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.

Jan Sterling

Acting Born April 3, 1921 – Died March 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.

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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Self

Bonanza

Dianne Jordan

Mannix

Anne Marion

Little House on the Prairie

Laura Colby Ingalls

The Virginian

Mary Beth Stanton

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

Beatrice Bartel

Three's Company

Judge Sheffield

Climax!

Dinah Lake

Climax!

Audrey Caldwell

The Incredible Hulk

Naked City

Myrtle Tiloff

Medical Center

Florence Brent