Jan Sterling

Jan Sterling

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1921-04-03
Deathday: 2004-03-26 (82 years old)

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Biography

Most active in films during the 1950s, Jan Sterling received a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in The High and the Mighty (1954), and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for the same performance. Her career declined during the 1960s, however she continued to play occasional roles for television and theatre.


Sterling was born Jane Sterling Adriance in New York City, into a well-to-do family. She was educated in private schools before heading to Europe with her family. She was schooled by private tutors in London and Paris, and was enrolled in Fay Compton's dramatic school in London.


As a teenager she returned to Manhattan, and using variations of her given name, such as Jane Adriance and Jane Sterling, began her career by making a Broadway appearance in Bachelor Born, and went on to appear in such major stage works as Panama Hattie, Over 21, and Present Laughter. In 1947, she made her film debut in Tycoon, billed as Jane Darian. Ruth Gordon reportedly insisted she change her stage name and they agreed upon Jan Sterling.


She played a prominent supporting role in Johnny Belinda (1948). Alternating between films and television, Sterling appeared in several television anthology series during the 1950s, and played film roles in Caged (1950), Mystery Street (1950), The Mating Season (1951), Ace in the Hole (1951), Flesh and Fury (1952), The Human Jungle (1954), and Female on the Beach (1955).


Often cast as hard and determined characters, she played a more sympathetic character in Sky Full of Moon (1952). In 1950, she was cast as Ruth in the ABC western series The Marshal of Gunsight Pass. The series was telecast live from a primitive studio lot at the Iverson Ranch at Chatsworth, California.


In 1954 Sterling was nominated for an Academy Award and won a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in The High and the Mighty. Later that year, she travelled to England to play the role of Julia in the first film version of George Orwell's 1984, despite being several months pregnant at the time. During the following years, she appeared regularly in films such as Slaughter on Tenth Avenue, Kathy O, and The Female Animal.


In late 1968, she began portraying the role of conniving Miss Foss in the long-running CBS soap opera The Guiding Light. She retired from films in favor of the stage in 1969 and returned to television in 1979 to portray Lou Henry Hoover in the miniseries Backstairs at the White House.


Sterling's marriage to John Merivale ended in divorce, and her career began to decline after the death of her second husband, the actor Paul Douglas, in 1959. In the 1970s, she entered into a long-lasting personal relationship with Sam Wanamaker.


Jan Sterling died in 2004 in Los Angeles, California, aged 82.

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Filmography

all 67

Movies 40

TV Shows 27

self 2

Ray's Mother
Dangerous Company

Dangerous Company (1982)

Movie
Christine Snow
First Monday in October

First Monday in October (1981)

Movie
Letty Fairlain
My Kidnapper, My Love

My Kidnapper, My Love (1980)

Movie
Lou Hoover
Backstairs at the White House

Backstairs at the White House (1979)

TV
The Incredible Hulk

The Incredible Hulk (1977)

TV
7.2
Judge Sheffield
Three's Company

Three's Company (1977)

TV
9
Mrs. Fontreil
Having Babies

Having Babies (1976)

Movie
Actress
Sammy Somebody

Sammy Somebody (1976)

Movie
Little House on the Prairie

Little House on the Prairie (1974)

TV
6
Kung Fu

Kung Fu (1972)

TV
7.14
The Brian Keith Show

The Brian Keith Show (1972)

TV
Louise Baxter
The Minx

The Minx (1969)

Movie
Elsa Roarke
The Name of the Game

The Name of the Game (1968)

TV
Gloria Patton
The Angry Breed

The Angry Breed (1968)

Movie
Muriel Purvis
The Incident

The Incident (1967)

Movie
Anne Marion
Mannix

Mannix (1967)

TV
6.38
Clara Mallory
Run for Your Life

Run for Your Life (1965)

TV
Gloria Miles
American in Paris

American in Paris (1964)

Movie
Vera Selby / Devora Cato
Burke's Law

Burke's Law (1963)

TV
6
Breaking Point

Breaking Point (1963)

TV
Vacation Playhouse

Vacation Playhouse (1963)

TV
Beatrice Bartel
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962)

TV
5
Sandra Slide
Love in a Goldfish Bowl

Love in a Goldfish Bowl (1961)

Movie
Topaz Harmony
Adventures in Paradise

Adventures in Paradise (1959)

TV
Lorna Langton
Riverboat

Riverboat (1959)

TV
Dianne Jordan
Bonanza

Bonanza (1959)

TV
1
Myrtle Tiloff
Naked City

Naked City (1958)

TV
Celeste Saunders
Kathy O'

Kathy O' (1958)

Movie
Arlene Williams
High School Confidential!

