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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

Women's Prison
as Brenda Martin

1984
as Julia of the Outer Party

Ace in the Hole
as Lorraine

The High and the Mighty
as Sally McKee

Caged
as Jeta "Smoochie" Kovsky

The Harder They Fall
as Beth Willis

Tycoon
as Dancer at Fiesta (uncredited)

Mystery Street
as Vivian Heldon

Flesh and Fury
as Sonya Bartow

Pony Express
as Denny Russell