Jan Sterling
Acting
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.
Born: April 3, 1921
Place of Birth: New York City, New York, USA
Known For
Kathy O'
A movie publicist is assigned to keep the public from learning that a beloved child star is an egotistical little brat.
The Jackie Gleason Show
The prodigiously talented Gleason became a TV icon after he joined CBS from DuMont, where his work on `Calvalcade of Stars' had established many of his trademark characters, including Reginald Van Gleason III, the Poor Soul and Ralph Kramden, featured here, along with Art Carney, in `Honeymooners' sketches. The Emmy-winning mix also featured guest stars, musical comedy, the glitzy June Taylor Dancers and Frank Fontaine's Crazy Guggenheim character.
Little House on the Prairie
When the big woods of Wisconsin becomes a difficult spot for hunting, Charles Ingalls reluctantly decides to move his family, pioneering west. Their life on the farm in Walnut Grove, Minnesota, in the 1870s and 1880s is full of adventure, tragedy, and triumph. Based on the books of Laura Ingalls Wilder.
Ace in the Hole
An arrogant reporter exploits a story about a man trapped in a cave to revitalize his career.
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
A television anthology series hosted by Alfred Hitchcock featuring dramas, thrillers, and mysteries.
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
A television anthology series hosted by Alfred Hitchcock featuring dramas, thrillers, and mysteries.
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
A continuation of the anthology series “Alfred Hitchcock Presents”, hosted by the master of suspense and featuring thrillers and mysteries.
Kung Fu
The adventures of a Shaolin Monk as he wanders the American West armed only with his skill in Kung Fu.
Three's Company
When two single girls, Janet and Chrissy, need a roommate to share their Santa Monica apartment, they decide to offer a room to Jack, a man they find passed out in the bathtub after the going-away party for their last roommate. However, hijinks ensure when Jack must pretend to be gay in order to throw off the scent of the trio's conservative landlady.
Bonanza
The High-Sierra adventures of Ben Cartwright and his sons as they run and defend their ranch while helping the surrounding community.
Filmography
as Ray's Mother
as Christine Snow
as Letty Fairlain
as Lou Hoover
as Judge Sheffield
as Mrs. Fontreil
as Mary Jenkins
as Louise Baxter
as Florence Brent
as Elsa Roarke
as Gloria Patton
as Muriel Purvis
as Anne Marion
as Clara Mallory
as Gloria Miles
as Devora Cato
as Vera Selby
as Beatrice Bartel
as Mary Beth Stanton
as Sandra Slide
as Topaz Harmony
as Lorna Langton
as Dianne Jordan
as Myrtle Tiloff
as Celeste Saunders
as Arlene Williams
as Lily Frayne
as Georgiana
as Madge Pitts
as Helen Ott
as Beth Willis
as Julia of the Outer Party
as Nelly Bain
as Fran Holland
as Wanda Ferlini
as Amy Rawlinson
as Brenda Martin
as Dinah Lake
as Audrey Caldwell
as Mary Abbott
as Frieda
as Sally McKee
as Nicky Jackson
as Lucia
as Denny Russell
as Rose Slater
as Dorothy 'Dottie' Vale
as Self
as Gloria Miles
as Dixie Delmar
as Sonya Bartow
as Polly Sickles
as Lorraine
as Betsy
as Marge Wrighter
as Flo
as Self (archive footage)
as Rita Rossini
as Vivian Heldon
as Gita "Smoochie" Kovsky
as Dodie
as Stella McCormick
as Dancer at Fiesta (uncredited)