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.
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 1921-04-03 · New York City, New York, USA
- Died
- 2004-03-26
Known for
- Little House on the Prairie (1974) — Laura Colby Ingalls
- Ace in the Hole (1951) — Lorraine
- The Incredible Hulk (1977)
- Bonanza (1959) — Dianne Jordan
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955) — Fran Holland
- Kung Fu (1972) — Mary Jenkins
- Three's Company (1977) — Judge Sheffield
- The Harder They Fall (1956) — Beth Willis
- 1984 (1956) — Julia of the Outer Party
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) — Self
- Caged (1950) — Gita "Smoochie" Kovsky
- The High and the Mighty (1954) — Sally McKee
- The Incident (1967) — Muriel Purvis
- The Oscars (1953) — Self
- The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962) — Beatrice Bartel
- Johnny Belinda (1948) — Stella McCormick