Jan Sterling
Jan Sterling
Person

Jan Sterling

Actor 1921-04-03 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.

Known for

FILMOGRAPHY
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Little House on the Prairie

Little House on the Prairie

1974 · Laura Colby Ingalls

Ace in the Hole

Ace in the Hole

1951 · Lorraine

The Incredible Hulk

The Incredible Hulk

1977 · TV

Bonanza

Bonanza

1959 · Dianne Jordan

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1955 · Fran Holland

Kung Fu

Kung Fu

1972 · Mary Jenkins

Three's Company

Three's Company

1977 · Judge Sheffield

The Harder They Fall

The Harder They Fall

1956 · Beth Willis

1984

1984

1956 · Julia of the Outer Party

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962 · Self

Caged

Caged

1950 · Gita "Smoochie" Kovsky

The High and the Mighty

The High and the Mighty

1954 · Sally McKee

The Incident

The Incident

1967 · Muriel Purvis

The Oscars

The Oscars

1953 · Self

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

1962 · Beatrice Bartel

Johnny Belinda

Johnny Belinda

1948 · Stella McCormick

Mystery Street

Mystery Street

1950 · Vivian Heldon

Man with the Gun

Man with the Gun

1955 · Nelly Bain

Mannix

Mannix

1967 · Anne Marion