Jan Sterling
Birthday: 1921-04-03
Deathday: 2003-03-14
Birthplace: New York City, New York, USA
Gender: Female
Drafted: 0
Drafted By: Unowned
Owned By: Unowned
Owned Wins: 0
Owned Noms: 0
Win Bonus: 0
Nom Bonus: 0
Total Points: 0
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.
Career Statisics
| Season | Age | Movie | Role | Result | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | 34 | The High and the Mighty (1954) | Supporting Actress | Nom | 0 | |
| Career | 0 |
Transaction History
| Date | Location | Team | Receives | Team | Receives | Team | Receives |
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Credits
| Year | Title | Character | |
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1982-02-09 | Dangerous Company | Ray's Mother |
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1981-08-21 | First Monday in October | Christine Snow |
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1980-12-08 | My Kidnapper, My Love | Letty Fairlain |
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1976-10-17 | Having Babies | Mrs. Fontreil |
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1976-09-03 | Sammy Somebody | |
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1969-11-21 | The Minx | Louise Baxter |
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1968-06-07 | The Angry Breed | Gloria Patton |
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1967-11-05 | The Incident | Muriel Purvis |
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1964-08-03 | American in Paris | Gloria Miles |
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1961-07-12 | Love in a Goldfish Bowl | Sandra Slide |
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1958-09-24 | Kathy O' | Celeste Saunders |
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1958-05-30 | High School Confidential! | Arlene Williams |
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1958-01-22 | The Female Animal | Lily Frayne |
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1957-09-01 | Slaughter on 10th Avenue | Madge Pitts |
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1956-05-08 | The Harder They Fall | Beth Willis |
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1956-03-06 | 1984 | Julia of the Outer Party |
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1955-11-05 | Man with the Gun | Nelly Bain |
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1955-08-19 | Female on the Beach | Amy Rawlinson |
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1955-02-01 | Women's Prison | Brenda Martin |
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1954-10-03 | The Human Jungle | Mary Abbott |
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1954-07-28 | Return from the Sea | Frieda |
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1954-07-03 | The High and the Mighty | Sally McKee |
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1954-01-27 | Alaska Seas | Nicky Jackson |
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1953-06-15 | Pony Express | Denny Russell |
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1953-06-03 | The Vanquished | Rose Slater |
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1953-05-02 | Split Second | Dorothy 'Dottie' Vale |
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1952-12-12 | Sky Full of Moon | Dixie Delmar |
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1952-06-26 | Flesh and Fury | Sonya Bartow |
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1951-08-29 | Rhubarb | Polly Sickles |
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1951-06-29 | Ace in the Hole | Lorraine |
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1951-01-12 | The Mating Season | Betsy |
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1950-10-04 | Union Station | Marge Wrighter |
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1950-08-12 | Gunfire | Flo |
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1950-06-29 | The Skipper Surprised His Wife | Rita Rossini |
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1950-06-23 | Mystery Street | Vivian Heldon |
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1950-05-19 | Caged | Jeta "Smoochie" Kovsky |
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1950-03-31 | Appointment with Danger | Dodie |
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1948-09-14 | Johnny Belinda | Stella McCormick |
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1947-12-27 | Tycoon | Dancer at Fiesta (uncredited) |