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Jan Sterling was an American actress best known for her roles as a sullen and quick-witted woman. She was born on April 3rd, 1921,…more

Born

4/2/1921, New York, NY

Died

3/26/2004

Birth Name

Jane Sterling Adriance

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Role
- Guiding Light
  Miss Mildred Foss (1969 - 1970; as Jan Sterling Douglas)
  - S 41: Ep 150 Friday, February 5, 1993
    2/5/03
  - S 50: Ep 2 Wednesday December 19, 2001
    12/19/01
  - S 50: Ep 1 Wednesday December 5, 2001
    12/5/01
  - S 49: Ep 4 Friday June 8, 2001
    6/8/01
  - S 49: Ep 3 Wednesday May 30, 2001
    5/30/01
  - + 343 More Credits
- The Marshal of Gunsight Pass
  Ruth (as Jane Adrian)
  - S 1: Ep 1 Shotgun Messenger
- The Jackie Gleason Show
  Herself/Panelist
  - S 18: Ep 1 March 29, 1969
    3/29/69
  - S 15: Ep 1 10/14/67
    10/14/67
  - S 5: Ep 1 June 22, 1957
    6/22/57
  - — Ludens Cough Drop Commercial
  - — The Honeymooner's Christmas Show (1951)
  - + 1 More Credits
Guest Star (62)

