Jan Sterling
Acting • 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.
Known For
7.8Ace in the Hole
1951
7.2The Harder They Fall
1956
6.51984
1956
6.1Man with the Gun
1955
5.9The High and the Mighty
1954
7.1Caged
1950
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Filmography
- 1982★ 6.0
- 1981★ 6.2
- 1980★ 7.5
- 1979★ 6.1
- 1977★ 7.2
- 1977★ 7.6
- 1976★ 8.0
- 1976Sammy SomebodyFilm★ 8.0
- 1974★ 8.0
- 1972★ 7.7
- 1972★ 6.2
- 1969★ 6.4
- 1969★ 3.2
- 1968★ 7.0
- 1968★ 5.2
- 1967★ 6.9
- 1967★ 7.4
- 1965★ 7.1
- 1964★ 8.0
- 1963★ 6.2
- 1963★ 6.2
- 1963★ 7.4
- 1963★ 8.0
- 1962★ 7.6
- 1962★ 7.9
- 1962★ 6.5
- 1961★ 5.5
- 1959★ 7.5
- 1959★ 6.1
- 1959★ 6.5
- 1958★ 5.7
- 1958★ 5.6
- 1958★ 6.0
- 1958★ 10.0
- 1957★ 6.2
- 1957★ 5.8
- 1957
- 1956★ 7.2
- 1956★ 6.5
- 1955★ 7.8
- 1955★ 7.8
- 1955★ 6.1
- 1955★ 5.7
- 1955★ 5.8
- 1954★ 3.8
- 1954★ 3.8
- 1954★ 5.9
- 1954★ 5.6
- 1954★ 6.7
- 1954★ 6.0
- 1953★ 7.1
- 1953★ 6.4
- 1953★ 5.8
- 1953★ 4.9
- 1953★ 6.6
- 1953★ 6.8
- 1952★ 8.5
- 1952★ 6.5
- 1952★ 6.0
- 1951★ 7.8
- 1951★ 6.5
- 1951★ 5.8
- 1951★ 7.2
- 1950★ 7.1
- 1950★ 6.8
- 1950★ 6.5
- 1950★ 5.7
- 1950★ 6.7
- 1950★ 6.7
- 1950★ 6.7
- 1950★ 6.7
- 1950★ 6.7
- 1950★ 6.7
- 1950★ 5.2
- 1950★ 10.0
- 1950★ 7.0
- 1950★ 8.0
- 1948★ 6.9
- 1947★ 5.6
