Personal Info
- Known ForActing
- GenderFemale
- Birthday1921-04-03
- Day of Death2004-03-26 (82 years)
- Place of BirthNew York City, New York, USA
- Also Known AsJane Sterling AdrianceJane AdrianceJane SterlingJane DarianJane 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...Read More
Acting Career
- 1982
Dangerous Company
As: Ray's Mother
- 1981
First Monday in October
As: Christine Snow
- 1980
My Kidnapper, My Love
As: Letty Fairlain
- 1979
Backstairs at the White House
As: Lou Hoover
- 1977
Three's Company
As: Judge Sheffield
- 1976
Having Babies
As: Mrs. Fontreil
- 1972
Kung Fu
As: Mary Jenkins
- 1969
The Minx
As: Louise Baxter
1969Medical Center
As: Florence Brent
1968The Name of the Game
As: Elsa Roarke
1968The Angry Breed
As: Gloria Patton
- 1967
The Incident
As: Muriel Purvis
1967Mannix
As: Anne Marion
1965Run for Your Life
As: Clara Mallory
1964American in Paris
As: Gloria Miles
1963Burke's Law
As: Devora Cato
- 1963
Burke's Law
As: Vera Selby
1962The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
As: Beatrice Bartel
1962The Virginian
As: Mary Beth Stanton
1961Love in a Goldfish Bowl
As: Sandra Slide
1959Adventures in Paradise
As: Topaz Harmony
1959Riverboat
As: Lorna Langton
1959Bonanza
As: Dianne Jordan
1958Naked City
As: Myrtle Tiloff
1958Kathy O'
As: Celeste Saunders
1958High School Confidential!
As: Arlene Williams
1958The Female Animal
As: Lily Frayne
1957Suspicion
As: Georgiana
1957Slaughter on 10th Avenue
As: Madge Pitts
- 1956
The Harder They Fall
As: Beth Willis
- 1956
1984
As: Julia of the Outer Party
1955Man with the Gun
As: Nelly Bain
1955Alfred Hitchcock Presents
As: Fran Holland
- 1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
As: Wanda Ferlini
1955Female on the Beach
As: Amy Rawlinson
1955Women's Prison
As: Brenda Martin
1954Climax!
As: Dinah Lake
- 1954
Climax!
As: Audrey Caldwell
1954The Human Jungle
As: Mary Abbott
1954Return from the Sea
As: Frieda
1954The High and the Mighty
As: Sally McKee
1954Alaska Seas
As: Nicky Jackson
1953Letter to Loretta
As: Lucia
1953Pony Express
As: Denny Russell
1953The Vanquished
As: Rose Slater
1953Split Second
As: Dorothy 'Dottie' Vale
1953General Electric Theater
As: Gloria Miles
1952Sky Full of Moon
As: Dixie Delmar
1952Flesh and Fury
As: Sonya Bartow
1951Rhubarb
As: Polly Sickles
- 1951
Ace in the Hole
As: Lorraine
1951The Mating Season
As: Betsy
1950Union Station
As: Marge Wrighter
1950Gunfire
As: Flo
1950The Skipper Surprised His Wife
As: Rita Rossini
1950Mystery Street
As: Vivian Heldon
- 1950
Caged
As: Jeta "Smoochie" Kovsky
1950Appointment with Danger
As: Dodie
1948Johnny Belinda
As: Stella McCormick
1947Tycoon
As: Dancer at Fiesta (uncredited)