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    Jan Sterling

    1921-04-03 (103 years old) in 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, as the opportunistic wife in Billy Wilder's 1951 Ace in the Hole.

    Movies

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    Dangerous Company
    60 %|Feb 9, 1982
    TV Movie, Crime
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    First Monday in October
    63 %|Aug 21, 1981
    Comedy, Drama
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    My Kidnapper, My Love
    60 %|Dec 8, 1980
    Drama, Crime, TV Movie
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    Having Babies
    60 %|Oct 17, 1976
    Drama, TV Movie
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    Sammy Somebody
    0 %|Sep 3, 1976
    Crime, Drama
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    The Minx
    23 %|Nov 21, 1969
    Drama
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    The Angry Breed
    45 %|Jun 7, 1968
    Drama
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    The Incident
    73 %|Nov 5, 1967
    Thriller, Crime, Drama
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    American in Paris
    0 %|Aug 3, 1964
    Comedy, TV Movie
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    Love in a Goldfish Bowl
    20 %|Jul 12, 1961
    Drama, Comedy, Romance
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    Kathy O'
    100 %|Sep 24, 1958
    Comedy, Drama
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    High School Confidential!
    57 %|May 30, 1958
    Crime, Drama
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    The Female Animal
    56 %|Jan 22, 1958
    Drama, Romance
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    Slaughter on 10th Avenue
    54 %|Sep 1, 1957
    Crime, Drama
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    The Harder They Fall
    71.27 %|May 8, 1956
    Drama
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    1984
    65 %|Mar 6, 1956
    Science Fiction, Drama
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    Man with the Gun
    62 %|Nov 5, 1955
    Western
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    Female on the Beach
    57 %|Aug 19, 1955
    Drama, Crime, Thriller, Romance, Mystery
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    Women's Prison
    57 %|Feb 1, 1955
    Drama, Crime
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    The Human Jungle
    53 %|Oct 3, 1954
    Crime, Thriller
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    Return from the Sea
    45 %|Jul 28, 1954
    Romance, Drama
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    The High and the Mighty
    59.32000000000001 %|Jul 3, 1954
    Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller
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    Alaska Seas
    62 %|Jan 27, 1954
    Adventure, Drama, Thriller, Crime
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    Pony Express
    55 %|Jun 15, 1953
    Action, Western
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    The Vanquished
    45 %|Jun 3, 1953
    Drama, Action, Western
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    Split Second
    62 %|May 2, 1953
    Drama, Thriller, Crime
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    Sky Full of Moon
    55 %|Dec 12, 1952
    Western, Comedy
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    Flesh and Fury
    61.25 %|Jun 26, 1952
    Drama
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    Rhubarb
    55 %|Aug 29, 1951
    Comedy, Family
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    Ace in the Hole
    78 %|Jun 29, 1951
    Drama
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    The Mating Season
    65.19999999999999 %|Jan 12, 1951
    Comedy, Romance
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    Union Station
    63.410000000000004 %|Oct 4, 1950
    Thriller, Crime
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    Gunfire
    50 %|Aug 12, 1950
    Western
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    The Costume Designer
    0 %|Jul 13, 1950
    Documentary
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    The Skipper Surprised His Wife
    47 %|Jun 29, 1950
    Comedy
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    Mystery Street
    67 %|Jun 23, 1950
    Crime, Thriller
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    Caged
    71.11 %|May 19, 1950
    Crime, Drama
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    Appointment with Danger
    55 %|Mar 31, 1950
    Crime, Drama, Thriller
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    Johnny Belinda
    68 %|Sep 14, 1948
    Drama
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    Tycoon
    54 %|Dec 27, 1947
    Action, Drama, Romance

    Series

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    Backstairs at the White House
    59 %|Jan 29, 1979
    Drama, War & Politics
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    The Incredible Hulk
    72.03999999999999 %|Nov 4, 1977
    Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Action & Adventure, Drama
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    Three's Company
    77 %|Mar 15, 1977
    Comedy
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    Little House on the Prairie
    80 %|Sep 11, 1974
    Western, Drama, Family
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    Kung Fu
    76 %|Oct 14, 1972
    Action & Adventure, Drama, Western, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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    The Brian Keith Show
    50 %|Sep 15, 1972
    Comedy
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    Medical Center
    61 %|Sep 24, 1969
    Drama
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    The Name of the Game
    68 %|Sep 20, 1968
    Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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    Mannix
    67 %|Sep 16, 1967
    Action & Adventure, Crime, Mystery, Drama
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    The Jackie Gleason Show
    82 %|Sep 17, 1966
    Comedy
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    Run for Your Life
    72 %|Sep 13, 1965
    Drama
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    Burke's Law
    60 %|Sep 20, 1963
    Drama
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    Burke's Law
    60 %|Sep 20, 1963
    Drama
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    Breaking Point
    73 %|Sep 16, 1963
    Drama
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    Vacation Playhouse
    0 %|Jul 22, 1963
    Comedy
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    The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
    78 %|Sep 20, 1962
    Crime, Mystery, Drama
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    The Virginian
    64 %|Sep 19, 1962
    Western, Drama
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    Adventures in Paradise
    57 %|Oct 5, 1959
    Action & Adventure, Drama
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    Riverboat
    62 %|Sep 13, 1959
    Western
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    Bonanza
    75 %|Sep 12, 1959
    Western, Action & Adventure, Drama, Family
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    Naked City
    53 %|Sep 30, 1958
    Drama, Crime, Action & Adventure
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    Suspicion
    59 %|Sep 30, 1957
    Crime, Drama, Mystery
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    Alfred Hitchcock Presents
    77 %|Oct 2, 1955
    Mystery, Drama, Crime
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    Alfred Hitchcock Presents
    77 %|Oct 2, 1955
    Mystery, Drama, Crime
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    Climax!
    30 %|Oct 7, 1954
    Drama, Mystery
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    Climax!
    30 %|Oct 7, 1954
    Drama, Mystery
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    Letter to Loretta
    62 %|Sep 20, 1953
    Drama
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    The Oscars
    70 %|Mar 19, 1953
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    General Electric Theater
    60 %|Feb 1, 1953
    Comedy, Drama
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    Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
    70 %|Oct 5, 1951
    Drama, Comedy
    actor
    Lux Video Theatre
    60 %|Oct 2, 1950
    Drama, Comedy
    actor
    The Marshal of Gunsight Pass
    0 %|Invalid Date
    Western
    actor
    Lux Video Theatre
    60 %|Oct 2, 1950
    Drama, Comedy
    actor
    Lux Video Theatre
    60 %|Oct 2, 1950
    Drama, Comedy
    actor
    Lux Video Theatre
    60 %|Oct 2, 1950
    Drama, Comedy
    actor
    Lux Video Theatre
    60 %|Oct 2, 1950
    Drama, Comedy