Jan Sterling (born Jane Sterling Adriance; April 3, 1921 β 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.
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| # | Name | Character | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Incident (1967) | Muriel Purvis | 6 | |
| 2 | High School Confidential! (1958) | Arlene Williams | 1 | |
| 3 | Slaughter on 10th Avenue (1957) | Madge Pitts | 5 | |
| 4 | 1984 (1956) | Julia of the Outer Party | 7 | |
| 5 | The Harder They Fall (1956) | Beth Willis | 4 | |
| 6 | Women's Prison (1955) | Brenda Martin | 7 | |
| 7 | Female on the Beach (1955) | Amy Rawlinson | 7 | |
| 8 | The Human Jungle (1954) | Mary Abbott | 5 | |
| 9 | The High and the Mighty (1954) | Sally McKee | 3 | |
| 10 | Split Second (1953) | Dorothy 'Dottie' Vale | 5 | |
| 11 | Ace in the Hole (1951) | Lorraine | 7.3 | |
| 12 | Caged (1950) | Gita "Smoochie" Kovsky | 7 | |
| 13 | Union Station (1950) | Marge Wrighter | 5 | |
| 14 | Mystery Street (1950) | Vivian Heldon | 7 | |
| 15 | Appointment with Danger (1950) | Dodie | 5 | |
| 16 | Johnny Belinda (1948) | Stella McCormick | 5 |

