Jan Sterling

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

77

Gender

Female

Birthday

1921-04-03

Deathday

2004-03-26 (82 years old)

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

Also Known As

  • Jane Sterling Adriance
  • Jane Adriance
  • Jane Sterling
  • Jane Darian
  • Jane Adrian

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

Ace in the Hole
7.9%

Ace in the Hole

Jun 29, 1951

The Incredible Hulk
7.2%

The Incredible Hulk

Nov 4, 1977

Bonanza
7.5%

Bonanza

Sep 12, 1959

Kung Fu
7.6%

Kung Fu

Oct 14, 1972

Three's Company
7.7%

Three's Company

Mar 15, 1977

The Harder They Fall
7.1%

The Harder They Fall

May 8, 1956

1984
6.5%

1984

Mar 6, 1956

The Incident
7.3%

The Incident

Nov 5, 1967

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Acting

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