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Jan Sterling

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.

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Dangerous Company

Dangerous Company

1982

as Ray's Mother

First Monday in October

First Monday in October

1981

as Christine Snow

My Kidnapper, My Love

My Kidnapper, My Love

1980

as Letty Fairlain

Backstairs at the White House

Backstairs at the White House

1979

as Lou Hoover

The Incredible Hulk

The Incredible Hulk

1977

Three's Company

Three's Company

1977

as Judge Sheffield

Having Babies

Having Babies

1976

as Mrs. Fontreil

Sammy Somebody

Sammy Somebody

1976

Little House on the Prairie

Little House on the Prairie

1974

Kung Fu

Kung Fu

1972

The Brian Keith Show

The Brian Keith Show

1972

The Minx

The Minx

1969

as Louise Baxter

Medical Center

Medical Center

1969

as Florence Brent

The Name of the Game

The Name of the Game

1968

as Elsa Roarke

The Angry Breed

The Angry Breed

1968

as Gloria Patton

The Incident

The Incident

1967

as Muriel Purvis

Mannix

Mannix

1967

as Anne Marion

The Jackie Gleason Show

The Jackie Gleason Show

1966

Run for Your Life

Run for Your Life

1965

as Clara Mallory

American in Paris

American in Paris

1964

as Gloria Miles

Burke's Law

Burke's Law

1963

as Devora Cato

Burke's Law

Burke's Law

1963

as Vera Selby

Breaking Point

Breaking Point

1963

Vacation Playhouse

Vacation Playhouse

1963

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

1962

as Beatrice Bartel

The Virginian

The Virginian

1962

as Mary Beth Stanton

Love in a Goldfish Bowl

Love in a Goldfish Bowl

1961

as Sandra Slide

Adventures in Paradise

Adventures in Paradise

1959

as Topaz Harmony

Riverboat

Riverboat

1959

as Lorna Langton

Bonanza

Bonanza

1959

as Dianne Jordan

Naked City

Naked City

1958

as Myrtle Tiloff

Kathy O'

Kathy O'

1958

as Celeste Saunders

High School Confidential!

High School Confidential!

1958

as Arlene Williams

The Female Animal

The Female Animal

1958

as Lily Frayne

Suspicion

Suspicion

1957

as Georgiana

Slaughter on 10th Avenue

Slaughter on 10th Avenue

1957

as Madge Pitts

The Harder They Fall

The Harder They Fall

1956

as Beth Willis

1984

1984

1956

as Julia of the Outer Party

Man with the Gun

Man with the Gun

1955

as Nelly Bain

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1955

as Fran Holland

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1955

as Wanda Ferlini

Female on the Beach

Female on the Beach

1955

as Amy Rawlinson

Women's Prison

Women's Prison

1955

as Brenda Martin

Climax!

Climax!

1954

as Dinah Lake

Climax!

Climax!

1954

as Audrey Caldwell

The Human Jungle

The Human Jungle

1954

as Mary Abbott

Return from the Sea

Return from the Sea

1954

as Frieda

The High and the Mighty

The High and the Mighty

1954

as Sally McKee

Alaska Seas

Alaska Seas

1954

as Nicky Jackson

Letter to Loretta

Letter to Loretta

1953

as Lucia

Pony Express

Pony Express

1953

as Denny Russell

The Vanquished

The Vanquished

1953

as Rose Slater

Split Second

Split Second

1953

as Dorothy 'Dottie' Vale

The Oscars

The Oscars

1953

as Self

General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater

1953

as Gloria Miles

Sky Full of Moon

Sky Full of Moon

1952

as Dixie Delmar

Flesh and Fury

Flesh and Fury

1952

as Sonya Bartow

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

1951

Rhubarb

Rhubarb

1951

as Polly Sickles

Ace in the Hole

Ace in the Hole

1951

as Lorraine

The Mating Season

The Mating Season

1951

as Betsy

Union Station

Union Station

1950

as Marge Wrighter

Lux Video Theatre

Lux Video Theatre

1950

as Lee

Lux Video Theatre

Lux Video Theatre

1950

as Mary Ford

Lux Video Theatre

Lux Video Theatre

1950

as Chris Hunter

Lux Video Theatre

Lux Video Theatre

1950

as Julia

Lux Video Theatre

Lux Video Theatre

1950

as Maggie

Gunfire

Gunfire

1950

as Flo

The Costume Designer

The Costume Designer

1950

as Self (archive footage)

The Skipper Surprised His Wife

The Skipper Surprised His Wife

1950

as Rita Rossini

Mystery Street

Mystery Street

1950

as Vivian Heldon

Caged

Caged

1950

as Jeta "Smoochie" Kovsky

Appointment with Danger

Appointment with Danger

1950

as Dodie

Johnny Belinda

Johnny Belinda

1948

as Stella McCormick

Tycoon

Tycoon

1947

as Dancer at Fiesta (uncredited)

The Marshal of Gunsight Pass

The Marshal of Gunsight Pass