Deceased

How Did Jan Sterling Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 82

Also known asJane Sterling Adriance, Jane Adriance, Jane Sterling, Jane Darian, Jane AdrianGenderFemaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn03/04/1921Born inNew York City, New York, USADied26/03/2004Died inWoodland HillsCausediabetes, strokeWikidataQ259581 ↗TMDb#20418 ↗

Jan Sterling was an American film, television and stage actress. At her most active in films during the 1950s, 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.

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Filmography71 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
1982	Dangerous CompanyMovie	Ray's Mother	61
1981	First Monday in OctoberMovie	Christine Snow	60
1980	My Kidnapper, My LoveMovie	Letty Fairlain	59
1979	Backstairs at the White HouseSeries	Lou Hoover	58
1977	The Incredible HulkSeries	—	56
1977	Three's CompanySeries	Judge Sheffield	56
1976	Sammy SomebodyMovie	—	55
1976	Having BabiesMovie	Mrs. Fontreil	55
1974	Little House on the PrairieSeries	Laura Colby Ingalls	53
1972	Kung FuSeries	Mary Jenkins	51
1972	The Brian Keith ShowSeries	—	51
1969	Medical CenterSeries	Florence Brent	48
1969	The MinxMovie	Louise Baxter	48
1968	The Name of the GameSeries	Elsa Roarke	47
1968	The Angry BreedMovie	Gloria Patton	47
1967	MannixSeries	Anne Marion	46
1967	The IncidentMovie	Muriel Purvis	46
1965	Run for Your LifeSeries	Clara Mallory	44
1964	American in ParisMovie	Gloria Miles	43
1963	Burke's LawSeries	Devora Cato	42
1963	Vacation PlayhouseSeries	—	42
1963	Breaking PointSeries	—	42
1962	The VirginianSeries	Mary Beth Stanton	41
1962	The Alfred Hitchcock HourSeries	Beatrice Bartel	41
1962	The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSeries	Self	41
1961	Love in a Goldfish BowlMovie	Sandra Slide	40
1959	BonanzaSeries	Dianne Jordan	38
1959	Adventures in ParadiseSeries	Topaz Harmony	38
1959	RiverboatSeries	Lorna Langton	38
1958	Naked CitySeries	Myrtle Tiloff	37
1958	High School Confidential!Movie	Arlene Williams	37
1958	Kathy O'Movie	Celeste Saunders	37
1958	The Female AnimalMovie	Lily Frayne	37
1957	SuspicionSeries	Georgiana	36
1957	Slaughter on 10th AvenueMovie	Madge Pitts	36
1957	Clipper ShipMovie	Helen Ott	36
1956	The Harder They FallMovie	Beth Willis	35
1956	1984Movie	Julia of the Outer Party	35
1955	Alfred Hitchcock PresentsSeries	Wanda Ferlini	34
1955	Women's PrisonMovie	Brenda Martin	34
1955	Man with the GunMovie	Nelly Bain	34
1955	Female on the BeachMovie	Amy Rawlinson	34
1954	Climax!Series	Dinah Lake	33
1954	The High and the MightyMovie	Sally McKee	33
1954	The Human JungleMovie	Mary Abbott	33
1954	Alaska SeasMovie	Nicky Jackson	33
1954	Return from the SeaMovie	Frieda	33
1953	General Electric TheaterSeries	Gloria Miles	32
1953	Letter to LorettaSeries	Lucia	32
1953	The OscarsSeries	Self	32
1953	Split SecondMovie	Dorothy 'Dottie' Vale	32
1953	The VanquishedMovie	Rose Slater	32
1953	Pony ExpressMovie	Denny Russell	32
1952	The Jackie Gleason ShowSeries	—	31
1952	Sky Full of MoonMovie	Dixie Delmar	31
1952	Flesh and FuryMovie	Sonya Bartow	31
1951	The Mating SeasonMovie	Betsy	30
1951	Schlitz Playhouse of StarsSeries	—	30
1951	RhubarbMovie	Polly Sickles	30
1951	Ace in the HoleMovie	Lorraine	30
1950	Lux Video TheatreSeries	Chris Hunter	29
1950	Union StationMovie	Marge Wrighter	29
1950	CagedMovie	Gita "Smoochie" Kovsky	29
1950	Appointment with DangerMovie	Dodie	29
1950	Mystery StreetMovie	Vivian Heldon	29
1950	The Skipper Surprised His WifeMovie	Rita Rossini	29
1950	GunfireMovie	Flo	29
1950	The Costume DesignerMovie	Self (archive footage)	29
1948	Johnny BelindaMovie	Stella McCormick	27
1947	TycoonMovie	Dancer at Fiesta (uncredited)	26
0	The Marshal of Gunsight PassSeries	—	—