Jan Sterling

Acting

April 3, 1921 – March 26, 2004 (died at 82)

New York City, New York, USA

Female

41 Movies

38 TV Shows

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.

Ace in the Hole

1951 7.8

as Lorraine

Age 30 (now 82)

1984

1956 6.5

as Julia of the Outer Party

Age 34 (now 82)

The Harder They Fall

1956 7.2

as Beth Willis

Age 35 (now 82)

Man with the Gun

1955 6.2

as Nelly Bain

Age 34 (now 82)

Caged

1950 7.1

as Gita "Smoochie" Kovsky

Age 29 (now 82)

The High and the Mighty

1954 5.9

as Sally McKee

Age 33 (now 82)

Johnny Belinda

1948 6.8

as Stella McCormick

Age 27 (now 82)

Female on the Beach

1955 5.7

as Amy Rawlinson

Age 34 (now 82)

Mystery Street

1950 6.8

as Vivian Heldon

Age 29 (now 82)

Union Station

1950 6.5

as Marge Wrighter

Age 29 (now 82)

Split Second

1953 6.3

as Dorothy 'Dottie' Vale

Age 32 (now 82)

High School Confidential!

1958 5.5

as Arlene Williams

Age 37 (now 82)

Pony Express

1953 5.7

as Denny Russell

Age 32 (now 82)

Women's Prison

1955 5.8

as Brenda Martin

Age 33 (now 82)

Appointment with Danger

1950 5.7

as Dodie

Age 29 (now 82)

First Monday in October

1981 6.2

as Christine Snow

Age 60 (now 82)

Dangerous Company

1982 6.0

as Ray's Mother

Age 60 (now 82)

First Monday in October

1981 6.2

as Christine Snow

Age 60 (now 82)

My Kidnapper, My Love

1980 7.5

as Letty Fairlain

Age 59 (now 82)

Having Babies

1976 8.0

as Mrs. Fontreil

Age 55 (now 82)

Sammy Somebody

1976 8.0

Age 55 (now 82)

The Minx

1969 3.2

as Louise Baxter

Age 48 (now 82)

The Angry Breed

1968 5.2

as Gloria Patton

Age 47 (now 82)

The Incident

1967 7.4

as Muriel Purvis

Age 46 (now 82)

American in Paris

1964 8.0

as Gloria Miles

Age 43 (now 82)

Love in a Goldfish Bowl

1961 5.5

as Sandra Slide

Age 40 (now 82)

Kathy O'

1958 10.0

as Celeste Saunders

Age 37 (now 82)

High School Confidential!

1958 5.5

as Arlene Williams

Age 37 (now 82)

The Female Animal

1958 6.0

as Lily Frayne

Age 36 (now 82)

Slaughter on 10th Avenue

1957 5.8

as Madge Pitts

Age 36 (now 82)

Clipper Ship

1957

as Helen Ott

Age 36 (now 82)

The Harder They Fall

1956 7.2

as Beth Willis

Age 35 (now 82)

1984

1956 6.5

as Julia of the Outer Party

Age 34 (now 82)

Man with the Gun

1955 6.2

as Nelly Bain

Age 34 (now 82)

Female on the Beach

1955 5.7

as Amy Rawlinson

Age 34 (now 82)

Women's Prison

1955 5.8

as Brenda Martin

Age 33 (now 82)

The Human Jungle

1954 5.6

as Mary Abbott

Age 33 (now 82)

Return from the Sea

1954 6.0

as Frieda

Age 33 (now 82)

The High and the Mighty

1954 5.9

as Sally McKee

Age 33 (now 82)

Alaska Seas

1954 6.7

as Nicky Jackson

Age 32 (now 82)

Pony Express

1953 5.7

as Denny Russell

Age 32 (now 82)

The Vanquished

1953 4.9

as Rose Slater

Age 32 (now 82)

Split Second

1953 6.3

as Dorothy 'Dottie' Vale

Age 32 (now 82)

Sky Full of Moon

1952 6.0

as Dixie Delmar

Age 31 (now 82)

Flesh and Fury

1952 6.6

as Sonya Bartow

Age 31 (now 82)

Rhubarb

1951 5.8

as Polly Sickles

Age 30 (now 82)

Ace in the Hole

1951 7.8

as Lorraine

Age 30 (now 82)

The Mating Season

1951 6.6

as Betsy

Age 29 (now 82)

Union Station

1950 6.5

as Marge Wrighter

Age 29 (now 82)

Gunfire

1950 7.0

as Flo

Age 29 (now 82)

The Costume Designer

1950 10.0

as Self (archive footage)

Age 29 (now 82)

The Skipper Surprised His Wife

1950 5.3

as Rita Rossini

Age 29 (now 82)

Mystery Street

1950 6.8

as Vivian Heldon

Age 29 (now 82)

Caged

1950 7.1

as Gita "Smoochie" Kovsky

Age 29 (now 82)

Appointment with Danger

1950 5.7

as Dodie

Age 29 (now 82)

Johnny Belinda

1948 6.8

as Stella McCormick

Age 27 (now 82)

Tycoon

1947 5.6

as Dancer at Fiesta (uncredited)

Age 26 (now 82)

Jan Sterling

Ace in the Hole

1984

The Harder They Fall

Man with the Gun

Caged

The High and the Mighty

Johnny Belinda

Female on the Beach

Mystery Street

Union Station

Split Second

High School Confidential!

Pony Express

Women's Prison

Appointment with Danger

First Monday in October

Dangerous Company

First Monday in October

My Kidnapper, My Love

Having Babies

Sammy Somebody

The Minx

The Angry Breed

The Incident

American in Paris

Love in a Goldfish Bowl

Kathy O'

High School Confidential!

The Female Animal

Slaughter on 10th Avenue

Clipper Ship

The Harder They Fall

1984

Man with the Gun

Female on the Beach

Women's Prison

The Human Jungle

Return from the Sea

The High and the Mighty

Alaska Seas

Pony Express

The Vanquished

Split Second

Sky Full of Moon

Flesh and Fury

Rhubarb

Ace in the Hole

The Mating Season

Union Station

Gunfire

The Costume Designer

The Skipper Surprised His Wife

Mystery Street

Caged

Appointment with Danger

Johnny Belinda

Tycoon

Backstairs at the White House

The Incredible Hulk

Three's Company

Little House on the Prairie

Kung Fu

The Brian Keith Show

Medical Center

The Name of the Game

Mannix

The Jackie Gleason Show

Run for Your Life

Burke's Law

Burke's Law

Breaking Point

Vacation Playhouse

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

The Virginian

Adventures in Paradise

Riverboat

Bonanza

Naked City