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.
41 movies · 29 shows
Dangerous Company
1982·6.0
First Monday in October
1981·6.2
My Kidnapper, My Love
1980·7.5
Having Babies
1976·8.0
Sammy Somebody
1976·8.0
The Minx
1969·3.2
The Angry Breed
1968·5.2
The Incident
1967·7.4
American in Paris
1964·8.0
Love in a Goldfish Bowl
1961·5.5
Kathy O'
1958·10.0
High School Confidential!
1958·5.5
The Female Animal
1958·6.0
Slaughter on 10th Avenue
1957·5.8
Clipper Ship
1957·0.0
The Harder They Fall
1956·7.2
1984
1956·6.5
Man with the Gun
1955·6.1
Female on the Beach
1955·5.7
Women's Prison
1955·5.8
The Human Jungle
1954·5.6
Return from the Sea
1954·6.0
The High and the Mighty
1954·5.9
Alaska Seas
1954·6.7
Pony Express
1953·5.8
The Vanquished
1953·4.9
Split Second
1953·6.4
Sky Full of Moon
1952·6.0
Flesh and Fury
1952·6.6
Rhubarb
1951·5.8
Ace in the Hole
1951·7.8
The Mating Season
1951·6.6
Union Station
1950·6.5
Gunfire
1950·7.0
The Costume Designer
1950·10.0
The Skipper Surprised His Wife
1950·5.3
Mystery Street
1950·6.8
Caged
1950·7.1
Appointment with Danger
1950·5.7
Johnny Belinda
1948·6.8
Tycoon
1947·5.6