Birth Day: 1921-04-03
Place of birth: New York City, New York, USA
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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As Ray's Mother -
As Christine Snow -
As Letty Fairlain -
As Mrs. Fontreil -
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As Louise Baxter -
As Gloria Patton -
As Muriel Purvis -
As Gloria Miles -
As Sandra Slide -
As Arlene Williams -
As Celeste Saunders -
As Lily Frayne -
As Helen Ott -
As Madge Pitts -
As Julia of the Outer Party -
As Beth Willis -
As Amy Rawlinson -
As Brenda Martin -
As Nelly Bain -
As Sally McKee -
As Frieda -
As Nicky Jackson -
As Mary Abbott -
As Dorothy 'Dottie' Vale -
As Rose Slater -
As Denny Russell -
As Sonya Bartow -
As Dixie Delmar -
As Polly Sickles -
As Lorraine -
As Betsy -
As Gita "Smoochie" Kovsky -
As Flo -
As Rita Rossini -
As Marge Wrighter -
As Self (archive footage) -
As Dodie -
As Vivian Heldon -
As Stella McCormick -
As Dancer at Fiesta (uncredited)