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Actor
Jan Sterling
- Born April 3, 1921 in New York City, New York, USA
- Died March 26, 2004
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
Little House on the Prairie1974
Ace in the Hole1951
The Incredible Hulk1977
Bonanza1959
Alfred Hitchcock Presents1955
Kung Fu1972
Three's Company1977
The Harder They Fall1956
Filmography
- 1982Dangerous CompanyFilmRay's Mother
- 1981First Monday in OctoberFilmChristine Snow
- 1980My Kidnapper, My LoveFilmLetty Fairlain
- 1979Backstairs at the White HouseSeriesLou Hoover
- 1977The Incredible HulkSeries
- 1977Three's CompanySeriesJudge Sheffield
- 1976Having BabiesFilmMrs. Fontreil
- 1976Sammy SomebodyFilm
- 1974Little House on the PrairieSeriesLaura Colby Ingalls
- 1972Kung FuSeriesMary Jenkins
- 1972The Brian Keith ShowSeries
- 1969Medical CenterSeriesFlorence Brent
- 1969The MinxFilmLouise Baxter
- 1968The Name of the GameSeriesElsa Roarke
- 1968The Angry BreedFilmGloria Patton
- 1967The IncidentFilmMuriel Purvis
- 1967MannixSeriesAnne Marion
- 1965Run for Your LifeSeriesClara Mallory
- 1964American in ParisFilmGloria Miles
- 1963Burke's LawSeriesDevora Cato, Vera Selby
- 1963Breaking PointSeries
- 1963Vacation PlayhouseSeries
- 1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSeriesSelf
- 1962The Alfred Hitchcock HourSeriesBeatrice Bartel
- 1962The VirginianSeriesMary Beth Stanton
- 1961Love in a Goldfish BowlFilmSandra Slide
- 1959BonanzaSeriesDianne Jordan
- 1959Adventures in ParadiseSeriesTopaz Harmony
- 1959RiverboatSeriesLorna Langton
- 1958High School Confidential!FilmArlene Williams
- 1958The Female AnimalFilmLily Frayne
- 1958Naked CitySeriesMyrtle Tiloff
- 1958Kathy O'FilmCeleste Saunders
- 1957Slaughter on 10th AvenueFilmMadge Pitts
- 1957SuspicionSeriesGeorgiana
- 1957Clipper ShipFilmHelen Ott
- 1956The Harder They FallFilmBeth Willis
- 19561984FilmJulia of the Outer Party
- 1955Alfred Hitchcock PresentsSeriesFran Holland, Wanda Ferlini
- 1955Man with the GunFilmNelly Bain
- 1955Female on the BeachFilmAmy Rawlinson
- 1955Women's PrisonFilmBrenda Martin
- 1954The High and the MightyFilmSally McKee
- 1954The Human JungleFilmMary Abbott
- 1954Climax!SeriesDinah Lake, Audrey Caldwell
- 1954Alaska SeasFilmNicky Jackson
- 1954Return from the SeaFilmFrieda
- 1953The OscarsSeriesSelf
- 1953Split SecondFilmDorothy 'Dottie' Vale
- 1953Pony ExpressFilmDenny Russell
- 1953The VanquishedFilmRose Slater
- 1953Letter to LorettaSeriesLucia
- 1953General Electric TheaterSeriesGloria Miles
- 1952Flesh and FuryFilmSonya Bartow
- 1952The Jackie Gleason ShowSeries
- 1952Sky Full of MoonFilmDixie Delmar
- 1951Ace in the HoleFilmLorraine
- 1951The Mating SeasonFilmBetsy
- 1951RhubarbFilmPolly Sickles
- 1951Schlitz Playhouse of StarsSeries
- 1950CagedFilmGita "Smoochie" Kovsky
- 1950Mystery StreetFilmVivian Heldon
- 1950Union StationFilmMarge Wrighter
- 1950Appointment with DangerFilmDodie
- 1950Lux Video TheatreSeriesLee, Chris Hunter, Julia, Mary Ford, Maggie
- 1950The Skipper Surprised His WifeFilmRita Rossini
- 1950GunfireFilmFlo
- 1950The Costume DesignerFilmSelf (archive footage)
- 1950The Marshal of Gunsight PassSeries
- 1948Johnny BelindaFilmStella McCormick
- 1947TycoonFilmDancer at Fiesta (uncredited)