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Jan Sterling
Actor
Born April 3, 1921Died March 26, 2004 (82 years)
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
| 1988 | Baby Boom (TV Series) · as Barbara |
| 1984 | Riptide (1984) (TV Series) · as Ruth Davis |
| 1982 | Dangerous Company · as Ray's Mother |
| 1981 | First Monday in October · as Christine Snow |
| 1979 | Little House Years · as Laura Colby Ingalls |
| 1979 | Backstairs at the White House (TV Series) · as Lou Hoover |
| 1977 | The Incredible Hulk (TV Series) |
| 1976 | Three's Company (TV Series) · as Judge Sheffield |
| 1976 | Having Babies · as Mrs. Fontreil |
| 1974 | Little House on the Prairie (TV Series) |
| 1972 | The Brian Keith Show/The Little People (TV Series) |
| 1972 | Kung Fu (TV Series) |
| 1971 | |
| 1969 | The Minx · as Louise Baxter |
| 1969 | Bracken's World (TV Series) · as Harriett Moran |
| 1969 | Medical Center (TV Series) · as Florence Brent |
| 1968 | The Name of the Game (TV Series) · as Elsa Roarke |
| 1968 | The Angry Breed · as Gloria Patton |
| 1967 | The Incident · as Muriel Purvis |
| 1967 | Mannix (TV Series) · as Anne Marion |
| 1966 | The Road West (TV Series) · as Sarah Meagen |
| 1965 | Run for Your Life (TV Series) · as Clara Mallory |
| 1963 | Burke's Law (TV Series) · as Devora Cato |
| 1963 | Breaking Point (TV Series) |
| 1963 | Vacation Playhouse (TV Series) |
| 1962 | The Doctors and the Nurses (TV Series) · as Claire Lucas |
| 1962 | The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (TV Series) · as Beatrice Bartel |
| 1962 | The Virginian (TV Series) · as Mary Beth Stanton |
| 1961 | Love in a Goldfish Bowl · as Sandra Slide |
| 1961 | The Dick Powell Show (TV Series) · as Chris |
| 1961 | Kraft Mystery Theatre (TV Series) · as Guest Cast |
| 1959 | Adventures in Paradise (TV Series) · as Topaz Harmony |
| 1959 | Riverboat (TV Series) · as Lorna Langton |
| 1959 | |
| 1959 | The Untouchables (TV Series) · as Francie Mckay |
| 1958 | Pursuit (TV Series) · as Allison Smith |
| 1958 | Naked City (TV Series) · as Myrtle Tiloff |
| 1958 | Kathy O' · as Celeste Saunders |
| 1958 | The Female Animal · as Lily Frayne |
| 1958 | High School Confidential! · as Arlene Williams |
| 1957 | Alcoa Theatre (TV Series) · as Dr. Mary Cartwright |
| 1957 | Goodyear Theatre (TV Series) · as Dr. Mary Cartwright |
| 1957 | Suspicion (TV Series) · as Georgiana |
| 1957 | Wagon Train (TV Series) · as Annie Griffith |
| 1957 | Slaughter on 10th Avenue · as Madge Pitts |
| 1956 | Playhouse 90 (TV Series) · as Helen Ott |
| 1956 | Kaiser Aluminum Hour (TV Series) · as Brenda Stevens |
| 1956 | The Harder They Fall · as Beth Willis |
| 1956 | |
| 1955 | Man with the Gun · as Nelly Bain |
| 1955 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV Series) · as Wanda Ferlini |
| 1955 | The Jane Wyman Show (TV Series) · as Martha |
| 1955 | Female on the Beach · as Amy Rawlinson |
| 1955 | Women's Prison · as Brenda Martin |
| 1955 | Stage 7 (TV Series) · as Marge |
| 1955 | The Star and the Story (TV Series) · as Marje Fallon |
| 1954 | Climax! (TV Series) · as Audrey Caldwell |
| 1954 | The Human Jungle · as Mary Abbott |
| 1954 | Return from the Sea · as Frieda |
| 1954 | The High and the Mighty · as Sally Mckee |
| 1954 | Alaska Seas · as Nicky Jackson |
| 1953 | The Loretta Young Show (TV Series) · as Lucia |
| 1953 | Pony Express · as Denny Russell |
| 1953 | The Vanquished · as Rose Slater |
| 1953 | Split Second · as Dorothy 'dottie' Vale |
| 1953 | General Electric Theater (TV Series) · as Gloria Miles |
| 1952 | Sky Full of Moon · as Dixie Delmar |
| 1952 | Ford Theatre: All Star Theatre (TV Series) · as Ann |
| 1952 | Flesh and Fury · as Sonya Bartow |
| 1951 | Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (TV Series) |
| 1951 | Rhubarb · as Polly Sickles |
| 1951 | Ace in the Hole · as Lorraine |
| 1951 | The Mating Season · as Betsy |
| 1950 | The Pulitzer Prize Playhouse (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1950 | The Lux Video Theatre (TV Series) · as Lee |
| 1950 | Union Station · as Marge Wrighter |
| 1950 | Gunfire · as Flo |
| 1950 | Mystery Street · as Vivian Heldon |
| 1950 | The Skipper Surprised His Wife · as Rita Rossini |
| 1950 | |
| 1950 | Appointment with Danger · as Dodie |
| 1948 | Johnny Belinda · as Stella Mccormick |
| 1947 | Tycoon · as Dancer At Fiesta (uncredited) |
| 1947 | Kraft Television Theatre (TV Series) · as Jackie |