Jan Sterling

Jan Sterling

Known for: Acting

Born: April 2, 1921 in New York City, New York, USA - Died: March 25, 2004

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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1984

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1984

Julia of the Outer Party

1956 Sci-Fi
Ace in the Hole

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Ace in the Hole

Lorraine

1951 Drama
Split Second

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Split Second

Dorothy 'Dottie' Vale

1953 Thriller
Appointment with Danger

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Appointment with Danger

Dodie

1950 Crime
Women's Prison

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Women's Prison

Brenda Martin

1955 Drama
Man with the Gun

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Man with the Gun

Nelly Bain

1955 Western
The Harder They Fall

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The Harder They Fall

Beth Willis

1956 Drama
Rhubarb

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Rhubarb

Polly Sickles

1951 Comedy
Caged

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Caged

Gita "Smoochie" Kovsky

1950 Crime
High School Confidential!

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High School Confidential!

Arlene Williams

1958 Crime
Pony Express

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Pony Express

Denny Russell

1953 Action
The Human Jungle

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The Human Jungle

Mary Abbott

1954 Crime
The Vanquished

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The Vanquished

Rose Slater

1953 Drama
Union Station

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Union Station

Marge Wrighter

1950 Thriller
Johnny Belinda

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Johnny Belinda

Stella McCormick

1948 Drama
Female on the Beach

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Female on the Beach

Amy Rawlinson

1955 Drama
The Incident

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The Incident

Muriel Purvis

1967 Thriller
The High and the Mighty

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The High and the Mighty

Sally McKee

1954 Action
Mystery Street

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Mystery Street

Vivian Heldon

1950 Crime
Slaughter on 10th Avenue

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Slaughter on 10th Avenue

Madge Pitts

1957 Crime
Flesh and Fury

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Flesh and Fury

Sonya Bartow

1952 Drama
Love in a Goldfish Bowl

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Love in a Goldfish Bowl

Sandra Slide

1961 Drama
Alaska Seas

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Alaska Seas

Nicky Jackson

1954 Adventure
Sky Full of Moon

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Sky Full of Moon

Dixie Delmar

1952 Western