Jan Sterling
Acting
Born April 3, 1921 · New York City, New York, USA
Died March 26, 2004
Also known as Jane Sterling Adriance · Jane Adriance · Jane 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.
Awards & recognition
- Golden Globe Award — Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture · 1955
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
- Academy Award — Best Supporting Actress · 1955 · nominated
Filmography28 titles
Little House on the Prairie
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Ace in the Hole
Kung Fu
Three's Company
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Bonanza
The Incredible Hulk
The Harder They Fall
Caged
Mannix
Mystery Street
Johnny Belinda
Lux Video Theatre
Flesh and Fury
Letter to Loretta
The Virginian
1984
Union Station
First Monday in October
Man with the Gun
The High and the Mighty
Rhubarb
Naked City
Pony Express
Appointment with Danger
Tycoon