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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

80

Gender

Female

Birthday

1921-04-03

Day of Death

2004-03-26 (83 years old)

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

Acting

1984

1956

1984

as

Julia of the Outer Party

Ace in the Hole

1951

Ace in the Hole

as

Lorraine

Split Second

1953

Split Second

as

Dorothy 'Dottie' Vale

Women's Prison

1955

Women's Prison

as

Brenda Martin

Man with the Gun

1955

Man with the Gun

as

Nelly Bain

The Harder They Fall

1956

The Harder They Fall

as

Beth Willis

Rhubarb

1951

Rhubarb

as

Polly Sickles

Caged

1950

Caged

as

Jeta "Smoochie" Kovsky

High School Confidential!

1958

High School Confidential!

as

Arlene Williams

Pony Express

1953

Pony Express

as

Denny Russell

The Human Jungle

1954

The Human Jungle

as

Mary Abbott

The Vanquished

1953

The Vanquished

as

Rose Slater

Union Station

1950

Union Station

as

Marge Wrighter

Johnny Belinda

1948

Johnny Belinda

as

Stella McCormick

Female on the Beach

1955

Female on the Beach

as

Amy Rawlinson

The Incident

1967

The Incident

as

Muriel Purvis

The High and the Mighty

1954

The High and the Mighty

as

Sally McKee

Mystery Street

1950

Mystery Street

as

Vivian Heldon

Slaughter on 10th Avenue

1957

Slaughter on 10th Avenue

as

Madge Pitts

Flesh and Fury

1952

Flesh and Fury

as

Sonya Bartow

Love in a Goldfish Bowl

1961

Love in a Goldfish Bowl

as

Sandra Slide

Alaska Seas

1954

Alaska Seas

as

Nicky Jackson

Sky Full of Moon

1952

Sky Full of Moon

as

Dixie Delmar

The Angry Breed

1968

The Angry Breed

as

Gloria Patton

The Female Animal

1958

The Female Animal

as

Lily Frayne

Kathy O'

1958

Kathy O'

as

Celeste Saunders

First Monday in October

1981

First Monday in October

as

Christine Snow

The Minx

1969

The Minx

as

Louise Baxter

Gunfire

1950

Gunfire

as

Flo

My Kidnapper, My Love

1980

My Kidnapper, My Love

as

Letty Fairlain

Dangerous Company

1982

Dangerous Company

as

Ray's Mother

The Costume Designer

1950

The Costume Designer

as

Self (archive footage)

Having Babies

1976

Having Babies

as

Mrs. Fontreil

American in Paris

1964

American in Paris

as

Gloria Miles

Tycoon

1947

Tycoon

as

Dancer at Fiesta (uncredited)

Slaughter on Tenth Avenue

1957

Slaughter on Tenth Avenue

as

Madge Pitts

Clipper Ship

1957

Clipper Ship

as

Helen Ott

Burke's Law

Burke's Law

as

Devora Cato

Naked City

Naked City

as

Myrtle Tiloff

Three's Company

Three's Company

as

Judge Sheffield

Run for Your Life

Run for Your Life

as

Clara Mallory

Climax!

Climax!

as

Dinah Lake

Adventures in Paradise

Adventures in Paradise

as

Topaz Harmony

Riverboat

Riverboat

as

Lorna Langton

Lux Video Theatre

Lux Video Theatre

as

Chris Hunter

Burke's Law

Burke's Law

as

Vera Selby

Mannix

Mannix

as

Anne Marion

Bonanza

Bonanza

as

Dianne Jordan

Climax!

Climax!

as

Audrey Caldwell

Medical Center

Medical Center

as

Florence Brent

Suspicion

Suspicion

as

Georgiana

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

as

Beatrice Bartel

The Virginian

The Virginian

as

Mary Beth Stanton

Kung Fu

Kung Fu

as

Mary Jenkins

Production

Crew

Directing