Jan Sterling
Known for Acting
- Born
- April 3, 1921
- Birthplace
- New York City, New York, USA
- Died
- March 26, 2004 (aged 82)
- Also known as
- Jane Sterling Adriance, Jane Adriance
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.
Latest
Dangerous CompanyRay's Mother1982Rating: 6.0 out of 10
First Monday in OctoberChristine Snow1981Rating: 6.2 out of 10
My Kidnapper, My LoveLetty Fairlain1980Rating: 7.5 out of 10
Backstairs at the White HouseLou Hoover1979SeriesRating: 6.1 out of 10
The Incredible Hulk1977SeriesRating: 7.2 out of 10
Three's CompanyJudge Sheffield1977SeriesRating: 7.6 out of 10
Having BabiesMrs. Fontreil1976Rating: 8.0 out of 10- Sammy Somebody1976Rating: 8.0 out of 10
Little House on the PrairieLaura Colby Ingalls1974SeriesRating: 8.0 out of 10
Kung FuMary Jenkins1972SeriesRating: 7.7 out of 10
The Brian Keith Show1972SeriesRating: 6.2 out of 10
The MinxLouise Baxter1969Rating: 3.2 out of 10
Medical CenterFlorence Brent1969SeriesRating: 6.4 out of 10
The Name of the GameElsa Roarke1968SeriesRating: 7.0 out of 10
The Angry BreedGloria Patton1968Rating: 5.2 out of 10
The IncidentMuriel Purvis1967Rating: 7.4 out of 10
MannixAnne Marion1967SeriesRating: 6.9 out of 10
Run for Your LifeClara Mallory1965SeriesRating: 7.1 out of 10
American in ParisGloria Miles1964Rating: 8.0 out of 10
Burke's LawDevora Cato, Vera Selby1963SeriesRating: 6.2 out of 10
Known for
Ace in the HoleLorraine1951Rating: 7.9 out of 10- Little House on the PrairieLaura Colby Ingalls1974SeriesRating: 8.0 out of 10
The Harder They FallBeth Willis1956Rating: 7.2 out of 10
1984Julia of the Outer Party1956Rating: 6.5 out of 10
BonanzaDianne Jordan1959SeriesRating: 7.5 out of 10- The Incredible Hulk1977SeriesRating: 7.2 out of 10
CagedGita "Smoochie" Kovsky1950Rating: 7.1 out of 10
The High and the MightySally McKee1954Rating: 5.9 out of 10
Johnny BelindaStella McCormick1948Rating: 6.9 out of 10
Mystery StreetVivian Heldon1950Rating: 6.8 out of 10
Man with the GunNelly Bain1955Rating: 6.1 out of 10- The IncidentMuriel Purvis1967Rating: 7.4 out of 10
Filmography
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