Jan Sterling

Jan Sterling

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.

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1982

Dangerous Company
Dangerous Company
as Ray's Mother
Movie - Released: 2/9/1982

1981

First Monday in October
First Monday in October
as Christine Snow
Movie - Released: 8/21/1981

1980

My Kidnapper, My Love
My Kidnapper, My Love
as Letty Fairlain
Movie - Released: 12/8/1980

1979

Backstairs at the White House
Backstairs at the White House
as Lou Hoover
TV - Released: 1/29/1979

1977

The Incredible Hulk
The Incredible Hulk
TV - Released: 11/4/1977
Three's Company
Three's Company
as Judge Sheffield
TV - Released: 3/15/1977

1976

Movie
Sammy Somebody
Movie - Released: 9/3/1976
Having Babies
Having Babies
as Mrs. Fontreil
Movie - Released: 10/17/1976

1974

Little House on the Prairie
Little House on the Prairie
TV - Released: 9/11/1974

1972

Kung Fu
Kung Fu
TV - Released: 10/14/1972
The Brian Keith Show
The Brian Keith Show
TV - Released: 9/15/1972

1969

The Minx
The Minx
as Louise Baxter
Movie - Released: 11/21/1969
Medical Center
Medical Center
as Florence Brent
TV - Released: 9/24/1969

1968

The Angry Breed
The Angry Breed
as Gloria Patton
Movie - Released: 6/7/1968
The Name of the Game
The Name of the Game
as Elsa Roarke
TV - Released: 9/20/1968

1967

The Incident
The Incident
as Muriel Purvis
Movie - Released: 11/5/1967
Mannix
Mannix
as Anne Marion
TV - Released: 9/16/1967

1966

The Jackie Gleason Show
The Jackie Gleason Show
TV - Released: 9/17/1966

1965

Run for Your Life
Run for Your Life
as Clara Mallory
TV - Released: 9/13/1965

1964

American in Paris
American in Paris
as Gloria Miles
Movie - Released: 8/3/1964

1963

Burke's Law
Burke's Law
as Devora Cato
TV - Released: 9/20/1963
Breaking Point
Breaking Point
TV - Released: 9/16/1963
TV
Vacation Playhouse
TV - Released: 7/22/1963
Burke's Law
Burke's Law
as Vera Selby
TV - Released: 9/20/1963

1962

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
TV - Released: 10/1/1962
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
as Beatrice Bartel
TV - Released: 9/20/1962
The Virginian
The Virginian
as Mary Beth Stanton
TV - Released: 9/19/1962

1961

Love in a Goldfish Bowl
Love in a Goldfish Bowl
as Sandra Slide
Movie - Released: 7/12/1961

1959

Adventures in Paradise
Adventures in Paradise
as Topaz Harmony
TV - Released: 10/5/1959
Riverboat
Riverboat
as Lorna Langton
TV - Released: 9/13/1959
Bonanza
Bonanza
as Dianne Jordan
TV - Released: 9/12/1959

1958

High School Confidential!
High School Confidential!
as Arlene Williams
Movie - Released: 5/30/1958
The Female Animal
The Female Animal
as Lily Frayne
Movie - Released: 1/22/1958
Kathy O'
Kathy O'
as Celeste Saunders
Movie - Released: 9/24/1958
Naked City
Naked City
as Myrtle Tiloff
TV - Released: 9/30/1958

1957

Slaughter on 10th Avenue
Slaughter on 10th Avenue
as Madge Pitts
Movie - Released: 9/1/1957
Suspicion
Suspicion
as Georgiana
TV - Released: 9/30/1957

1956

1984
1984
as Julia of the Outer Party
Movie - Released: 3/6/1956
The Harder They Fall
The Harder They Fall
as Beth Willis
Movie - Released: 5/8/1956

1955

Women's Prison
Women's Prison
as Brenda Martin
Movie - Released: 2/1/1955
Man with the Gun
Man with the Gun
as Nelly Bain
Movie - Released: 11/5/1955
Female on the Beach
Female on the Beach
as Amy Rawlinson
Movie - Released: 8/19/1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Fran Holland
TV - Released: 10/2/1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Wanda Ferlini
TV - Released: 10/2/1955

1954

The Human Jungle
The Human Jungle
as Mary Abbott
Movie - Released: 10/3/1954
The High and the Mighty
The High and the Mighty
as Sally McKee
Movie - Released: 7/3/1954
Alaska Seas
Alaska Seas
as Nicky Jackson
Movie - Released: 1/27/1954
Return from the Sea
Return from the Sea
as Frieda
Movie - Released: 7/28/1954
Climax!
Climax!
as Dinah Lake
TV - Released: 10/7/1954
Climax!
Climax!
as Audrey Caldwell
TV - Released: 10/7/1954

1953

Split Second
Split Second
as Dorothy 'Dottie' Vale
Movie - Released: 5/2/1953
Pony Express
Pony Express
as Denny Russell
Movie - Released: 6/15/1953
The Vanquished
The Vanquished
as Rose Slater
Movie - Released: 6/3/1953
General Electric Theater
General Electric Theater
as Gloria Miles
TV - Released: 2/1/1953
The Oscars
The Oscars
as Self
TV - Released: 3/19/1953
Letter to Loretta
Letter to Loretta
as Lucia
TV - Released: 9/20/1953

1952

Flesh and Fury
Flesh and Fury
as Sonya Bartow
Movie - Released: 6/26/1952
Sky Full of Moon
Sky Full of Moon
as Dixie Delmar
Movie - Released: 12/12/1952

1951

Ace in the Hole
Ace in the Hole
as Lorraine
Movie - Released: 6/29/1951
Rhubarb
Rhubarb
as Polly Sickles
Movie - Released: 8/29/1951
The Mating Season
The Mating Season
as Betsy
Movie - Released: 1/12/1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
TV - Released: 10/5/1951

1950

Appointment with Danger
Appointment with Danger
as Dodie
Movie - Released: 3/31/1950
Caged
Caged
as Jeta "Smoochie" Kovsky
Movie - Released: 5/19/1950
Union Station
Union Station
as Marge Wrighter
Movie - Released: 10/4/1950
Mystery Street
Mystery Street
as Vivian Heldon
Movie - Released: 6/23/1950
Gunfire
Gunfire
as Flo
Movie - Released: 8/12/1950
The Skipper Surprised His Wife
The Skipper Surprised His Wife
as Rita Rossini
Movie - Released: 6/29/1950
The Costume Designer
The Costume Designer
as Self (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 7/13/1950
TV
Lux Video Theatre
as Lee
TV - Released: 10/2/1950
TV
Lux Video Theatre
as Chris Hunter
TV - Released: 10/2/1950
TV
Lux Video Theatre
as Julia
TV - Released: 10/2/1950
TV
Lux Video Theatre
as Mary Ford
TV - Released: 10/2/1950
TV
Lux Video Theatre
as Maggie
TV - Released: 10/2/1950

1948

Johnny Belinda
Johnny Belinda
as Stella McCormick
Movie - Released: 9/14/1948

1947

Tycoon
Tycoon
as Dancer at Fiesta (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 12/27/1947