Jan Sterling Biography

Fast Facts

• Had one child, Adams Douglas, with actor Paul Douglas
• Studied at the dramatic school of actress Fay Campton in London
• Her debut on Broadway came with an appearance in a production of "Bachelor Born․"
• Quote: "I 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․"
• Best known for her role in the 1954 film "The High and the Mighty," for which she won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
• A descendent of American presidents John Adams and John Quincy Adams