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Jan Sterling was an American film, television and stage actress.
Birth Name
Jane Sterling Adriance
Born
Sunday, 03 April 1921
Died
Friday, 26 March 2004
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Baby Boom | Barbara | 1988 |
| Riptide | Ruth Davis | 1984 |
| Dangerous Company | Ray's Mother | 1982 |
| First Monday in October | Christine Snow | 1981 |
| Little House Years | Laura Colby Ingalls | 1979 |
| Backstairs at the White House | Mrs. Lou Hoover / Lou Hoover | 1979 |
| The Incredible Hulk | Stella Verdugo | 1977 |
| Three's Company | Judge Sheffield | 1977 |
| Sammy Somebody | 1974 | |
| Little House on the Prairie | Laura Colby Ingalls | 1974 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Baby Boom | Barbara | 1988 |
| Riptide | Ruth Davis | 1984 |
| Dangerous Company | Ray's Mother | 1982 |
| First Monday in October | Christine Snow | 1981 |
| Little House Years | Laura Colby Ingalls | 1979 |
| Backstairs at the White House | Mrs. Lou Hoover / Lou Hoover | 1979 |
| The Incredible Hulk | Stella Verdugo | 1977 |
| Three's Company | Judge Sheffield | 1977 |
| Sammy Somebody | 1974 | |
| Little House on the Prairie | Laura Colby Ingalls | 1974 |
| Kung Fu | Mary Jenkins | 1972 |
| The Minx | Louise Baxter | 1969 |
| Bracken's World | Harriett Moran | 1969 |
| Medical Center | Florence Brent | 1969 |
| The Name of the Game | Elsa Roarke | 1968 |
| The Angry Breed | Gloria Patton | 1968 |
| The Incident | Muriel Purvis | 1967 |
| Mannix | Anne Marion | 1967 |
| The Road West | Sarah Meagen | 1966 |
| Run for Your Life | Clara Mallory | 1965 |
| Gypsy | Self - actress | 1965 |
| Get the Message | Self | 1964 |
| Burke's Law | Vera Selby / Devora Cato | 1963 |
| Breaking Point | Nurse Murdoch | 1963 |
| Picture This | Self | 1963 |
| You Don't Say | Herself | 1963 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Herself - Guest | 1962 |
| The Doctors and the Nurses | Claire Lucas | 1962 |
| The Alfred Hitchcock Hour | Beatrice Bartel | 1962 |
| The Virginian | Mary Beth Stanton | 1962 |
| The Mike Douglas Show | Self - Guest / Herself - Actress | 1961 |
| The Dick Powell Theatre | Selena Royce / Chris | 1961 |
| King of Diamonds | Shelia Bradford | 1961 |
| Love in a Goldfish Bowl | Sandra Slide | 1961 |
| Kraft Mystery Theater | Guest Cast | 1961 |
| You're in the Picture | Self - Panelist | 1961 |
| Here's Hollywood | Self | 1960 |
| Adventures in Paradise | Topaz Harmony | 1959 |
| Riverboat | Lorna Langton | 1959 |
| Bonanza | Dianne Jordan | 1959 |
| The Untouchables | Francie McKay | 1959 |
| Pursuit | Allison Smith | 1958 |
| Lux Playhouse | Alice Vincent | 1958 |
| Naked City | Myrtle Tiloff | 1958 |
| Kathy O' | Celeste Saunders | 1958 |
| High School Confidential! | Arlene Williams | 1958 |
| The Female Animal | Lily Frayne | 1958 |
| Alcoa Theatre | Dr. Mary Cartwright | 1957 |
| Goodyear Theatre | Dr. Mary Cartwright | 1957 |
| Suspicion | Georgiana | 1957 |
| Wagon Train | Selena Hartnell / Annie Griffith | 1957 |
| Slaughter on 10th Avenue | Madge Pitts | 1957 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Jack Paar | Herself | 1957 |
| To Tell the Truth | Self | 1956 |
| Playhouse 90 | Helen Ott | 1956 |
| The Kaiser Aluminum Hour | Brenda Stevens | 1956 |
| The Harder They Fall | Beth Willis | 1956 |
| 1984 | Julia of the Outer Party | 1956 |
| Man with the Gun | Nelly Bain | 1955 |
| Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Fran Holland / Wanda Ferlini | 1955 |
| Celebrity Playhouse | Lil Brown | 1955 |
| Jane Wyman Presents the Fireside Theatre | Martha | 1955 |
| This Is Your Life | Self | 1955 |
| Female on the Beach | Amy Rawlinson | 1955 |
| Women's Prison | Brenda Martin | 1955 |
| Stage 7 | Marge | 1955 |
| The Star and the Story | Paula Vaughan / Marje Fallon | 1955 |
| Hollywood Today | Self | 1955 |
| Climax! | Dinah Lake / Audrey Caldwell | 1954 |
| The George Gobel Show | Herself | 1954 |
| The Human Jungle | Mary Abbott | 1954 |
| Return from the Sea | Frieda | 1954 |
| The High and the Mighty | Sally McKee | 1954 |
| Alaska Seas | Nicky Jackson | 1954 |
| Person to Person | Self | 1953 |
| The Loretta Young Show | Lucia | 1953 |
| The Vanquished | Rose Slater | 1953 |
| Split Second | Dorothy 'Dottie' Vale / Dorothy 'Dottie' Vail | 1953 |
| General Electric Theater | Gloria Miles | 1953 |
| Pony Express | Denny Russell | 1953 |
| Sky Full of Moon | Dixie Delmar | 1952 |
| The Ford Television Theatre | Ann | 1952 |
| This Is Your Life | Self | 1952 |
| The Jackie Gleason Show | 1952 | |
| Flesh and Fury | Sonya Bartow | 1952 |
| Rhubarb | Polly Sickles | 1951 |
| Ace in the Hole | Lorraine Minosa | 1951 |
| The Mating Season | Betsy | 1951 |
| Lux Video Theatre | Self - Intermission Guest / Mary Ford / Maggie / Lee / Julia / Chris Hunter | 1950 |
| Union Station | Marge Wrighter | 1950 |
| Gunfire | Flo - Saloon Girl | 1950 |
| The Costume Designer | Self | 1950 |
| The Skipper Surprised His Wife | Rita Rossini | 1950 |
| Mystery Street | Vivian Heldon | 1950 |
| Caged | Jeta Kovsky - aka Smoochie / Smoochie | 1950 |
| Appointment with Danger | Dodie | 1950 |
| Johnny Belinda | Stella McCormick | 1948 |
| The Milton Berle Show | Self - Actress | 1948 |
| Tycoon | Dancer at Fiesta | 1947 |
| Kraft Theatre | Jackie | 1947 |
| Front Row Center | Ruth Merrill | 1945 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1955 | Oscar | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Nominated |
| 1955 | Golden Globe | Best Supporting Actress | Won |
