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    2004-03-26

    1921-04-03105 years, 7 months, and 1 days old

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    Place of birth:

    New York City, New York, USA

    Adult:

    No

    Gender:

    Female

    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.

    Images Gallery

    Best Credits: 79

    Title
    1984
    Julia of the Outer Party
    6.497
    1956-03-06
    2.5723
    Ace in the Hole
    Lorraine
    7.849
    1951-06-29
    3.8321
    Split Second
    Dorothy 'Dottie' Vale
    6.4
    1953-05-02
    0.876
    Appointment with Danger
    Dodie
    5.7
    1950-04-07
    1.9687
    Women's Prison
    Brenda Martin
    5.8
    1955-02-01
    1.6072
    Man with the Gun
    Nelly Bain
    6.2
    1955-10-06
    1.9377
    The Harder They Fall
    Beth Willis
    7.2
    1956-05-08
    5.8692
    Rhubarb
    Polly Sickles
    5.8
    1951-08-29
    1.2386
    Caged
    Gita "Smoochie" Kovsky
    7.1
    1950-05-19
    2.1984
    High School Confidential!
    Arlene Williams
    5.6
    1958-05-30
    0.9205
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