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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.
Top Filmography
7.9
Little House on the Prairie
1974 // TV
7.9
Ace in the Hole
1951 // MOVIE
7.2
The Incredible Hulk
1977 // TV
7.5
Bonanza
1959 // TV
7.8
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955 // TV
7.8
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955 // TV
7.7
Kung Fu
1972 // TV
7.6
Three's Company
1977 // TV
7.2
The Harder They Fall
1956 // MOVIE
6.5
1984
1956 // MOVIE
7.4
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 // TV
7.1
Caged
1950 // MOVIE
7.0
The Oscars
1953 // TV
7.3
The Incident
1967 // MOVIE
5.9
The High and the Mighty
1954 // MOVIE