Jan Sterling
Actor
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.
Filmography
The Harder They Fall
as Beth Willis 1956
1984
as Julia of the Outer Party 1956
Caged
as Gita "Smoochie" Kovsky 1950
The High and the Mighty
as Sally McKee 1954
The Incident
as Muriel Purvis 1967
Johnny Belinda
as Stella McCormick 1948
Mystery Street
as Vivian Heldon 1950
Man with the Gun
as Nelly Bain 1955
Union Station
as Marge Wrighter 1950
Female on the Beach
as Amy Rawlinson 1955
Appointment with Danger
as Dodie 1950
First Monday in October
as Christine Snow 1981
The Mating Season
as Betsy 1951
Split Second
as Dorothy 'Dottie' Vale 1953
Pony Express
as Denny Russell 1953
High School Confidential!
as Arlene Williams 1958