Acting
Jan Sterling
EN cinema · 41 credits
Born
3 April 1921
Died
26 March 2004 (aged 82)
Birthplace
New York City, New York, USA
Also known as Jane Sterling Adriance · Jane Adriance · Jane Sterling · Jane Darian · Jane Adrian
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
Filmography
Dangerous Company
as Ray's Mother
First Monday in October
as Christine Snow
My Kidnapper, My Love
as Letty Fairlain
Having Babies
as Mrs. Fontreil
The Minx
as Louise Baxter
The Angry Breed
as Gloria Patton
The Incident
as Muriel Purvis
American in Paris
as Gloria Miles
Love in a Goldfish Bowl
as Sandra Slide
High School Confidential!
as Arlene Williams
The Female Animal
as Lily Frayne
Kathy O'
as Celeste Saunders
Slaughter on 10th Avenue
as Madge Pitts
Clipper Ship
as Helen Ott
1984
as Julia of the Outer Party
The Harder They Fall
as Beth Willis
Women's Prison
as Brenda Martin
Man with the Gun
as Nelly Bain
Female on the Beach
as Amy Rawlinson
The Human Jungle
as Mary Abbott
The High and the Mighty
as Sally McKee
Alaska Seas
as Nicky Jackson
Return from the Sea
as Frieda
Split Second
as Dorothy 'Dottie' Vale
Pony Express
as Denny Russell
The Vanquished
as Rose Slater
Flesh and Fury
as Sonya Bartow
Sky Full of Moon
as Dixie Delmar
Ace in the Hole
as Lorraine
Rhubarb
as Polly Sickles
The Mating Season
as Betsy
Caged
as Gita "Smoochie" Kovsky
Union Station
as Marge Wrighter
Mystery Street
as Vivian Heldon
Gunfire
as Flo
The Skipper Surprised His Wife
as Rita Rossini
The Costume Designer
as Self (archive footage)
Johnny Belinda
as Stella McCormick
Tycoon
as Dancer at Fiesta (uncredited)