Jan Sterling

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Female

birthday

April 3, 1921

died

March 26, 2004

place of birth

New York City, New York, USA

also known as

Jane Sterling Adriance · Jane Adriance · Jane Sterling · Jane Darian

total credits

40 movies

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.

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Known For

Filmography

40 credits · sorted by popularity · swipe or use arrows

The Harder They Fall
7.2

The Harder They Fall

1956as Beth Willis
Ace in the Hole
7.8

Ace in the Hole

1951as Lorraine
The High and the Mighty
5.9

The High and the Mighty

1954as Sally McKee
1984
6.5

1984

1956as Julia of the Outer Party
Caged
7.1

Caged

1950as Gita "Smoochie" Kovsky
Mystery Street
6.8

Mystery Street

1950as Vivian Heldon
Man with the Gun
6.1

Man with the Gun

1955as Nelly Bain
The Incident
7.4

The Incident

1967as Muriel Purvis
Union Station
6.5

Union Station

1950as Marge Wrighter
Johnny Belinda
6.8

Johnny Belinda

1948as Stella McCormick
Tycoon
5.6

Tycoon

1947as Dancer at Fiesta (uncredited)
Appointment with Danger
5.7

Appointment with Danger

1950as Dodie
Pony Express
5.8

Pony Express

1953as Denny Russell
Alaska Seas
6.7

Alaska Seas

1954as Nicky Jackson
The Female Animal
6.0

The Female Animal

1958as Lily Frayne
First Monday in October
6.2

First Monday in October

1981as Christine Snow
Having Babies
8.0

Having Babies

1976as Mrs. Fontreil
The Mating Season
6.6

The Mating Season

1951as Betsy
The Minx
3.2

The Minx

1969as Louise Baxter
Love in a Goldfish Bowl
5.5

Love in a Goldfish Bowl

1961as Sandra Slide
High School Confidential!
5.5

High School Confidential!

1958as Arlene Williams
Rhubarb
5.8

Rhubarb

1951as Polly Sickles
Kathy O'
10.0

Kathy O'

1958as Celeste Saunders
Female on the Beach
5.7

Female on the Beach

1955as Amy Rawlinson
Flesh and Fury
6.6

Flesh and Fury

1952as Sonya Bartow
Split Second
6.3

Split Second

1953as Dorothy 'Dottie' Vale
The Vanquished
4.9

The Vanquished

1953as Rose Slater
Slaughter on 10th Avenue
5.8

Slaughter on 10th Avenue

1957as Madge Pitts
Dangerous Company
6.0

Dangerous Company

1982as Ray's Mother
Return from the Sea
6.0

Return from the Sea

1954as Frieda
Women's Prison
5.8

Women's Prison

1955as Brenda Martin
The Angry Breed
5.2

The Angry Breed

1968as Gloria Patton
My Kidnapper, My Love
7.5

My Kidnapper, My Love

1980as Letty Fairlain
American in Paris
8.0

American in Paris

1964as Gloria Miles
The Costume Designer
10.0

The Costume Designer

1950as Self (archive footage)
The Human Jungle
5.6

The Human Jungle

1954as Mary Abbott
Sky Full of Moon
6.0

Sky Full of Moon

1952as Dixie Delmar
Clipper Ship

Clipper Ship

1957as Helen Ott
The Skipper Surprised His Wife
5.3

The Skipper Surprised His Wife

1950as Rita Rossini
Gunfire
7.0

Gunfire

1950as Flo