Portrait of Jan Sterling

Acting

Jan Sterling

Career

Active from 1948 to 1982, busiest in 1950 with 6 main titles.

Leading roles
25
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score63/100
Highest rated
Poster for Johnny Belinda
Johnny Belinda
GoodWatch score89/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 44 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Jan Sterling Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.5, average 5.4
  • Coming of Age
    1.5, average 3.0
  • Fantasy
    0.4, average 1.7
  • Absurdist Humor
    0.8, average 2.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 6
  • Historical Setting 4
  • Character Study 4
  • 1950s 3
  • Lawlessness 2
  • Social Realism 2
  • Claustrophobic Atmosphere 2
  • Classic Film Noir 2
  • Character-Driven 2
  • Thought-Provoking 2
  • Political Intrigue 2
  • Class Conflict 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

66
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1980s

3 titles ยท average score 57
Dangerous Company
Dangerous Company (1982)

as Ray's Mother

First Monday in October
First Monday in October (1981)
GoodWatch score 57

as Christine Snow

My Kidnapper, My Love
My Kidnapper, My Love (1980)

as Letty Fairlain

1970s

7 titles ยท average score 77
Backstairs at the White House
Backstairs at the White House (1979)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show ยท as Lou Hoover

Three's Company
Three's Company (1977)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show ยท as Judge Sheffield

The Incredible Hulk
The Incredible Hulk (1977)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show

Having Babies
Having Babies (1976)

as Mrs. Fontreil

Little House on the Prairie
Little House on the Prairie (1974)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show ยท as Laura Colby Ingalls

The Brian Keith Show
The Brian Keith Show (1972)

TV show

Kung Fu
Kung Fu (1972)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show ยท as Mary Jenkins

1960s

14 titles ยท average score 70
The Minx
The Minx (1969)

as Louise Baxter

Medical Center
Medical Center (1969)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show ยท as Florence Brent

The Angry Breed
The Angry Breed (1968)

as Gloria Patton

The Name of the Game
The Name of the Game (1968)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show ยท as Elsa Roarke

Mannix
Mannix (1967)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show ยท as Anne Marion

Run for Your Life
Run for Your Life (1965)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show ยท as Clara Mallory

American in Paris
American in Paris (1964)

as Gloria Miles

Burke's Law
Burke's Law (1963)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show ยท as Vera Selby / Devora Cato

Vacation Playhouse
Vacation Playhouse (1963)

TV show

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962)
GoodWatch score 54

TV show ยท as Beatrice Bartel

The Virginian
The Virginian (1962)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show ยท as Mary Beth Stanton

Love in a Goldfish Bowl
Love in a Goldfish Bowl (1961)

as Sandra Slide

1950s

40 titles ยท average score 63
The Female Animal
The Female Animal (1958)
GoodWatch score 60

as Lily Frayne

Slaughter on 10th Avenue
Slaughter on 10th Avenue (1957)
GoodWatch score 56

as Madge Pitts

The Harder They Fall
The Harder They Fall (1956)
GoodWatch score 66

as Beth Willis

1984
1984 (1956)
GoodWatch score 68

as Julia of the Outer Party

Man with the Gun
Man with the Gun (1955)
GoodWatch score 57

as Nelly Bain

Female on the Beach
Female on the Beach (1955)
GoodWatch score 56

as Amy Rawlinson

Women's Prison
Women's Prison (1955)
GoodWatch score 61

as Brenda Martin

Pony Express
Pony Express (1953)
GoodWatch score 50

as Denny Russell

The Vanquished
The Vanquished (1953)
GoodWatch score 53

as Rose Slater

Sky Full of Moon
Sky Full of Moon (1952)
GoodWatch score 60

as Dixie Delmar

Flesh and Fury
Flesh and Fury (1952)
GoodWatch score 68

as Sonya Bartow

Ace in the Hole
Ace in the Hole (1951)
GoodWatch score 81

as Lorraine

1940s

2 titles ยท average score 70
Johnny Belinda
Johnny Belinda (1948)
GoodWatch score 89

as Stella McCormick

Tycoon
Tycoon (1947)
GoodWatch score 50

as Dancer at Fiesta (uncredited)