Acting
Jan Sterling
Also Known As: Jane Sterling Adriance, Jane Adriance, Jane Sterling
Birth Date
April 3, 1921
Death Date
March 26, 2004
(passed away at 82)
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
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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.
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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
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1962 • 1 episode
Bonanza
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1959 • 1 episode
Mannix
Anne Marion
1967 • 1 episode
Little House on the Prairie
Laura Colby Ingalls
1974 • 1 episode
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Beatrice Bartel
1962 • 1 episode
The Virginian
Mary Beth Stanton
1962 • 1 episode
Climax!
Dinah Lake
1954 • 1 episode
The Name of the Game
Elsa Roarke
1968 • 1 episode
Naked City
Myrtle Tiloff
1958 • 1 episode
The Incredible Hulk
1977 • 1 episode
The Oscars
Self
1953 • 1 episode
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Fran Holland
1955 • 1 episode
Burke's Law
Devora Cato
1963 • 1 episode
Three's Company
Judge Sheffield
1977 • 1 episode
Medical Center
Florence Brent
1969 • 1 episode
Run for Your Life
Clara Mallory
1965 • 1 episode
Adventures in Paradise
Topaz Harmony
1959 • 1 episode
The Harder They Fall
Beth Willis
1956
Riverboat
Lorna Langton
1959 • 1 episode
Lux Video Theatre
Lee
1950 • 1 episode