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Jan Sterling

1921 - 2004

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Jan Sterling (born Jane Sterling Adriance; April 3, 1921 – March 26, 2004) was an American film, television and stage actress. At her 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) as well as an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress nomination. Her best performance is often considered to be opposite Kirk Douglas, as the opportunistic wife in Billy Wilder's 1951 Ace in the Hole. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jan Sterling has received more than 966,046 page views. Her biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2019). Jan Sterling is the 5,215th most popular actor (down from 4,082nd in 2019), the 7,609th most popular biography from United States (down from 6,163rd in 2019) and the 2,356th most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 970k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 46.72

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 29

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.11

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.51

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Jan Sterlings by language

Over the past year Jan Sterling has had the most page views in the with 119,344 views, followed by Spanish (5,001), and French (4,137). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Indonesian (148.08%), Quechua (76.17%), and Afrikaans (71.19%)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Jan Sterling ranks 5,215 out of 13,578. Before her are Kasey Rogers, Florence Pugh, Judy Greer, Anne Alvaro, Jessica Szohr, and Shawn Weatherly. After her are James Gammon, Richard Riehle, Roxanne Hart, General Tom Thumb, Matthew Goode, and Júlia Sigmond.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1921, Jan Sterling ranks 342. Before her are Čestmír Vycpálek, Víctor Balaguer, Vera-Ellen, Edmondo Fabbri, Nancy Kelly, and Ingvar Gärd. After her are Hal David, Abu Sayeed Chowdhury, Aldo Gordini, Cyrille Adoula, John Pritchard, and Dennis Brain. Among people deceased in 2004, Jan Sterling ranks 242. Before her are Fred Ramdat Misier, Gerrie Knetemann, Ol' Dirty Bastard, Quorthon, Natalya Baranskaya, and Kamisese Mara. After her are Thea Beckman, Marcelo González Martín, Mykola Rudenko, Mochtar Lubis, Carl Raddatz, and Germano de Figueiredo.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jan Sterling ranks 7,609 out of 20,380. Before her are Kasey Rogers (1925), Larry James (1947), Judy Greer (1975), Sara Paretsky (1947), Jessica Szohr (1985), and Shawn Weatherly (1959). After her are James Gammon (1940), Richard Riehle (1948), Roxanne Hart (1952), General Tom Thumb (1838), Don McNeill (1918), and Jeff Mills (1963).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Jan Sterling ranks 2,356. Before her are Paige Turco (1965), Andrew McCarthy (1962), Kasey Rogers (1925), Judy Greer (1975), Jessica Szohr (1985), and Shawn Weatherly (1959). After her are James Gammon (1940), Richard Riehle (1948), Roxanne Hart (1952), General Tom Thumb (1838), Betty Bronson (1906), and Bill Smitrovich (1947).

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Television and Movie Roles

Ace in the Hole
Lorraine Minosa
An arrogant reporter exploits a story about a man trapped in a cave to revitalize his career.
Jun 29o 19517.857 / 10
1984
Julia of the Outer Party
In a totalitarian future society, a man whose daily work is rewriting history tries to rebel by falling in love.
Mar 6o 19566.616 / 10
The Harder They Fall
Beth Willis
Jobless sportswriter Eddie Willis is hired by corrupt fight promoter Nick Benko to promote his current protégé, an unknown Argentinian boxer named Toro Moreno. Although Moreno is a hulking giant, his chances for success are hampered by a powder-puff punch and a glass jaw. Exploiting Willis' reputation for integrity and standing in the boxing community, Benko arranges a series of fixed fights that propel the unsophisticated Moreno to #1 contender for the championship. The reigning champ, the sadistic Buddy Brannen, harbors resentment at the publicity Toro has been receiving and vows to viciously punish him in the ring. Eddie must now decide whether or not to tell the naive Toro the truth.
May 9o 19567.037 / 10