Jan Sterling
Acting
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
Pony Express
1953
Ace in the Hole
1951
The Vanquished
1953
1984
1956
Sky Full of Moon
1952
Man with the Gun
1955
Flesh and Fury
1952
Caged
1950
The Minx
1969
Johnny Belinda
1948
Union Station
1950
The Incident
1967
Tycoon
1947
Mystery Street
1950