1921-04-03 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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Dangerous Company | Ray's Mother | 1982-02-09 |
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First Monday in October | Christine Snow | 1981-08-21 |
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My Kidnapper, My Love | Letty Fairlain | 1980-12-08 |
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Sammy Somebody | 1976-09-03 | |
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Having Babies | Mrs. Fontreil | 1976-10-17 |
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The Minx | Louise Baxter | 1969-11-21 |
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The Angry Breed | Gloria Patton | 1968-06-07 |
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The Incident | Muriel Purvis | 1967-11-05 |
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American in Paris | Gloria Miles | 1964-08-03 |
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Love in a Goldfish Bowl | Sandra Slide | 1961-07-12 |
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High School Confidential! | Arlene Williams | 1958-05-30 |
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Kathy O' | Celeste Saunders | 1958-09-24 |
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The Female Animal | Lily Frayne | 1958-01-22 |
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Slaughter on 10th Avenue | Madge Pitts | 1957-09-01 |
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The Harder They Fall | Beth Willis | 1956-05-08 |
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1984 | Julia of the Outer Party | 1956-03-06 |
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Women's Prison | Brenda Martin | 1955-02-01 |
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Female on the Beach | Amy Rawlinson | 1955-08-19 |
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Man with the Gun | Nelly Bain | 1955-11-05 |
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The Human Jungle | Mary Abbott | 1954-10-03 |
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The High and the Mighty | Sally McKee | 1954-07-03 |
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Alaska Seas | Nicky Jackson | 1954-01-27 |
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Return from the Sea | Frieda | 1954-07-28 |
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Pony Express | Denny Russell | 1953-06-15 |
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The Vanquished | Rose Slater | 1953-06-03 |
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Split Second | Dorothy 'Dottie' Vale | 1953-05-02 |
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Sky Full of Moon | Dixie Delmar | 1952-12-12 |
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Flesh and Fury | Sonya Bartow | 1952-06-26 |
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Ace in the Hole | Lorraine | 1951-06-29 |
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The Mating Season | Betsy | 1951-01-12 |
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Rhubarb | Polly Sickles | 1951-08-29 |
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The Costume Designer | Self (archive footage) | 1950-07-13 |
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Appointment with Danger | Dodie | 1950-03-31 |
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Caged | Jeta "Smoochie" Kovsky | 1950-05-19 |
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Mystery Street | Vivian Heldon | 1950-06-23 |
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The Skipper Surprised His Wife | Rita Rossini | 1950-06-29 |
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Gunfire | Flo | 1950-08-12 |
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Union Station | Marge Wrighter | 1950-10-04 |
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Johnny Belinda | Stella McCormick | 1948-09-14 |
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Tycoon | Dancer at Fiesta (uncredited) | 1947-12-27 |
