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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Kathy O' | Celeste Saunders | 1958-09-24 |
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High School Confidential! | Arlene Williams | 1958-05-30 |
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Slaughter on Tenth Avenue | Madge Pitts | 1957-09-01 |
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Clipper Ship | Helen Ott | 1957-04-04 |
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Slaughter on 10th Avenue | Madge Pitts | 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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The Mating Season | Betsy | 1951-01-12 |
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Ace in the Hole | Lorraine | 1951-06-29 |
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Rhubarb | Polly Sickles | 1951-08-29 |
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Caged | Jeta "Smoochie" Kovsky | 1950-05-19 |
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Appointment with Danger | Dodie | 1950-04-07 |
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The Costume Designer | Self (archive footage) | 1950-07-13 |
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Union Station | Marge Wrighter | 1950-10-04 |
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The Skipper Surprised His Wife | Rita Rossini | 1950-06-29 |
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Mystery Street | Vivian Heldon | 1950-06-23 |
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Gunfire | Flo | 1950-08-12 |
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Johnny Belinda | Stella McCormick | 1948-09-14 |
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Tycoon | Dancer at Fiesta (uncredited) | 1947-12-27 |
