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Jan Sterling

1921-04-03

The Biography

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.

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The Harder They Fall

7.124 average rating
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1984

6.52 average rating
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Women's Prison

5.7 average rating
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Ace in the Hole

7.862 average rating
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Caged

7.1 average rating
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The High and the Mighty

5.9 average rating
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Mystery Street

6.718 average rating
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Tycoon

5.3 average rating
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The Incident

7.325 average rating
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Man with the Gun

6.2 average rating
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The Mating Season

6.556 average rating
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Pony Express

5.6 average rating
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Flesh and Fury

6.125 average rating
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Union Station

6.426 average rating
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The Female Animal

5.6 average rating
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Johnny Belinda

6.833 average rating
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Split Second

6.2 average rating
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Rhubarb

5.5 average rating
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Female on the Beach

5.742 average rating
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The Human Jungle

5.3 average rating