Jan Sterling

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.

Known For

Little House on the Prairie

as Laura Colby Ingalls

Ace in the Hole

as Lorraine

The Incredible Hulk

Bonanza

as Dianne Jordan

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as Fran Holland

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as Wanda Ferlini

Kung Fu

as Mary Jenkins

Three's Company

as Judge Sheffield

The Harder They Fall

as Beth Willis

1984

as Julia of the Outer Party