10.0
10.0
Kathy O'
1958
as Celeste Saunders
Jan Sterling
Acting
Born:April 3, 1921
Died:March 26, 2004(aged 82)
Birthplace:New York City, New York, USA
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CommunityBiography
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 (41 movies)
7.9
7.9
Ace in the Hole
1951
as Lorraine
7.4
7.4
The Incident
1967
as Muriel Purvis
7.1
7.1
Caged
1950
as Gita "Smoochie" Kovsky
7.1
7.1
The Harder They Fall
1956
as Beth Willis
6.8
6.8
Johnny Belinda
1948
as Stella McCormick
6.7
6.7
Mystery Street
1950
as Vivian Heldon
6.6
6.6
The Mating Season
1951
as Betsy
6.5
6.5
1984
1956
as Julia of the Outer Party
6.4
6.4
Union Station
1950
as Marge Wrighter
6.2
6.2
Alaska Seas
1954
as Nicky Jackson
6.2
6.2
Split Second
1953
as Dorothy 'Dottie' Vale
6.1
6.1
Man with the Gun
1955
as Nelly Bain
6.1
6.1
Flesh and Fury
1952
as Sonya Bartow
6.1
6.1
First Monday in October
1981
as Christine Snow
6.0
6.0
Having Babies
1976
as Mrs. Fontreil
6.0
6.0
Dangerous Company
1982
as Ray's Mother
6.0
6.0
My Kidnapper, My Love
1980
as Letty Fairlain
5.9
5.9
The High and the Mighty
1954
as Sally McKee
5.8
5.8
The Female Animal
1958
as Lily Frayne
5.7
5.7
Women's Prison
1955
as Brenda Martin
5.7
5.7
Female on the Beach
1955
as Amy Rawlinson
5.6
5.6
Pony Express
1953
as Denny Russell
5.5
5.5
Sky Full of Moon
1952
as Dixie Delmar
5.5
5.5
Appointment with Danger
1950
as Dodie
5.4
5.4
Slaughter on 10th Avenue
1957
as Madge Pitts
5.3
5.3
Rhubarb
1951
as Polly Sickles
5.3
5.3
Tycoon
1947
as Dancer at Fiesta (uncredited)
5.3
5.3
High School Confidential!
1958
as Arlene Williams
5.0
5.0
Gunfire
1950
as Flo
4.8
4.8
The Human Jungle
1954
as Mary Abbott
4.7
4.7
The Skipper Surprised His Wife
1950
as Rita Rossini
4.6
4.6
The Vanquished
1953
as Rose Slater
4.5
4.5
Return from the Sea
1954
as Frieda
4.5
4.5
The Angry Breed
1968
as Gloria Patton
2.0
2.0
The Minx
1969
as Louise Baxter
2.0
2.0
Love in a Goldfish Bowl
1961
as Sandra Slide
Clipper Ship
1957
as Helen Ott
American in Paris
1964
as Gloria Miles
Sammy Somebody
1976
The Costume Designer
1950
as Self (archive footage)
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