Jan Sterling

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

79

Gender

Female

Birthday

1921-04-03

Day of death

2004-03-26 (82 years old)

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

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

  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

  • Bonanza

    Bonanza

  • The Virginian

    The Virginian

  • Little House on the Prairie

    Little House on the Prairie

  • Mannix

    Mannix

  • Climax!

    Climax!

  • Climax!

    Climax!

  • The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

    The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

  • Naked City

    Naked City

  • The Incredible Hulk

    The Incredible Hulk

  • Three's Company

    Three's Company

  • Burke's Law

    Burke's Law

  • Burke's Law

    Burke's Law

  • The Name of the Game

    The Name of the Game

  • Medical Center

    Medical Center

  • Run for Your Life

    Run for Your Life

  • Adventures in Paradise

    Adventures in Paradise

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • Alfred Hitchcock Presents

    Alfred Hitchcock Presents

  • Alfred Hitchcock Presents

    Alfred Hitchcock Presents

  • Riverboat

    Riverboat

  • Lux Video Theatre

    Lux Video Theatre

  • Lux Video Theatre

    Lux Video Theatre

  • Lux Video Theatre

    Lux Video Theatre

  • Lux Video Theatre

    Lux Video Theatre

  • Lux Video Theatre

    Lux Video Theatre

  • Lux Video Theatre

    Lux Video Theatre

  • Suspicion

    Suspicion

  • Vacation Playhouse

    Vacation Playhouse

  • Alaska Seas

    Alaska Seas

  • Clipper Ship

    Clipper Ship

  • The Incident

    The Incident

  • Man with the Gun

    Man with the Gun

  • Letter to Loretta

    Letter to Loretta

  • The Angry Breed

    The Angry Breed

  • Johnny Belinda

    Johnny Belinda

  • Caged

    Caged

  • Breaking Point

    Breaking Point

  • Union Station

    Union Station

  • Tycoon

    Tycoon

  • The Brian Keith Show

    The Brian Keith Show

  • 1984

    1984

  • The High and the Mighty

    The High and the Mighty

  • The Human Jungle

    The Human Jungle

  • Flesh and Fury

    Flesh and Fury

  • First Monday in October

    First Monday in October

  • Slaughter on 10th Avenue

    Slaughter on 10th Avenue

  • Backstairs at the White House

    Backstairs at the White House

  • Ace in the Hole

    Ace in the Hole

  • Pony Express

    Pony Express

  • High School Confidential!

    High School Confidential!

  • The Mating Season

    The Mating Season

  • Love in a Goldfish Bowl

    Love in a Goldfish Bowl

  • Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

    Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

  • Split Second

    Split Second

  • Mystery Street

    Mystery Street

  • The Jackie Gleason Show

    The Jackie Gleason Show

  • Kathy O'

    Kathy O'

  • Having Babies

    Having Babies

  • The Skipper Surprised His Wife

    The Skipper Surprised His Wife

  • Gunfire

    Gunfire

  • Women's Prison

    Women's Prison

  • General Electric Theater

    General Electric Theater

  • Rhubarb

    Rhubarb

  • Female on the Beach

    Female on the Beach

  • Return from the Sea

    Return from the Sea

  • The Female Animal

    The Female Animal

  • My Kidnapper, My Love

    My Kidnapper, My Love

  • Appointment with Danger

    Appointment with Danger

  • Sky Full of Moon

    Sky Full of Moon

  • The Costume Designer

    The Costume Designer

  • The Harder They Fall

    The Harder They Fall

  • Dangerous Company

    Dangerous Company

  • Sammy Somebody

    Sammy Somebody

  • Kung Fu

    Kung Fu

  • The Marshal of Gunsight Pass

    The Marshal of Gunsight Pass

  • American in Paris

    American in Paris

  • The Vanquished

    The Vanquished

  • The Minx

    The Minx