The Harder They Fall1956
As Beth Willis
TMDb 7.2 / 10
Jan Sterling
Born
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.
Filmography (41)
Ace in the Hole1951
As Lorraine
TMDb 7.8 / 10
The High and the Mighty1954
As Sally McKee
TMDb 5.9 / 10
Man with the Gun1955
As Nelly Bain
TMDb 6.1 / 10
Pony Express1953
As Denny Russell
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Female on the Beach1955
As Amy Rawlinson
TMDb 5.7 / 10
19841956
As Julia of the Outer Party
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Mystery Street1950
As Vivian Heldon
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Tycoon1947
As Dancer at Fiesta (uncredited)
TMDb 5.6 / 10
The Incident1967
As Muriel Purvis
TMDb 7.4 / 10
Johnny Belinda1948
As Stella McCormick
TMDb 6.9 / 10
Union Station1950
As Marge Wrighter
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Caged1950
As Gita "Smoochie" Kovsky
TMDb 7.1 / 10
First Monday in October1981
As Christine Snow
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Dangerous Company1982
As Ray's Mother
TMDb 6.0 / 10
The Mating Season1951
As Betsy
TMDb 6.6 / 10
My Kidnapper, My Love1980
As Letty Fairlain
TMDb 7.5 / 10
Appointment with Danger1950
As Dodie
TMDb 5.7 / 10
The Vanquished1953
As Rose Slater
TMDb 4.9 / 10
Flesh and Fury1952
As Sonya Bartow
TMDb 6.6 / 10
The Minx1969
As Louise Baxter
TMDb 3.2 / 10
Slaughter on 10th Avenue1957
As Madge Pitts
TMDb 5.8 / 10
The Human Jungle1954
As Mary Abbott
TMDb 5.6 / 10
Women's Prison1955
As Brenda Martin
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Sky Full of Moon1952
As Dixie Delmar
TMDb 6.0 / 10
High School Confidential!1958
As Arlene Williams
TMDb 5.6 / 10
The Female Animal1958
As Lily Frayne
TMDb 6.0 / 10
The Skipper Surprised His Wife1950
As Rita Rossini
TMDb 5.3 / 10
Return from the Sea1954
As Frieda
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Alaska Seas1954
As Nicky Jackson
TMDb 6.7 / 10
The Costume Designer1950
As Self (archive footage)
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Love in a Goldfish Bowl1961
As Sandra Slide
TMDb 5.5 / 10
Rhubarb1951
As Polly Sickles
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Split Second1953
As Dorothy 'Dottie' Vale
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Kathy O'1958
As Celeste Saunders
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Gunfire1950
As Flo
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Having Babies1976
As Mrs. Fontreil
TMDb 8.0 / 10
The Angry Breed1968
As Gloria Patton
TMDb 5.2 / 10
American in Paris1964
As Gloria Miles
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Clipper Ship1957
As Helen Ott
Sammy Somebody
Sammy Somebody1976
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Filmography and biography: TMDb