High School Confidential! (1958)

Movie
6
Lily Frayne
The Female Animal

The Female Animal (1958)

Movie
Georgiana
Suspicion

Suspicion (1957)

TV
Madge Pitts
Slaughter on 10th Avenue

Slaughter on 10th Avenue (1957)

Movie
Beth Willis
The Harder They Fall

The Harder They Fall (1956)

Movie
2
Julia of the Outer Party
1984

1984 (1956)

Movie
6
Nelly Bain
Man with the Gun

Man with the Gun (1955)

Movie
Fran Holland / Wanda Ferlini
Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)

TV
4.75
Lil Brown
Celebrity Playhouse

Celebrity Playhouse (1955)

TV
Amy Rawlinson
Female on the Beach

Female on the Beach (1955)

Movie
Brenda Martin
Women's Prison

Women's Prison (1955)

Movie
Dinah Lake / Audrey Caldwell
Climax!

Climax! (1954)

TV
Mary Abbott
The Human Jungle

The Human Jungle (1954)

Movie
Frieda
Return from the Sea

Return from the Sea (1954)

Movie
Sally McKee
The High and the Mighty

The High and the Mighty (1954)

Movie
Nicky Jackson
Alaska Seas

Alaska Seas (1954)

Movie
Lucia
Letter to Loretta

Letter to Loretta (1953)

TV
Denny Russell
Pony Express

Pony Express (1953)

Movie
Rose Slater
The Vanquished

The Vanquished (1953)

Movie
Dorothy 'Dottie' Vail
Split Second

Split Second (1953)

Movie
Self
The Oscars

The Oscars (1953)

TV
Gloria Miles
General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater (1953)

TV
Dixie Delmar
Sky Full of Moon

Sky Full of Moon (1952)

Movie
Sonya Bartow
Flesh and Fury

Flesh and Fury (1952)

Movie
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1951)

TV
Polly Sickles
Rhubarb

Rhubarb (1951)

Movie
Lorraine Minosa
Ace in the Hole

Ace in the Hole (1951)

Movie
1
Betsy
The Mating Season

The Mating Season (1951)

Movie
Marge Wrighter
Union Station

Union Station (1950)

Movie
Lee / Chris Hunter / Maggie / Julia / Mary Ford
Lux Video Theatre

Lux Video Theatre (1950)

TV
Flo
Gunfire

Gunfire (1950)

Movie
Self (archive footage)
The Costume Designer

The Costume Designer (1950)

Movie
Rita Rossini
The Skipper Surprised His Wife

The Skipper Surprised His Wife (1950)

Movie
Vivian Heldon
Mystery Street

Mystery Street (1950)

Movie
Jeta 'Smoochie' Kovsky
Caged

Caged (1950)

Movie
Dodie
Appointment with Danger

Appointment with Danger (1950)

Movie
Stella McCormick
Johnny Belinda

Johnny Belinda (1948)

Movie
Dancer at Fiesta (uncredited)
Tycoon

Tycoon (1947)

Movie
The Marshal of Gunsight Pass

The Marshal of Gunsight Pass

TV

Ratings

Average 6.04
Based on 217 Thousand movie and tv ratings over time
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Information

Known For
Acting

Gender
Female

Birthday
1921-04-03

Deathday
2004-03-26 (82 years old)

Birth Place
New York City, United States of America

Relationships
John Merivale (1941-01-01 - 1948-01-01), Paul Douglas (1950-01-01 - 1959-01-01)

Citizenships
United States of America

Also Known As
Jane Sterling Adriance, Jane Adriance, Jane Sterling, Jane Darian, Jane Adrian

Awards
star on Hollywood Walk of Fame, Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture


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