Jan Sterling
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.
Known for
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962)
- Bonanza (1959)
- Mannix (1967)
- Little House on the Prairie (1974)
- The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962)
- Climax! (1954)
- Climax! (1954)
- The Virginian (1962)
- Naked City (1958)
- The Name of the Game (1968)
- The Incredible Hulk (1977)
- Three's Company (1977)
- Burke's Law (1963)
- Burke's Law (1963)
- Medical Center (1969)
- Run for Your Life (1965)
- The Oscars (1953)
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)
- Adventures in Paradise (1959)