Personal details
Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Born
3 abril 1921
Died
26 março 2004
Place of birth
New York City, New York, USA
Also known as
Jane Sterling Adriance · Jane Adriance · Jane Sterling · Jane Darian
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.
