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

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Dangerous Company

1982 ⭐ 6.0

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First Monday in October

1981 ⭐ 6.2

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My Kidnapper, My Love

1980 ⭐ 7.5

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Having Babies

1976 ⭐ 8.0

Career timeline

1982

Dangerous Company

Ray's Mother · 1982

⭐ 6.0

1981

First Monday in October

Christine Snow · 1981

⭐ 6.2

1980

My Kidnapper, My Love Notable

Letty Fairlain · 1980

⭐ 7.5

1976

Having Babies Notable

Mrs. Fontreil · 1976

⭐ 8.0

1969

The Minx

Louise Baxter · 1969

⭐ 3.2

1968

The Angry Breed

Gloria Patton · 1968

⭐ 5.2

1967

The Incident Notable

Muriel Purvis · 1967

⭐ 7.4

1964

American in Paris Notable

Gloria Miles · 1964

⭐ 8.0

1961

Love in a Goldfish Bowl

Sandra Slide · 1961

⭐ 5.5

1958

Kathy O' Notable

Celeste Saunders · 1958

⭐ 10.0

High School Confidential!

Arlene Williams · 1958

⭐ 5.5

The Female Animal

Lily Frayne · 1958

⭐ 6.0

1957

Slaughter on 10th Avenue

Madge Pitts · 1957

⭐ 5.8

Clipper Ship

Helen Ott · 1957

1956

The Harder They Fall Notable

Beth Willis · 1956

⭐ 7.2

1984

Julia of the Outer Party · 1956

⭐ 6.5

1955

Man with the Gun

Nelly Bain · 1955

⭐ 6.1

Female on the Beach

Amy Rawlinson · 1955

⭐ 5.7

Women's Prison

Brenda Martin · 1955

⭐ 5.8

1954

The Human Jungle

Mary Abbott · 1954

⭐ 5.6

Return from the Sea

Frieda · 1954

⭐ 6.0

The High and the Mighty

Sally McKee · 1954

⭐ 5.9

1953

Pony Express

Denny Russell · 1953

⭐ 5.8

The Vanquished

Rose Slater · 1953

⭐ 4.9

Split Second

Dorothy 'Dottie' Vale · 1953

⭐ 6.3

1952

Sky Full of Moon

Dixie Delmar · 1952

⭐ 6.0

Flesh and Fury

Sonya Bartow · 1952

⭐ 6.6

1951

Rhubarb

Polly Sickles · 1951

⭐ 5.8

Ace in the Hole Notable

Lorraine · 1951

⭐ 7.8

The Mating Season

Betsy · 1951

⭐ 6.6

1950

Union Station

Marge Wrighter · 1950

⭐ 6.5

Gunfire Notable

Flo · 1950

⭐ 7.0

The Costume Designer Notable

Self (archive footage) · 1950

⭐ 10.0

1948

Johnny Belinda

Stella McCormick · 1948

⭐ 6.8

1947

Tycoon

Dancer at Fiesta (uncredited) · 1947

⭐ 5.6

Frequently appears with

Beau Bridges

Ray Johnson

Alan Autry

Donald Robinette

Karen Carlson

Janet Brody

Kene Holliday

Bill Washington

Walter Matthau

Dan Snow

Jill Clayburgh

Ruth Loomis

Barnard Hughes

Chief Justice Crawford

Full filmography

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Dangerous Company

1982 ⭐ 6.0

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First Monday in October

1981 ⭐ 6.2

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My Kidnapper, My Love

1980 ⭐ 7.5

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Having Babies

1976 ⭐ 8.0

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The Minx

1969 ⭐ 3.2

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The Angry Breed

1968 ⭐ 5.2

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The Incident

1967 ⭐ 7.4

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American in Paris

1964 ⭐ 8.0

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Love in a Goldfish Bowl

1961 ⭐ 5.5

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Kathy O'

1958 ⭐ 10.0

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High School Confidential!

1958 ⭐ 5.5

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The Female Animal

1958 ⭐ 6.0

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Slaughter on 10th Avenue

1957 ⭐ 5.8

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Clipper Ship

1957

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The Harder They Fall

1956 ⭐ 7.2

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1984

1956 ⭐ 6.5

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Man with the Gun

1955 ⭐ 6.1

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Female on the Beach

1955 ⭐ 5.7

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Women's Prison

1955 ⭐ 5.8

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The Human Jungle

1954 ⭐ 5.6