AKA: Jane Sterling Adriance, Jane Sterling, Jane Adrian
Nationality: American
Birthdate: 04/03/1921
Birthplace: New York City, New York, USA
Death Date: 03/26/2004
biography
While she hailed from a well-to-do NYC family, actress Jan Sterling carved a niche playing tough-as-nails women in 1950s films noir. While still in her teens, she made her Broadway debut (billed as Jane Sterling) in 1938's "Bachelor Born". Over the next decade, the actress amassed an impressive resume of parts in drama and musicals, notably supporting Ethel Merman in "Panama Hattie" (1941) and touring as Billie Dawn in "Born Yesterday" in 1947. That same year, Sterling (billed as Jane Adrian) made her feature debut in "Tycoon". Often a peroxide blonde, the actress went on to essay the wife of
