Person
Jan Sterling
- Known for
- Acting
- Birthday
- 1921-04-03
- Place of birth
- New York City, New York, USA
- Gender
- Female
- Died
- 2004-03-26
- Popularity
- 2
Also known as: Jane Sterling Adriance, Jane Adriance, Jane Sterling, Jane Darian, Jane Adrian
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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.
