Jan Sterling
Known For
Acting
Born
1921-04-03 in New York City, New York, USA
Died
2004-03-26
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.
Most Known For
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
Bonanza
as Dianne Jordan
Little House on the Prairie
The Incredible Hulk
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
as Beatrice Bartel
Mannix
as Anne Marion
The Virginian
as Mary Beth Stanton
Climax!
as Dinah Lake
Climax!
as Audrey Caldwell
The Oscars
as Self
Naked City
as Myrtle Tiloff
Three's Company
as Judge Sheffield
Run for Your Life
as Clara Mallory
Burke's Law
as Devora Cato
Burke's Law
as Vera Selby
Medical Center
as Florence Brent
The Name of the Game
as Elsa Roarke
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Fran Holland
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Wanda Ferlini
Adventures in Paradise
as Topaz Harmony