Jan Sterling
Acting
Apr 3, 1921 – Mar 26, 2004 · 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.
- Ace in the Hole1951
as Lorraine
- The Harder They Fall1956
as Beth Willis
- 19841956
as Julia of the Outer Party
as Gita "Smoochie" Kovsky
as Sally McKee
as Muriel Purvis
as Stella McCormick
as Vivian Heldon
as Nelly Bain
as Marge Wrighter
