Acting
Jan Sterling
Born 3 April 1921 in New York City, New York, USA · Died 26 March 2004
70 credits
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.
Known for
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- 1982Dangerous CompanyFilmRay's Mother
- 1981First Monday in OctoberFilmChristine Snow
- 1980My Kidnapper, My LoveFilmLetty Fairlain
- 1979Backstairs at the White HouseSeriesLou Hoover
- 1977The Incredible HulkSeries
- 1977Three's CompanySeriesJudge Sheffield
- 1976Having BabiesFilmMrs. Fontreil
- 1976Sammy SomebodyFilm
- 1974Little House on the PrairieSeriesLaura Colby Ingalls
- 1972Kung FuSeriesMary Jenkins
- 1972The Brian Keith ShowSeries
- 1969Medical CenterSeriesFlorence Brent
- 1969The MinxFilmLouise Baxter
- 1968The Name of the GameSeriesElsa Roarke
- 1968The Angry BreedFilmGloria Patton
- 1967MannixSeriesAnne Marion
- 1967The IncidentFilmMuriel Purvis
- 1965Run for Your LifeSeriesClara Mallory
- 1964American in ParisFilmGloria Miles
- 1963Burke's LawSeriesDevora Cato, Vera Selby
- 1963Breaking PointSeries
- 1963Vacation PlayhouseSeries
- 1962The Alfred Hitchcock HourSeriesBeatrice Bartel
- 1962The VirginianSeriesMary Beth Stanton
- 1961Love in a Goldfish BowlFilmSandra Slide
- 1959BonanzaSeriesDianne Jordan
- 1959Adventures in ParadiseSeriesTopaz Harmony
- 1959RiverboatSeriesLorna Langton
- 1958Naked CitySeriesMyrtle Tiloff
- 1958High School Confidential!FilmArlene Williams
- 1958The Female AnimalFilmLily Frayne
- 1958Kathy O'FilmCeleste Saunders
- 1957SuspicionSeriesGeorgiana
- 1957Slaughter on 10th AvenueFilmMadge Pitts
- 1957Clipper ShipFilmHelen Ott
- 1956The Harder They FallFilmBeth Willis
- 19561984FilmJulia of the Outer Party
- 1955Alfred Hitchcock PresentsSeriesFran Holland, Wanda Ferlini
- 1955Man with the GunFilmNelly Bain
- 1955Female on the BeachFilmAmy Rawlinson
- 1955Women's PrisonFilmBrenda Martin
- 1954Climax!SeriesAudrey Caldwell, Dinah Lake
- 1954The High and the MightyFilmSally McKee
- 1954The Human JungleFilmMary Abbott
- 1954Alaska SeasFilmNicky Jackson
- 1954Return from the SeaFilmFrieda
- 1953The OscarsSeriesSelf
- 1953Pony ExpressFilmDenny Russell
- 1953Letter to LorettaSeriesLucia
- 1953Split SecondFilmDorothy 'Dottie' Vale
- 1953The VanquishedFilmRose Slater
- 1953General Electric TheaterSeriesGloria Miles
- 1952The Jackie Gleason ShowSeries
- 1952Flesh and FuryFilmSonya Bartow
- 1952Sky Full of MoonFilmDixie Delmar
- 1951Ace in the HoleFilmLorraine
- 1951The Mating SeasonFilmBetsy
- 1951Schlitz Playhouse of StarsSeries
- 1951RhubarbFilmPolly Sickles
- 1950CagedFilmGita "Smoochie" Kovsky
- 1950Mystery StreetFilmVivian Heldon
- 1950Lux Video TheatreSeriesChris Hunter, Julia, Lee, Maggie, Mary Ford
- 1950Union StationFilmMarge Wrighter
- 1950Appointment with DangerFilmDodie
- 1950The Skipper Surprised His WifeFilmRita Rossini
- 1950GunfireFilmFlo
- 1950The Costume DesignerFilmSelf (archive footage)
- 1950The Marshal of Gunsight PassSeries
- 1948Johnny BelindaFilmStella McCormick
- 1947TycoonFilmDancer at Fiesta (uncredited)
Filmography from TMDB.