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Jan Sterling
Actor

Jan Sterling

Born April 3, 1921 in New York City, New York, USA

Died March 26, 2004

9 films

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.

Awards

1 win, 2 nominations

Filmography 9

1984 (1956) movie poster
19841956
The Harder They Fall (1956) movie poster
The Harder They Fall1956
Man with the Gun (1955) movie poster
Man with the Gun1955
The High and the Mighty (1954) movie poster
The High and the Mighty1954
Ace in the Hole (1951) movie poster
Ace in the Hole1951
The Mating Season (1951) movie poster
The Mating Season1951
Caged (1950) movie poster
Caged1950
Mystery Street (1950) movie poster
Mystery Street1950
Johnny Belinda (1948) movie poster
Johnny Belinda1948