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.

Known For

Backstairs at the White House 1979 ★ 6.1
The Incredible Hulk 1977 ★ 7.2
Three's Company 1977 ★ 7.6
Little House on the Prairie 1974 ★ 8.0
The Brian Keith Show 1972 ★ 6.3
Medical Center 1969 ★ 6.4
The Name of the Game 1968 ★ 7.0
Mannix 1967 ★ 6.8
Run for Your Life 1965 ★ 7.1
Burke's Law 1963 ★ 6.3
Breaking Point 1963 ★ 7.4
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour 1962 ★ 7.9
The Virginian 1962 ★ 6.5
Bonanza 1959 ★ 7.5
Adventures in Paradise 1959 ★ 6.1
Riverboat 1959 ★ 6.5
Naked City 1958 ★ 5.7
Suspicion 1957 ★ 6.2
The Harder They Fall 1956 ★ 7.2
Alfred Hitchcock Presents 1955 ★ 7.8
Climax! 1954 ★ 3.8
The High and the Mighty 1954 ★ 5.9
Letter to Loretta 1953 ★ 6.6
The Jackie Gleason Show 1952 ★ 8.5