Role
- Riptide
  Ruth Davis
  - S 2: Ep 20 Fuzzy Vision
    3/19/85
- The Incredible Hulk
  Stella Verdugo
  - S 4: Ep 15 Interview with the Hulk
    4/3/81
- Three's Company
  Judge Sheffield
  - S 5: Ep 2 And Justice for Jack
    11/11/80
- Little House on the Prairie
  Laura Colby Ingalls
  - S 3: Ep 7 Journey In The Spring (1)
    11/15/76
- Kung Fu
  Mrs. Jenkins
  - S 3: Ep 3 This Valley of Terror
    9/28/74
- Hawaii Five-O
  Mrs. Mills (as Jane Adrian)
  - S 5: Ep 14 The Child Stealers
    1/2/73
- The Virginian
  Mary Beth Stanton
  - S 9: Ep 24 Jump-Up
    3/24/71
- Medical Center
  Florence Brent
  - S 2: Ep 24 Crossroads
    3/10/71
- Bracken's World
  Harriet Moran
  - S 1: Ep 16 Money Men
    1/9/70
- The Marshal of Gunsight Pass
  Ruth
  - S 1: Ep 1 Shotgun Messenger
- The Name of the Game
  Elsa Roarke
  - S 2: Ep 6 Goodbye Harry
    10/24/69
- The Woody Woodbury Show
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 236 July 25, 1968
    7/25/68
  - S 1: Ep 102 January 16, 1968
    1/16/68
  - S 1: Ep 28 October 4, 1967
    10/4/67
- The Name of the Game
  Nora
  - S 1: Ep 19 Love-In At Ground Zero
    1/31/68
- Mannix
  Anne Marion
  - S 1: Ep 15 The Falling Star
    1/6/68
- The Road West
  Sarah Meagen
  - S 1: Ep 24 Eleven Miles to Eden
    3/13/67
- Run for Your Life
  Clara Mallory
  - S 1: Ep 26 The Cruel Fountain
    4/4/66
- Burke's Law
  Vera Selby
  - S 2: Ep 30 Who Killed the Jackpot?
    4/21/65
- The Nurses (1962)
  Claire Lucas
  - S 2: Ep 34 Where Park Runs into Vreeland
    6/11/64
- The Mike Douglas Show
  Herself
  - S 2: Ep 144 April 30, 1964
    4/30/64
- Breaking Point
  Nurse Murdoch
  - S 1: Ep 12 Millions of Faces
    12/9/63
- Burke's Law
  Devora Cato
  - S 1: Ep 6 Who Killed Alex Debbs?
    10/25/63
- Dick Powell Show
  Selena Royce
  - S 2: Ep 20 Luxury Liner
    2/12/63
- The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
  Beatrice Bartel
  - S 1: Ep 14 The Tender Poisoner
    12/20/62
- Naked City
  Myrtle Tiloff
  - S 3: Ep 6 The Tragic Success of Alfred Tiloff
    11/8/61
- King of Diamonds
  Sheila Bedford
  - S 1: Ep 10 Stop Johnny King!
    11/7/61
- Dick Powell Show
  Chris
  - S 1: Ep 5 Doyle Against The House
    10/24/61
- Wagon Train
  Selena Hartnell
  - S 5: Ep 4 The Selena Hartnell Story
    10/18/61
- Adventures in Paradise
  Topaz Harmony
  - S 2: Ep 32 Errand of Mercy
    5/29/61
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents
  Wanda Ferlini
  - S 6: Ep 17 The Last Escape
    1/31/61
- Bonanza
  Dianne Jordan
  - S 2: Ep 15 The Blood Line
    12/31/60
- The Untouchables
  Francie McKay
  - S 2: Ep 8 Kiss Of Death Girl
    12/8/60
- General Electric Theater
  Gloria Miles
  - S 8: Ep 32 At Your Service
    5/22/60
- Alcoa Theatre
  Dr. Mary Cartwright
  - S 3: Ep 26 Chinese Finale
    3/7/60
- Riverboat
  Lorna Langton
  - S 1: Ep 13 Strange Request
    12/13/59
- Lux Playhouse
  Alice Vincent
  - S 1: Ep 11 Stand-In for Murder
    3/6/59
- Wagon Train
  Annie Griffith
  - S 2: Ep 21 The Annie Griffith Story
    2/25/59
- Pursuit
  Allison Smith
  - S 1: Ep 12 The House At Malibu
    1/14/59
- Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
  Guest Star
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents
  Fran Holland
  - S 3: Ep 20 On the Nose
    2/16/58
- The Jane Wyman Show
  Martha
  - S 3: Ep 13 A Guilty Woman
    1/30/58
- Kraft Television Theatre
  Jackie
  - S 11: Ep 17 Run, Joe, Run
    1/29/58
- Suspicion
  Georgiana
  - S 1: Ep 17 Comfort for the Grave
    1/27/58
- Climax!
  Audrey Gardener
  - S 4: Ep 6 Mask For The Devil
    10/10/57
- Loretta Young Show
  Lucia
  - S 4: Ep 28 Rummage Sale
    4/14/57
- Playhouse 90
  Helen Ott
  - S 1: Ep 27 Clipper Ship
    4/4/57
- The Lux Video Theatre
  Guest Star
  - S 7: Ep 26 The Great Lie
    3/21/57
  - S 6: Ep 46 Rebuke Me Not
    8/9/56
  - S 6: Ep 16 The Unfaithful
    1/12/56
  - S 6: Ep 6 Appointment For Love
    11/3/55
  - S 6: Ep 2 The Amazing Mrs. Holliday
    10/6/55
- Kaiser Aluminum Hour
  Brenda Stevens
  - S 1: Ep 17 Whereabouts Unknown
    2/26/57
- Person to Person
  Herself
  - S 4: Ep 20 January 25, 1957
    1/25/57
- The Lux Video Theatre
  Julia Scott
  - S 6: Ep 37 She Married Her Boss
    6/7/56
- Climax!
  Dinah Lake
  - S 2: Ep 31 The Shadow of Evil
    5/24/56
- Front Row Center
  Ruth Merrill
  - S 1: Ep 24 Hawk's Head
    4/1/56
- The George Gobel Show
  Herself
  - S 2: Ep 10 December 31, 1955
    12/31/55
- Art Linkletter's House Party
  Herself
  - S 4: Ep 52 November 15, 1955
    11/15/55
- Henry Fonda Presents the Star and the Story
  Duchess
  - S 1: Ep 22 The True Confessions of Henry Pell
    6/11/55
- Henry Fonda Presents the Star and the Story
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 21 Desert Story
    6/4/55
  - S 1: Ep 4 Ferry to Fox Island
    1/29/55
- Stage 7
  Marge
  - S 1: Ep 16 A Note of Fear
    5/15/55
- The Lux Video Theatre
  Lee
  - S 5: Ep 37 Remember The Night
    5/5/55
- The Academy Awards
  Herself - Presenter
  - S 27: Ep 1 The 27th Annual Academy Awards
    3/30/55
- Ford Theatre: All Star Theatre
  Ann
  - S 3: Ep 5 Trip Around the Block
    10/28/54
- Texaco Star Theater
  Herself
  - S 6: Ep 14 2/9/1954
    2/9/54
- Medallion Theatre
  Guest Star
  - S 2: Ep 21 Book Overdue
    1/30/54
- The Pulitzer Prize Playhouse
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 26 The Just and the Unjust
    4/2/51

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