1921–2004 · Acting
61.1avg grm
6titles
#575best rank
2honors
best title · #575 on siteAce in the Hole1951 · as Lorraine Minosa77.0Honors
21955Golden Globe Award — Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture
—star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
Bio
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
ranked on this site1950s5 titles
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The Harder They Fall1956 · as Beth Willis58.0AAce in the Hole1951 · as Lorraine Minosa77.0M
The Mating Season1951 · as Betsy57.0C
Caged1950 · as Jeta Kovsky - aka Smoochie59.0M
Mystery Street1950 · as Vivian Heldon55.41940s1 title
J
Johnny Belinda1948 · as Stella McCormick60.1