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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Having Babies | Mrs. Fontreil | 1976-10-17 |
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Sammy Somebody | 1976-09-03 | |
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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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The Female Animal | Lily Frayne | 1958-01-22 |
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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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Slaughter on 10th Avenue | Madge Pitts | 1957-09-01 |
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Slaughter on Tenth Avenue | 1957-09-01 | |
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1984 | Julia of the Outer Party | 1956-03-06 |
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The Harder They Fall | Beth Willis | 1956-05-08 |
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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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Women's Prison | Brenda Martin | 1955-02-01 |
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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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The High and the Mighty | Sally McKee | 1954-07-03 |
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The Human Jungle | Mary Abbott | 1954-10-03 |
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Split Second | Dorothy 'Dottie' Vale | 1953-05-02 |
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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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Flesh and Fury | Sonya Bartow | 1952-06-26 |
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Sky Full of Moon | Dixie Delmar | 1952-12-12 |
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Rhubarb | Polly Sickles | 1951-08-29 |
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The Mating Season | Betsy | 1951-01-12 |
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Ace in the Hole | Lorraine | 1951-06-29 |
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The Costume Designer | Self (archive footage) | 1950-07-13 |
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Appointment with Danger | Dodie | 1950-04-07 |
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Caged | Jeta "Smoochie" Kovsky | 1950-05-19 |
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Union Station | Marge Wrighter | 1950-10-04 |
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Gunfire | Flo | 1950-08-12 |
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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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Johnny Belinda | Stella McCormick | 1948-09-14 |
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Tycoon | Dancer at Fiesta (uncredited) | 1947-12-27 |