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Jan Sterling
Acting
Born: April 3, 1921
New York City, New York, USA
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
1984
as Julia of the Outer Party
Women's Prison
as Brenda Martin
Ace in the Hole
as Lorraine
Caged
as Jeta "Smoochie" Kovsky
The Harder They Fall
as Beth Willis
The High and the Mighty
as Sally McKee
Tycoon
as Dancer at Fiesta (uncredited)
Flesh and Fury
as Sonya Bartow
Pony Express
as Denny Russell
The Incident
as Muriel Purvis
