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Jan Sterling

Acting

Jan Sterling

Born
1921-04-03 · New York City, New York, USA
Died
2004-03-26
Filmography
71 titles on TMDB
About Jan Sterling

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.

Films & television

41 titles

Denny Russell

Julia of the Outer Party

Muriel Purvis

Gita "Smoochie" Kovsky

Marge Wrighter

Stella McCormick

Self (archive footage)

Dancer at Fiesta (uncredited)

Nicky Jackson

Louise Baxter

Dorothy 'Dottie' Vale

Polly Sickles

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