1956Nominee
Best Performance
The Harder They Fall
Jan Sterling
Actor
New York City, New York, USA
April 3, 1921
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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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
1951Winner
Best Performance
Ace in the Hole
1953Nominee
Best Performance
Pony Express
Career Highlights
1954Highlight
Best Performance
The High and the Mighty
1956Highlight
Best Performance
1984
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The Harder They Fall
Ace in the Hole
Pony Express