Jan Sterling
Biography
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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
1984
as Julia of the Outer Party
1956
Ace in the Hole
as Lorraine
1951
Split Second
as Dorothy 'Dottie' Vale
1953
Appointment with Danger
as Dodie
1950
Women's Prison
as Brenda Martin
1955
Man with the Gun
as Nelly Bain
1955
The Harder They Fall
as Beth Willis
1956
Rhubarb
as Polly Sickles
1951
Caged
as Gita "Smoochie" Kovsky
1950
High School Confidential!
as Arlene Williams
1958
Pony Express
as Denny Russell
1953
The Human Jungle
as Mary Abbott
1954
The Vanquished
as Rose Slater
1953
Union Station
as Marge Wrighter
1950
Johnny Belinda
as Stella McCormick
1948
Female on the Beach
as Amy Rawlinson
1955
The Incident
as Muriel Purvis
1967
The High and the Mighty
as Sally McKee
1954
Mystery Street
as Vivian Heldon
1950
Slaughter on 10th Avenue
as Madge Pitts
1957
TV Appearances
Burke's Law
as Devora Cato
1963
The Jackie Gleason Show
1966
The Incredible Hulk
1977
Little House on the Prairie
as Laura Colby Ingalls
1974
Naked City
as Myrtle Tiloff
1958
Three's Company
as Judge Sheffield
1977
General Electric Theater
as Gloria Miles
1953
Backstairs at the White House
as Lou Hoover
1979
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Fran Holland
1955
Run for Your Life
as Clara Mallory
1965
Lux Video Theatre
as Lee
1950
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951