Jan Sterling
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.
Known For
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
Bonanza
1959
Little House on the Prairie
1974
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962
Mannix
1967
Climax!
1954
Climax!
1954
The Virginian
1962
The Incredible Hulk
1977
Naked City
1958
Three's Company
1977
Burke's Law
1963
Filmography
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self · 1962
Bonanza
as Dianne Jordan · 1959
Little House on the Prairie
as Laura Colby Ingalls · 1974
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
as Beatrice Bartel · 1962
Mannix
as Anne Marion · 1967
Climax!
as Dinah Lake · 1954
Climax!
as Audrey Caldwell · 1954
The Virginian
as Mary Beth Stanton · 1962
The Incredible Hulk
· 1977
Naked City
as Myrtle Tiloff · 1958
Three's Company
as Judge Sheffield · 1977
Burke's Law
as Devora Cato · 1963
Burke's Law
as Vera Selby · 1963
The Name of the Game
as Elsa Roarke · 1968
Run for Your Life
as Clara Mallory · 1965
Medical Center
as Florence Brent · 1969
Adventures in Paradise
as Topaz Harmony · 1959
The Oscars
as Self · 1953
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Fran Holland · 1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Wanda Ferlini · 1955
Lux Video Theatre
as Lee · 1950
Lux Video Theatre
as Mary Ford · 1950
Lux Video Theatre
as Chris Hunter · 1950
Lux Video Theatre
as Julia · 1950
Lux Video Theatre
as Maggie · 1950
Lux Video Theatre
· 1950
Riverboat
as Lorna Langton · 1959
Suspicion
as Georgiana · 1957
Vacation Playhouse
· 1963
Letter to Loretta
as Lucia · 1953
Breaking Point
· 1963
The Harder They Fall
as Beth Willis · 1956
The Jackie Gleason Show
· 1952
The Brian Keith Show
· 1972
Backstairs at the White House
as Lou Hoover · 1979
Ace in the Hole
as Lorraine · 1951
General Electric Theater
as Gloria Miles · 1953
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
· 1951
The High and the Mighty
as Sally McKee · 1954
Pony Express
as Denny Russell · 1953
1984
as Julia of the Outer Party · 1956
Man with the Gun
as Nelly Bain · 1955
Female on the Beach
as Amy Rawlinson · 1955
Sky Full of Moon
as Dixie Delmar · 1952
The Incident
as Muriel Purvis · 1967
Caged
as Gita "Smoochie" Kovsky · 1950
Union Station
as Marge Wrighter · 1950
Dangerous Company
as Ray's Mother · 1982
Johnny Belinda
as Stella McCormick · 1948
First Monday in October
as Christine Snow · 1981
The Costume Designer
as Self (archive footage) · 1950
Mystery Street
as Vivian Heldon · 1950
The Vanquished
as Rose Slater · 1953
Appointment with Danger
as Dodie · 1950
Slaughter on 10th Avenue
as Madge Pitts · 1957
Kung Fu
as Mary Jenkins · 1972
The Minx
as Louise Baxter · 1969
The Skipper Surprised His Wife
as Rita Rossini · 1950
The Marshal of Gunsight Pass
· 1950
My Kidnapper, My Love
as Letty Fairlain · 1980
The Female Animal
as Lily Frayne · 1958
High School Confidential!
as Arlene Williams · 1958
Tycoon
as Dancer at Fiesta (uncredited) · 1947
Love in a Goldfish Bowl
as Sandra Slide · 1961
Women's Prison
as Brenda Martin · 1955
The Mating Season
as Betsy · 1951
Flesh and Fury
as Sonya Bartow · 1952
Return from the Sea
as Frieda · 1954
Split Second
as Dorothy 'Dottie' Vale · 1953
Rhubarb
as Polly Sickles · 1951
The Human Jungle
as Mary Abbott · 1954
The Angry Breed
as Gloria Patton · 1968
American in Paris
as Gloria Miles · 1964
Alaska Seas
as Nicky Jackson · 1954
Kathy O'
as Celeste Saunders · 1958
Having Babies
as Mrs. Fontreil · 1976
Clipper Ship
as Helen Ott · 1957
Gunfire
as Flo · 1950
Sammy Somebody
· 1976