Jan Sterling

Jan Sterling

Birthday: 1921-04-03

Deathday: 2004-03-26

Place of birth: New York City, New York, USA

Also known as: Jane Sterling Adriance, Jane Adriance, Jane Sterling, Jane Darian, Jane Adrian

imdb_id: nm0012443

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.

Played in movies:

Kathy O'

Score: 10.0

Ace in the Hole

Score: 7.9

The Incident

Score: 7.3

Caged

Score: 7.1

The Harder They Fall

Score: 7.1

Johnny Belinda

Score: 6.8

Mystery Street

Score: 6.8

1984

Score: 6.5

The Mating Season

Score: 6.5

Union Station

Score: 6.4

First Monday in October

Score: 6.3

Alaska Seas

Score: 6.2

Man with the Gun

Score: 6.2

Split Second

Score: 6.2

Flesh and Fury

Score: 6.1

Having Babies

Score: 6.0

Dangerous Company

Score: 6.0

My Kidnapper, My Love

Score: 6.0

The High and the Mighty

Score: 5.9

Female on the Beach

Score: 5.7

High School Confidential!

Score: 5.7

Women's Prison

Score: 5.7

The Female Animal

Score: 5.6

Pony Express

Score: 5.6

Appointment with Danger

Score: 5.6

Sky Full of Moon

Score: 5.5

Rhubarb

Score: 5.5

Slaughter on 10th Avenue

Score: 5.4

Tycoon

Score: 5.3

The Human Jungle

Score: 5.3

Gunfire

Score: 5.0

The Skipper Surprised His Wife

Score: 4.7

The Vanquished

Score: 4.6

Return from the Sea

Score: 4.5

The Angry Breed

Score: 4.5

The Minx

Score: 2.3

Love in a Goldfish Bowl

Score: 2.0

American in Paris

Score: 0.0

The Costume Designer

Score: 0.0

Sammy Somebody

Score: 0.0

Played in tv shows:

The Jackie Gleason Show

Score: 8.2

Little House on the Prairie

Score: 7.9

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

Score: 7.8

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Score: 7.7

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Score: 7.7

Three's Company

Score: 7.7

Kung Fu

Score: 7.6

Bonanza

Score: 7.5

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Score: 7.5

Breaking Point

Score: 7.3

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Score: 7.3

The Incredible Hulk

Score: 7.2

Run for Your Life

Score: 7.2

The Oscars

Score: 6.9

The Name of the Game

Score: 6.8

Mannix

Score: 6.7

Letter to Loretta

Score: 6.5

The Virginian

Score: 6.5

Lux Video Theatre

Score: 6.3

Lux Video Theatre

Score: 6.3

Lux Video Theatre

Score: 6.3

Lux Video Theatre

Score: 6.3

Lux Video Theatre

Score: 6.3

General Electric Theater

Score: 6.3

Riverboat

Score: 6.2

Medical Center

Score: 6.1

Burke's Law

Score: 6.0

Burke's Law

Score: 6.0

Backstairs at the White House

Score: 5.9

Suspicion

Score: 5.9

Adventures in Paradise

Score: 5.7

Naked City

Score: 5.5

The Brian Keith Show

Score: 5.0

Climax!

Score: 3.3

Climax!

Score: 3.3

The Marshal of Gunsight Pass

Score: 0.0

Vacation Playhouse

Score: 0.0