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Jan Sterling
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Film & TV
New York City, New York, USA
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,…
Known for
- Dangerous Company — Ray's Mother1982
- First Monday in October — Christine Snow1981
- My Kidnapper, My Love — Letty Fairlain1980
- Backstairs at the White House — Lou Hoover1979
- The Incredible Hulk1977
- Three's Company — Judge Sheffield1977
- Sammy Somebody1976
- Having Babies — Mrs. Fontreil1976
- Little House on the Prairie — Laura Colby Ingalls1974
- The Brian Keith Show1972
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Key facts
- Born
- Jane Sterling Adriance , ( 1921-04-03 ) April 3, 1921, New York City, U.S.
- Died
- March 26, 2004 (2004-03-26) (aged 82), Los Angeles, California, U.S.
- Occupation
- Actress
- Years active
- 1938–1988
- Known for
- The High and the Mighty , Ace in the Hole , Johnny Belinda
- Spouses
- John Merivale , ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1941 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1948 ) Paul Douglas ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1950 ; died 1959 )
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- New York City
- Place of death
- Woodland Hills
- Spouse
- Paul Douglas
- Occupation
- television actor
- Image
- Jan Sterling MS152 (cropped).jpg
- Number of children
- 2
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- date of birth
- 1921-04-03
- date of death
- 2004-03-26
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- Jan Sterling
- cause of death
- diabetes
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
- manner of death
- natural causes
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- name in native language
- Jan Sterling
- start of work period
- 1948-00-00
- end of work period
- 1988-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
Jan Sterling (born Jane Sterling Adriance; April 3, 1921 – March 26, 2004) was an American film, television and stage actress. At her most active in films during the 1950s (immediately prior to which she had joined the Actors Studio), Sterling 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. Although her career declined during the 1960s, she continued to play occasional television and theatre roles.
Early life
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