
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.

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV • 1962

Bonanza
TV • 1959

Mannix
TV • 1967

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
TV • 1962

The Incredible Hulk
TV • 1977

The Virginian
TV • 1962

Climax!
TV • 1954

Climax!
TV • 1954

Little House on the Prairie
TV • 1974

Naked City
TV • 1958

Burke's Law
TV • 1963

Burke's Law
TV • 1963

The Oscars
TV • 1953

Medical Center
TV • 1969

The Name of the Game
TV • 1968

Three's Company
TV • 1977

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
TV • 1955

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
TV • 1955