ 6.3 The Brian Keith Show 1972 The Minx ★ 3.2 The Minx 1969 Medical Center ★ 6.4 Medical Center 1969 The Name of the Game ★ 7.0 The Name of the Game 1968 The Angry Breed ★ 5.2 The Angry Breed 1968 The Incident ★ 7.4 The Incident 1967 Mannix ★ 6.8 Mannix 1967 The Jackie Gleason Show ★ 8.5 The Jackie Gleason Show 1966 Run for Your Life ★ 7.1 Run for Your Life 1965 American in Paris ★ 8.0 American in Paris 1964 Burke's Law ★ 6.3 Burke's Law 1963 Breaking Point ★ 7.4 Breaking Point 1963 Vacation Playhouse ★ 8.0 Vacation Playhouse 1963 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson ★ 7.5 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson 1962 The Alfred Hitchcock Hour ★ 7.8 The Alfred Hitchcock Hour 1962 The Virginian ★ 6.5 The Virginian 1962 Love in a Goldfish Bowl ★ 5.5 Love in a Goldfish Bowl 1961 Adventures in Paradise ★ 6.1 Adventures in Paradise 1959 Riverboat ★ 6.5 Riverboat 1959 Bonanza ★ 7.5 Bonanza 1959 Naked City ★ 5.7 Naked City 1958 Kathy O' ★ 10.0 Kathy O' 1958 High School Confidential! ★ 5.5 High School Confidential! 1958 The Female Animal ★ 6.0 The Female Animal 1958 Suspicion ★ 6.2 Suspicion 1957 Slaughter on 10th Avenue ★ 5.8 Slaughter on 10th Avenue 1957 Clipper Ship Clipper Ship 1957 The Harder They Fall ★ 7.2 The Harder They Fall 1956 1984 ★ 6.5 1984 1956 Man with the Gun ★ 6.1 Man with the Gun 1955 Alfred Hitchcock Presents ★ 7.8 Alfred Hitchcock Presents 1955 Female on the Beach ★ 5.7 Female on the Beach 1955 Women's Prison ★ 5.8 Women's Prison 1955 Climax! ★ 3.8 Climax! 1954 The Human Jungle ★ 5.6 The Human Jungle 1954 Return from the Sea ★ 6.0 Return from the Sea 1954 The High and the Mighty ★ 5.9 The High and the Mighty 1954 Alaska Seas ★ 6.7 Alaska Seas 1954 Letter to Loretta ★ 6.6 Letter to Loretta 1953 Pony Express ★ 5.7 Pony Express 1953 The Vanquished ★ 4.9 The Vanquished 1953 Split Second ★ 6.3 Split Second 1953 The Oscars ★ 7.0 The Oscars 1953 General Electric Theater ★ 6.8 General Electric Theater 1953 Sky Full of Moon ★ 6.0 Sky Full of Moon 1952 Flesh and Fury ★ 6.6 Flesh and Fury 1952 Schlitz Playhouse of Stars ★ 7.2 Schlitz Playhouse of Stars 1951 Rhubarb ★ 5.8 Rhubarb 1951 Ace in the Hole ★ 7.8 Ace in the Hole 1951 The Mating Season ★ 6.6 The Mating Season 1951 Union Station ★ 6.5 Union Station 1950 Lux Video Theatre ★ 6.7 Lux Video Theatre 1950 Gunfire ★ 7.0 Gunfire 1950 The Costume Designer ★ 10.0 The Costume Designer 1950 The Skipper Surprised His Wife ★ 5.3 The Skipper Surprised His Wife 1950 Mystery Street ★ 6.8 Mystery Street 1950 Caged ★ 7.1 Caged 1950 Appointment with Danger ★ 5.7 Appointment with Danger 1950 Johnny Belinda ★ 6.8 Johnny Belinda 1948 Tycoon ★ 5.6 Tycoon 1947 The Marshal of Gunsight Pass ★ 8.0 The Marshal of Gunsight Pass