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Jan Sterling Net Worth

Jane Sterling Adriance net worth is
$700,000

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Jan Sterling (April 3, 1921 – March 26, 2004) was an American actress of stage, film, and television.Most active in films during the 1950s (immediately prior to which she had joined The Actors Studio), Sterling received a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in The High and the Mighty (1954), and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for the same performance. Her best performance is often recognized as the "sluttish, opportunistic wife" opposite Kirk Douglas 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. 

Full NameJane Sterling Adriance
Net Worth$700,000
Date Of BirthApril 3, 1921
Died2004-03-26
Death CauseDiabetes and stroke
Place Of BirthNew York City, New York, USA
Height5' 5" (1.65 m)
OccupationActress of stage, film, and television
ProfessionActress, Soundtrack
SpousePaul Douglas (actor)
ChildrenCelia Douglas, Adams Douglas, Adams Douglas
NicknamesJan Sterling, Sterling, Jan
Star SignAries
#Quote
1You really have to be in Hollywood or New York to be thought of for parts. Then, too, I can't play the roles I once could and I'm not old enough for many of the others. I've lived in London for many years and I couldn't work here, either, because I did not have a work permit until very recently...And my almost total lack of ambition and the fact that I enjoy my life now very much. I'm not aware that I'm missing anything. JS - on the reasons for her professional inactivity
2It was the longest minute of my life. And when the envelope was opened and it was Eva Marie Saint who had won, my heart sank. I really believed then that my place on earth would be complete if only I could have an Oscar. But Claire Trevor was nominated in the same category and the vote split because we were both up for parts we played in the same picture, The High and the Mighty (1954).
3I was the original "happy hooker". I've played her in 10 of my 42 movies, and I've played her on television and on the stage.
4I adored Hollywood because I'd always wanted to be a movie star. Maybe in some funny Freudian way, it was my way of getting more attention than my baby sister, who was pretty with curly hair. We all have drives we don't completely understand.
5[after eating escargot] Erasers would taste good with this sauce.
#Fact
1Friend and mentor of Karen Sharpe.
2On a never-aired game show pilot called "Talking Pictures", Jan revealed that when her dramatic studies ended in London, she traded her ticket for her flight home for passage on a steamship, in order to use the difference to purchase some lingerie. The original ticket was for The Hindenberg. Thus, she claimed that fancy lingerie saved her life.
3In 1941, Jan took over actress Virginia Field's part in the Broadway musical "Panama Hattie" when Field left the show to marry actor Paul Douglas. By 1950 the marriage between Douglas and Field had ended in divorce and Paul married Jan.
4Son Adams Douglas by actor Paul Douglas later became a programmer at NASA.
5She was omitted by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences from the "In Memoriam" tribute during the telecast of the 77th Annual Academy Awards ceremony, although she once has been nominated for an Oscar in 1955 for her supporting performance in The High and the Mighty (1954).
6In Italy, almost all her films were dubbed by Rosetta Calavetta, except Union Station (1950) and High School Confidential! (1958) where she was dubbed by Dhia Cristiani and Micaela Giustiniani respectively.
7In 1968 she received the first annual achievement award of the Century Club, comprised of members of the American-Jewish Congress, which recongized her service in radio and telvision programs for the women's conference of the Jewish Federation-Council of Greater Los Angeles.
8Her son, Adams Douglas, died of heart failure just three months before her in 2004.
9She's a descendant of two American presidents: John Adams and John Quincy Adams. In their honor, her son by actor Paul Douglas was named Adams Douglas.
10Made her singing debut in a tour of the musical "Silk Stockings" in 1962.
11Critics raved about her portrayal of "Billie Dawn" in the Chicago touring company of "Born Yesterday" and Columbia brought Jan out to the West Coast to test for the 1950 film version, Born Yesterday (1950). At one point, she was actually announced to play the part but the role ultimately went to the character's original player on Broadway, Judy Holliday, who went on to win the Oscar.
12Has resided in London for many years. Was a good friend of the late Sam Wanamaker.
13Known on stage as "Jane Adriance" until the 1940s. Her stage name was suggested by (Ruth Gordon), whose first suggestion was "Amethyst Adriance" because "you should name yourself after a gem." Instead, Sterling chose to drop the Adriance and shorten her first name to "Jan"; her character's name in the play in which she was appearing.
14Gave birth to her only child at age 34, a son Adams Douglas on October 20, 1955. Child's father was her 2nd husband, Paul Douglas.
15Some sources give her year of birth 1921, others give 1923.
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Actress

