Acting

Jan Sterling

Born 1921-04-03 · New York City, New York, USADied 2004-03-2613 series42 films

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.

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Acting

1979Backstairs at the White HouseLou Hoover4 ep.
1977The Incredible Hulk1 ep.
1977Three's CompanyJudge Sheffield1 ep.
1972The Brian Keith Show1 ep.
1965Run for Your LifeClara Mallory1 ep.
1963Burke's LawVera Selby2 ep.
1963Breaking Point1 ep.
1963Vacation Playhouse1 ep.
1959RiverboatLorna Langton1 ep.
1957SuspicionGeorgiana1 ep.
1954Climax!Audrey Caldwell2 ep.
1950Lux Video TheatreMary Ford6 ep.
1950The Marshal of Gunsight Pass1 ep.

Guest appearances

1981The Incredible Hulk1 ep.
1980Three's CompanyJudge Sheffield1 ep.
1976Little House on the PrairieLaura Colby Ingalls1 ep.
1974Kung FuMary Jenkins1 ep.
1973The Brian Keith Show1 ep.
1971The VirginianMary Beth Stanton1 ep.
1971Medical CenterFlorence Brent1 ep.
1969The Name of the GameElsa Roarke1 ep.
1968MannixAnne Marion1 ep.
1966Run for Your LifeClara Mallory1 ep.
1963Burke's LawDevora Cato, Vera Selby2 ep.
1964Vacation Playhouse1 ep.
1963Breaking Point1 ep.
1963The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSelf1 ep.
1962The Alfred Hitchcock HourBeatrice Bartel1 ep.
1961Naked CityMyrtle Tiloff1 ep.
1961Adventures in ParadiseTopaz Harmony1 ep.
1958Alfred Hitchcock PresentsFran Holland, Wanda Ferlini2 ep.
1960BonanzaDianne Jordan1 ep.
1960General Electric TheaterGloria Miles1 ep.
1959RiverboatLorna Langton1 ep.
1959Schlitz Playhouse of Stars1 ep.
1958SuspicionGeorgiana1 ep.
1956Climax!Audrey Caldwell, Dinah Lake2 ep.
1957Letter to LorettaLucia1 ep.
1955Lux Video TheatreChris Hunter, Julia, Lee, Maggie6 ep.
1955The OscarsSelf1 ep.

Also known as: Jane Sterling Adriance · Jane Adriance · Jane Sterling · Jane Darian · Jane Adrian