Jan Sterling
Born
April 3, 1921
Died
March 26, 2004 (82 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
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
Dangerous Company
Ray's Mother
1982
First Monday in October
Christine Snow
1981
My Kidnapper, My Love
Letty Fairlain
1980
Backstairs at the White House
Lou Hoover · (4 episodes)
1979
The Incredible Hulk
(1 episode)
1977
Three's Company
Judge Sheffield · (1 episode)
1977
Having Babies
Mrs. Fontreil
1976
Sammy Somebody
1976
Little House on the Prairie
(1 episode)
1974
Kung Fu
(1 episode)
1972
The Brian Keith Show
(1 episode)
1972
The Minx
Louise Baxter
1969
Medical Center
Florence Brent · (1 episode)
1969
The Name of the Game
Elsa Roarke · (1 episode)
1968
The Angry Breed
Gloria Patton
1968
The Incident
Muriel Purvis
1967
Mannix
Anne Marion · (1 episode)
1967
The Jackie Gleason Show
(0 episode)
1966
Run for Your Life
Clara Mallory · (1 episode)
1965
American in Paris
Gloria Miles
1964
Burke's Law
Devora Cato · (1 episode)
1963
Burke's Law
Vera Selby · (1 episode)
1963
Breaking Point
(1 episode)
1963
Vacation Playhouse
(1 episode)
1963
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self · (1 episode)
1962
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Beatrice Bartel · (1 episode)
1962
The Virginian
Mary Beth Stanton · (1 episode)
1962
Love in a Goldfish Bowl
Sandra Slide
1961
Adventures in Paradise
Topaz Harmony · (1 episode)
1959
Riverboat
Lorna Langton · (1 episode)
1959
Bonanza
Dianne Jordan · (1 episode)
1959
Naked City
Myrtle Tiloff · (1 episode)
1958
Kathy O'
Celeste Saunders
1958
High School Confidential!
Arlene Williams
1958
The Female Animal
Lily Frayne
1958
Suspicion
Georgiana · (1 episode)
1957
Slaughter on 10th Avenue
Madge Pitts
1957
The Harder They Fall
Beth Willis
1956
1984
Julia of the Outer Party
1956
Man with the Gun
Nelly Bain
1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Fran Holland · (1 episode)
1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Wanda Ferlini · (1 episode)
1955
Female on the Beach
Amy Rawlinson
1955
Women's Prison
Brenda Martin
1955
Climax!
Dinah Lake · (1 episode)
1954
Climax!
Audrey Caldwell · (1 episode)
1954
The Human Jungle
Mary Abbott
1954
Return from the Sea
Frieda
1954
The High and the Mighty
Sally McKee
1954
Alaska Seas
Nicky Jackson
1954
Letter to Loretta
Lucia · (1 episode)
1953
Pony Express
Denny Russell
1953
The Vanquished
Rose Slater
1953
Split Second
Dorothy 'Dottie' Vale
1953
The Oscars
Self · (1 episode)
1953
General Electric Theater
Gloria Miles · (1 episode)
1953
Sky Full of Moon
Dixie Delmar
1952
Flesh and Fury
Sonya Bartow
1952
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
(1 episode)
1951
Rhubarb
Polly Sickles
1951
Ace in the Hole
Lorraine
1951
The Mating Season
Betsy
1951
Union Station
Marge Wrighter
1950
Lux Video Theatre
Lee · (1 episode)
1950
Lux Video Theatre
Chris Hunter · (1 episode)
1950
Lux Video Theatre
Mary Ford · (1 episode)
1950
Lux Video Theatre
Maggie · (1 episode)
1950
Gunfire
Flo
1950
The Costume Designer
Self (archive footage)
1950
The Skipper Surprised His Wife
Rita Rossini
1950
Mystery Street
Vivian Heldon
1950
Caged
Jeta "Smoochie" Kovsky
1950
Appointment with Danger
Dodie
1950
Tycoon
Dancer at Fiesta (uncredited)
1947
The Marshal of Gunsight Pass
(1 episode)
Lux Video Theatre
Julia · (1 episode)
1950
Lux Video Theatre
(1 episode)
1950
Johnny Belinda
Stella McCormick
1948