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Baby Boom1988TV SeriesBarbara
Riptide1985TV SeriesRuth Davis
Dangerous Company1982TV MovieRay's Mother
First Monday in October1981Christine Snow
The Incredible Hulk1981TV SeriesStella Verdugo
My Kidnapper, My Love1980TV MovieGeegee's Mother
Three's Company1980TV SeriesJudge Sheffield
Backstairs at the White House1979TV Mini-SeriesMrs. Lou Hoover
Little House on the Prairie1976TV SeriesLaura Colby Ingalls
Having Babies1976TV MovieMrs. Fontreil
Sammy Somebody1976
Kung Fu1974TV SeriesMary Jenkins
The Virginian1971TV SeriesMary Beth Stanton
Medical Center1971TV SeriesFlorence Brent
Bracken's World1970TV SeriesHarriett Moran
The Minx1969Louise Baxter
The Name of the Game1969TV SeriesElsa Roarke
The Angry Breed1968Gloria Patton
Mannix1968TV SeriesAnne Marion
The Incident1967Muriel Purvis
The Road West1967TV SeriesSarah Meagen
Run for Your Life1966TV SeriesClara Mallory
Burke's Law1963-1965TV SeriesVera Selby / Devora Cato
American in Paris1964TV MovieGloria Miles
The Doctors and the Nurses1964TV SeriesClaire Lucas
Breaking Point1963TV SeriesNurse Murdoch
The Dick Powell Theatre1961-1963TV SeriesSelena Royce / Chris
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour1962TV SeriesBeatrice Bartel
Kraft Mystery Theater1962TV SeriesGuest Cast
Naked City1961TV SeriesMyrtle Tiloff
King of Diamonds1961TV SeriesShelia Bradford
Wagon Train1959-1961TV SeriesSelena Hartnell / Annie Griffith
Love in a Goldfish Bowl1961Sandra Slide
Adventures in Paradise1961TV SeriesTopaz Harmony
Alfred Hitchcock Presents1958-1961TV SeriesWanda Ferlini / Fran Holland
Bonanza1960TV SeriesDianne Jordan
The Untouchables1960TV SeriesFrancie McKay
General Electric Theater1960TV SeriesGloria Miles
Alcoa Theatre1960TV SeriesDr. Mary Cartwright
Riverboat1959TV SeriesLorna Langton
Lux Playhouse1959TV SeriesAlice Vincent
Kathy O'1958Celeste Saunders
High School Confidential!1958Arlene Williams
Jane Wyman Presents The Fireside Theatre1958TV SeriesMartha
Kraft Theatre1958TV SeriesJackie
Suspicion1958TV SeriesGeorgiana
The Female Animal1958Lily Frayne
Pursuit1958TV SeriesAllison Smith
Climax!1956-1957TV SeriesAudrey Caldwell / Dinah Lake
Slaughter on Tenth Avenue1957Madge Pitts
The Loretta Young Show1957TV SeriesLucia
Playhouse 901957TV SeriesHelen Ott
Lux Video Theatre1955-1957TV SeriesMaggie / Mary Ford / Julia / ...
The Kaiser Aluminum Hour1957TV SeriesBrenda Stevens
Celebrity Playhouse1956TV SeriesLil Brown
Chevron Hall of Stars1956TV Series
Front Row Center1956TV SeriesRuth Merrill
The Harder They Fall1956Beth Willis
19841956Julia of the Outer Party
Man with the Gun1955Nelly Bain
Female on the Beach1955Amy Rawlinson
The Star and the Story1955TV SeriesPaula Vaughan / Marje Fallon
Stage 71955TV SeriesMarge
Women's Prison1955Brenda Martin
The Ford Television Theatre1954TV SeriesAnn
The Human Jungle1954Mary Abbott
Return from the Sea1954Frieda
The High and the Mighty1954Sally McKee
Alaska Seas1954Nicky Jackson
The Vanquished1953Rose Slater
Split Second1953Dottie Vale
Pony Express1953Denny Russell
Sky Full of Moon1952Dixie Delmar
Guiding Light1952TV SeriesMildred Foss (1969-1970)
Flesh and Fury1952Sonya Bartow
Rhubarb1951Polly Sickles
Ace in the Hole1951Lorraine Minosa
Appointment with Danger1951Dodie
Pulitzer Prize Playhouse1951TV Series
The Mating Season1951Betsy
Union Station1950Marge Wrighter
Gunfire1950Flo - Saloon Girl (uncredited)
Mystery Street1950Vivian Heldon
The Skipper Surprised His Wife1950Rita Rossini
Caged1950Jeta Kovsky - aka Smoochie
Johnny Belinda1948Stella McCormick
Tycoon1947Dancer at Fiesta (uncredited)

Soundtrack

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Cannibal Hookers1987"Angel Fire" opening theme
The Human Jungle1954performer: "It Ain't Gonna Be You"

Self

TitleYearStatusCharacter
The Movie Quiz1973TV SeriesHerself - Price Team Member
The Woody Woodbury Show1968TV SeriesHerself
Talking Pictures1968TV MovieHerself
The Price Is Right1964TV SeriesHerself
Made in America1964TV SeriesHerself - Panelist (1964)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson1963-1964TV SeriesHerself - Guest
The Plot Thickens1963TV MovieHerself
Your First Impression1962TV SeriesHerself
The Mike Douglas Show1962TV SeriesHerself - Actress
The Jackie Gleason Show1961TV SeriesHerself - Panelist
Here's Hollywood1960TV SeriesHerself
About Faces1960TV SeriesHerself
The Jack Paar Tonight Show1959-1960TV SeriesHerself
Person to Person1957TV Series documentaryHerself
Lux Video Theatre1956TV SeriesHerself - Intermission guest
The George Gobel Show1955TV SeriesHerself
The 27th Annual Academy Awards1955TV SpecialHerself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Supporting Role & Co-Presenter: Art Direction-Set Decoration Awards
This Is Your Life1954TV SeriesHerself
Texaco Star Theatre1954TV SeriesHerself - Actress

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Won Awards

YearAwardCeremonyNominationMovie
1960Star on the Walk of FameWalk of FameMotion PictureOn 8 February 1960. At 6638 Hollywood Blvd.
1955Golden GlobeGolden Globes, USABest Supporting ActressThe High and the Mighty (1954)
1951NBR AwardNational Board of Review, USABest ActressAce in the Hole (1951)

Nominated Awards

YearAwardCeremonyNominationMovie
1955OscarAcademy Awards, USABest Actress in a Supporting RoleThe High and the Mighty (1954)

Known for movies

Mildred Foss (1969-1970)

Guiding Light (1952)
as Mildred Foss (1969-1970)

Lorraine Minosa

Ace in the Hole (1951)
as Lorraine Minosa

Beth Willis

The Harder They Fall (1956)
as Beth Willis

Sally McKee

The High and the Mighty (1954)
as Sally McKee

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