Jan Sterling

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Jan Sterling

Born 3 April 1921 Died 26 March 2004, aged 82 New York City, New York, USA TMDB ↗

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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The numbers

Computed from the record
26age in their first credit on record (1947)
35years on screen and counting
12credits in 1950, their busiest year
75dated credits on record
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Movie credits

Newest first
Dangerous Company poster Age: 60

Dangerous Company

1982
as Ray's Mother
First Monday in October poster Age: 60

First Monday in October

1981
as Christine Snow
My Kidnapper, My Love poster Age: 59

My Kidnapper, My Love

1980
as Letty Fairlain
Having Babies poster Age: 55

Having Babies

1976
as Mrs. Fontreil
No poster
Age: 55

Sammy Somebody

1976
The Minx poster Age: 48

The Minx

1969
as Louise Baxter
The Angry Breed poster Age: 47

The Angry Breed

1968
as Gloria Patton
The Incident poster Age: 46

The Incident

1967
as Muriel Purvis
American in Paris poster Age: 43

American in Paris

1964
as Gloria Miles
Love in a Goldfish Bowl poster Age: 40

Love in a Goldfish Bowl

1961
as Sandra Slide
Kathy O' poster Age: 37

Kathy O'

1958
as Celeste Saunders
High School Confidential! poster Age: 37

High School Confidential!

1958
as Arlene Williams
The Female Animal poster Age: 36

The Female Animal

1958
as Lily Frayne
Slaughter on 10th Avenue poster Age: 36

Slaughter on 10th Avenue

1957
as Madge Pitts
Clipper Ship poster Age: 36

Clipper Ship

1957
as Helen Ott
The Harder They Fall poster Age: 35

The Harder They Fall

1956
as Beth Willis
1984 poster Age: 34

1984

1956
as Julia of the Outer Party
Man with the Gun poster Age: 34

Man with the Gun

1955
as Nelly Bain
Female on the Beach poster Age: 34

Female on the Beach

1955
as Amy Rawlinson
Women's Prison poster Age: 33

Women's Prison

1955
as Brenda Martin
The Human Jungle poster Age: 33

The Human Jungle

1954
as Mary Abbott
Return from the Sea poster Age: 33

Return from the Sea

1954
as Frieda
The High and the Mighty poster Age: 33

The High and the Mighty

1954
as Sally McKee
Alaska Seas poster Age: 32

Alaska Seas

1954
as Nicky Jackson
Pony Express poster Age: 32

Pony Express

1953
as Denny Russell
The Vanquished poster Age: 32

The Vanquished

1953
as Rose Slater
Split Second poster Age: 32

Split Second

1953
as Dorothy 'Dottie' Vale
Sky Full of Moon poster Age: 31

Sky Full of Moon

1952
as Dixie Delmar
Flesh and Fury poster Age: 31

Flesh and Fury

1952
as Sonya Bartow
Rhubarb poster Age: 30

Rhubarb

1951
as Polly Sickles
Ace in the Hole poster Age: 30

Ace in the Hole

1951
as Lorraine
The Mating Season poster Age: 29

The Mating Season

1951
as Betsy
Union Station poster Age: 29

Union Station

1950
as Marge Wrighter
Gunfire poster Age: 29

Gunfire

1950
as Flo
The Skipper Surprised His Wife poster Age: 29

The Skipper Surprised His Wife

1950
as Rita Rossini
Mystery Street poster Age: 29

Mystery Street

1950
as Vivian Heldon
Caged poster Age: 29

Caged

1950
as Gita "Smoochie" Kovsky
Appointment with Danger poster Age: 29

Appointment with Danger

1950
as Dodie
Johnny Belinda poster Age: 27

Johnny Belinda

1948
as Stella McCormick
Tycoon poster Age: 26

Tycoon

1947
as Dancer at Fiesta (uncredited)
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TV credits

Newest first
No poster

The Marshal of Gunsight Pass
Backstairs at the White House poster Age: 57

Backstairs at the White House

1979
as Lou Hoover
The Incredible Hulk poster Age: 56

The Incredible Hulk

1977
Three's Company poster Age: 55

Three's Company

1977
as Judge Sheffield
Little House on the Prairie poster Age: 53

Little House on the Prairie

1974
as Laura Colby Ingalls
Kung Fu poster Age: 51

Kung Fu

1972
as Mary Jenkins
The Brian Keith Show poster Age: 51

The Brian Keith Show

1972
Medical Center poster Age: 48

Medical Center

1969
as Florence Brent
The Name of the Game poster Age: 47

The Name of the Game

1968
as Elsa Roarke
Mannix poster Age: 46

Mannix

1967
as Anne Marion
The Jackie Gleason Show poster Age: 45

The Jackie Gleason Show

1966
Run for Your Life poster Age: 44

Run for Your Life

1965
as Clara Mallory
Burke's Law poster Age: 42

Burke's Law

1963
as Devora Cato
Burke's Law poster Age: 42

Burke's Law

1963
as Vera Selby
Breaking Point poster Age: 42

Breaking Point

1963
No poster
Age: 42

Vacation Playhouse

1963
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour poster Age: 41

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

1962
as Beatrice Bartel
The Virginian poster Age: 41

The Virginian

1962
as Mary Beth Stanton
Adventures in Paradise poster Age: 38

Adventures in Paradise

1959
as Topaz Harmony
Riverboat poster Age: 38

Riverboat

1959
as Lorna Langton
Bonanza poster Age: 38

Bonanza

1959
as Dianne Jordan
Naked City poster Age: 37

Naked City

1958
as Myrtle Tiloff
Suspicion poster Age: 36

Suspicion

1957
as Georgiana
Alfred Hitchcock Presents poster Age: 34

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1955
as Fran Holland
Alfred Hitchcock Presents poster Age: 34

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1955
as Wanda Ferlini
Climax! poster Age: 33

Climax!

1954
as Dinah Lake
Climax! poster Age: 33

Climax!

1954
as Audrey Caldwell
Letter to Loretta poster Age: 32

Letter to Loretta

1953
as Lucia
General Electric Theater poster Age: 31

General Electric Theater

1953
as Gloria Miles
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars poster Age: 30

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

1951
No poster
Age: 29

Lux Video Theatre

1950
as Lee
No poster
Age: 29

Lux Video Theatre

1950
as Chris Hunter
No poster
Age: 29

Lux Video Theatre

1950
as Julia
No poster
Age: 29

Lux Video Theatre

1950
as Mary Ford
No poster
Age: 29

Lux Video Theatre

1950
as Maggie
No poster
Age: 29

Lux Video Theatre

1950
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