Jan Sterling
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as Lorraine Ace in the Hole 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
Ace in the Hole
as Lorraine
The Harder They Fall
as Beth Willis
1984
as Julia of the Outer Party
Caged
as Gita "Smoochie" Kovsky
The Incident
as Muriel Purvis
The High and the Mighty
as Sally McKee
Johnny Belinda
as Stella McCormick
Mystery Street
as Vivian Heldon
Man with the Gun
as Nelly Bain
Union Station
as Marge Wrighter
Female on the Beach
as Amy Rawlinson
Appointment with Danger
as Dodie
First Monday in October
as Christine Snow
The Mating Season
as Betsy
Split Second
as Dorothy 'Dottie' Vale
Pony Express
as Denny Russell
High School Confidential!
as Arlene Williams
Women's Prison
as Brenda Martin
Tycoon
as Dancer at Fiesta (uncredited)
The Female Animal
as Lily Frayne