Jan Sterling

Jan Sterling was an American film, television and stage actress. At her most active in films during the 1950s, Sterling 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. Although her career declined during the 1960s, she continued to play occasional television and theatre roles.

3 April 1921

Born on the same birth date (3 April 1921): Robert Karvelas

Born on the same birth day (3 April): Annette Dolphin • Claire Perry O'Neill • Cobie Smulders • David Jack • François de Roubaix • Iron Eyes Cody • Jan and Dean • Jeff Barry • Jim Parker (American football) • Jimmy McGriff • Joe Kirkwood Sr. • John III of Egmont • K. Krishnasamy • Marco Ballotta • Mary Anderson (actress, born 1918) • Maxi López • Nigel Farage • Peter Matera • Tim Krul • Wakanohana Kanji II • Washington Irving

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