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 -
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As Mrs. Fontreil -
As Louise Baxter -
As Gloria Patton -
As Muriel Purvis -
As Gloria Miles -
As Sandra Slide -
As Lily Frayne -
As Arlene Williams -
As Celeste Saunders -
As Madge Pitts -
As Julia of the Outer Party -
As Beth Willis -
As Amy Rawlinson -
As Nelly Bain -
As Brenda Martin -
As Sally McKee -
As Mary Abbott -
As Nicky Jackson -
As Frieda -
As Rose Slater -
As Denny Russell -
As Dorothy 'Dottie' Vale -
As Sonya Bartow -
As Dixie Delmar -
As Betsy -
As Lorraine -
As Polly Sickles -
As Flo -
As Vivian Heldon -
As Rita Rossini -
As Marge Wrighter -
As Jeta "Smoochie" Kovsky -
As Self (archive footage) -
As Dodie -
As Stella McCormick -
As Dancer at Fiesta (uncredited)