Jan Sterling
Known for Acting
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
Caged
1950
as Gita "Smoochie" Kovsky
1984
1956
as Julia of the Outer Party
The High and the Mighty
1954
as Sally McKee
Ace in the Hole
1951
as Lorraine
Union Station
1950
as Marge Wrighter
The Harder They Fall
1956
as Beth Willis
Pony Express
1953
as Denny Russell
Johnny Belinda
1948
as Stella McCormick
Man with the Gun
1955
as Nelly Bain
The Incident
1967
as Muriel Purvis
Rhubarb
1951
as Polly Sickles
Mystery Street
1950
as Vivian Heldon
High School Confidential!
1958
as Arlene Williams
The Mating Season
1951
as Betsy
Tycoon
1947
as Dancer at Fiesta (uncredited)
First Monday in October
1981
as Christine Snow
Appointment with Danger
1950
as Dodie
Having Babies
1976
as Mrs. Fontreil
Flesh and Fury
1952
as Sonya Bartow
Split Second
1953
as Dorothy 'Dottie' Vale