Jan Sterling

Acting

April 3, 1921 – March 26, 2004 (aged 82)

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.

Filmography

Electric Blue 25

Electric Blue 251987

Dangerous Company

Dangerous Company1982 · Ray's Mother

First Monday in October

First Monday in October1981 · Christine Snow

My Kidnapper, My Love

My Kidnapper, My Love1980 · Letty Fairlain

Backstairs at the White House

Backstairs at the White House1979 · Lou Hoover

The Incredible Hulk

The Incredible Hulk1977

Three's Company

Three's Company1977 · Judge Sheffield

Having Babies

Having Babies1976 · Mrs. Fontreil

Sammy Somebody1976

Little House on the Prairie

Little House on the Prairie1974 · Laura Colby Ingalls

Kung Fu

Kung Fu1972 · Mary Jenkins

Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian

Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian1972

The Minx

The Minx1969 · Louise Baxter

Medical Center

Medical Center1969 · Florence Brent

The Name of the Game

The Name of the Game1968 · Elsa Roarke

The Angry Breed

The Angry Breed1968 · Gloria Patton

Little Big Shots

Little Big Shots1967 · Muriel Purvis

Mannix

Mannix1967 · Anne Marion

For Life

For Life1965 · Clara Mallory

American in Paris

American in Paris1964 · Gloria Miles

Burke's Law

Burke's Law1963 · Devora Cato

Breaking Point

Breaking Point1963

Vacation Playhouse

Vacation Playhouse1963

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson1962 · Self

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour1962 · Beatrice Bartel

The Virginian

The Virginian1962 · Mary Beth Stanton

Love in a Goldfish Bowl

Love in a Goldfish Bowl1961 · Sandra Slide

Adventures in Paradise

Adventures in Paradise1959 · Topaz Harmony

Riverboat

Riverboat1959 · Lorna Langton

Bonanza

Bonanza1959 · Dianne Jordan

Naked City

Naked City1958 · Myrtle Tiloff

Kathy O'

Kathy O'1958 · Celeste Saunders

High School Confidential!

High School Confidential!1958 · Arlene Williams

Critical Role

Critical Role1958 · Lily Frayne

Noroi: The Curse

Noroi: The Curse1957 · Georgiana

Slaughter on 10th Avenue

Slaughter on 10th Avenue1957 · Madge Pitts

Clipper Ship

Clipper Ship1957 · Helen Ott

The Harder They Fall

The Harder They Fall1956 · Beth Willis

Breakers

Breakers1956 · Julia of the Outer Party

Man with the Gun

Man with the Gun1955 · Nelly Bain

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents1955 · Fran Holland

Women's Prison

Women's Prison1955

Female on the Beach

Female on the Beach1955

Alaska Seas

Alaska Seas1954

The Human Jungle

The Human Jungle1954

The High and the Mighty

The High and the Mighty1954

Pony Express

Pony Express1953

Split Second

Split Second1953

Sky Full of Moon

Sky Full of Moon1952

Flesh and Fury

Flesh and Fury1952

Ace in the Hole

Ace in the Hole1951

Rhubarb

The Mating Season

The Mating Season1951

Appointment with Danger

Appointment with Danger1950

Union Station

Union Station1950