
Known for
Acting
Born
April 3, 1921
Birthplace
New York City, New York, USA
Died
March 26, 2004 (aged 82)
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.
1982
as Ray's Mother
1981
as Christine Snow
1980
as Letty Fairlain
1979
1977
1977
1976
as Mrs. Fontreil
1976
1974
1972
1972
1969
as Louise Baxter
1969
1968
1968
as Gloria Patton
1967
as Muriel Purvis
1967
1965
1964
as Gloria Miles
1963
1963
1963
1962
1962
1962