Jan Sterling
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.
Filmography (70 titles)
6.0MovieDangerous Company
Ray's Mother · 1982
6.2MovieFirst Monday in October
Christine Snow · 1981
7.5MovieMy Kidnapper, My Love
Letty Fairlain · 1980
6.1ShowBackstairs at the White House
Lou Hoover · 1979
7.2ShowThe Incredible Hulk
1977
7.6ShowThree's Company
Judge Sheffield · 1977
8.0MovieHaving Babies
Mrs. Fontreil · 1976
Sammy Somebody
1976
7.9ShowLittle House on the Prairie
Laura Colby Ingalls · 1974
7.7ShowKung Fu
Mary Jenkins · 1972
6.3ShowThe Brian Keith Show
1972
3.2MovieThe Minx
Louise Baxter · 1969
6.4ShowMedical Center
Florence Brent · 1969
7.0ShowThe Name of the Game
Elsa Roarke · 1968
5.2MovieThe Angry Breed
Gloria Patton · 1968
7.4MovieThe Incident
Muriel Purvis · 1967
6.8ShowMannix
Anne Marion · 1967
8.5ShowThe Jackie Gleason Show
1966
7.1ShowRun for Your Life
Clara Mallory · 1965
8.0MovieAmerican in Paris
Gloria Miles · 1964
6.3ShowBurke's Law
Devora Cato · 1963
7.4ShowBreaking Point
1963
Vacation Playhouse
1963
7.5ShowThe Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self · 1962
7.8ShowThe Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Beatrice Bartel · 1962
6.5ShowThe Virginian
Mary Beth Stanton · 1962
5.5MovieLove in a Goldfish Bowl
Sandra Slide · 1961
6.1ShowAdventures in Paradise
Topaz Harmony · 1959
6.5ShowRiverboat
Lorna Langton · 1959
7.5ShowBonanza
Dianne Jordan · 1959