
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.
TV Shows(30)

Backstairs at the White House
Lou Hoover

The Incredible Hulk

Three's Company
Judge Sheffield

Little House on the Prairie
Laura Colby Ingalls

The Brian Keith Show

Kung Fu
Mary Jenkins

Medical Center
Florence Brent

The Name of the Game
Elsa Roarke

Mannix
Anne Marion

The Jackie Gleason Show

Run for Your Life
Clara Mallory

Burke's Law
Devora Cato

Breaking Point
Vacation Playhouse

Burke's Law
Vera Selby

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Beatrice Bartel

The Virginian
Mary Beth Stanton

Adventures in Paradise
Topaz Harmony

Riverboat
Lorna Langton