Known For
Acting
Birthday
April 3, 1921
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Also Known As
- Jane Sterling Adriance
- Jane Adriance
- Jane Sterling
- Jane Darian
- Jane Adrian
Jan Sterling
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 - Movies
Ace in the Hole
as Lorraine
The High and the Mighty
as Sally McKee
Mystery Street
as Vivian Heldon
Caged
as Gita "Smoochie" Kovsky
The Harder They Fall
as Beth Willis
The Female Animal
as Lily Frayne
The Incident
as Muriel Purvis
Johnny Belinda
as Stella McCormick
High School Confidential!
as Arlene Williams
Man with the Gun
as Nelly Bain
Known For - TV Shows
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
Bonanza
as Dianne Jordan
Mannix
as Anne Marion
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
as Beatrice Bartel
The Virginian
as Mary Beth Stanton
Little House on the Prairie
as Laura Colby Ingalls
Climax!
as Dinah Lake
Climax!
as Audrey Caldwell
Naked City
as Myrtle Tiloff
Medical Center
as Florence Brent