Jan Sterling
Born April 03, 1921 (Age: 105)
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New York City, New York, USA
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.
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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Filmography
First Monday in October
1981
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as Christine Snow
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Age: 60
My Kidnapper, My Love
1980
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as Letty Fairlain
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Age: 59
The Minx
1969
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as Louise Baxter
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Age: 48
American in Paris
1964
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as Gloria Miles
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Age: 43
Love in a Goldfish Bowl
1961
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as Sandra Slide
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Age: 40
Kathy O'
1958
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as Celeste Saunders
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Age: 37
High School Confidential!
1958
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as Arlene Williams
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Age: 37
The Female Animal
1958
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as Lily Frayne
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Age: 36
The Harder They Fall
1956
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as Beth Willis
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Age: 35
1984
1956
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as Julia of the Outer Party
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Age: 34
Man with the Gun
1955
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as Nelly Bain
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Age: 34
Female on the Beach
1955
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as Amy Rawlinson
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Age: 34
Women's Prison
1955
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as Brenda Martin
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Age: 33
The Human Jungle
1954
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as Mary Abbott
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Age: 33
Return from the Sea
1954
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as Frieda
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Age: 33
The High and the Mighty
1954
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as Sally McKee
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Age: 33
Alaska Seas
1954
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as Nicky Jackson
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Age: 32
Pony Express
1953
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as Denny Russell
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Age: 32
The Vanquished
1953
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as Rose Slater
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Age: 32
Split Second
1953
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as Dorothy 'Dottie' Vale
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Age: 32
Union Station
1950
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as Marge Wrighter
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Age: 29
Gunfire
1950
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as Flo
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Age: 29
The Costume Designer
1950
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 29
The Skipper Surprised His Wife
1950
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as Rita Rossini
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Age: 29
Mystery Street
1950
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as Vivian Heldon
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Age: 29
Caged
1950
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as Gita "Smoochie" Kovsky
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Age: 29
Appointment with Danger
1950
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as Dodie
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Age: 29