- Films
- 24
- Avg rating
- 6.87
- Peak run
- 1950’51
- Oscar noms
- 1
Every film, by IMDb rating
The career
Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.
As an actor, films with 1,000+ votes
Jan by the numbers
Average
6.87
17 rated films
Vote weighted
6.92
bigger films count more
Median
6.8
half are better
Consistency
±0.60
rating spread
Career
34y
1948 to 1981
Total votes
105K
across every film
Best
8.0
Ace in the Hole
Worst
6.6
The High and the Mighty
Newest first
Filmography
| 1981 | First Monday in October | Christine Snow | 6.4 | 1,771 |
| 1958 | High School Confidential! | Arlene Williams | 6.1 | 1,277 |
| 1957 | The Female Animal | Lily Frayne | · | 791 |
| 1957 | Slaughter on 10th Avenue | Madge Pitts | · | 507 |
| 1956 | 1984 | Julia of the Outer Party | 6.9 | 4,987 |
| 1956 |  The Harder They Fall | Beth Willis | 7.5 | 10,524 |
| 1955 | Female on the Beach | Amy Rawlinson | 6.4 | 1,715 |
| 1955 | Man with the Gun | Nelly Bain | 6.7 | 2,685 |
| 1955 | Women's Prison | Brenda Martin | 6.5 | 1,356 |
| 1954 | Alaska Seas | Nicky Jackson | · | 320 |
| 1954 | The High and the Mighty | Sally McKee | 6.6 | 7,278 |
| 1954 | The Human Jungle | Mary Abbott | · | 309 |
| 1953 | Pony Express | Denny Russell | 5.8 | 1,670 |
| 1953 | Split Second | Dottie Vail | 6.8 | 2,318 |
| 1953 | The Vanquished | Rose Slater | · | 279 |
| 1952 | Flesh and Fury | Sonya Bartow | · | 663 |
| 1951 |  Ace in the Hole | Lorraine Minosa | 8.0 | 43,241 |
| 1951 | The Mating Season | Betsy | 7.3 | 2,218 |
| 1951 | Rhubarb | Polly Sickles | · | 911 |
| 1950 | Caged | Jeta Kovsky - aka Smoochie | 7.6 | 5,714 |
Better together?
Jan Sterling's regulars
- Joseph PevneyDirector and actor · 2 films · 6.40 avg▼−0.29
- Jerry HopperDirector and actor · 2 films · 5.80 avg▼−0.74
The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.
Takes
On Jan Sterling
1 nominations, 0 wins
Awards record
- NominatedBest Supporting Actress · Academy Awards 1955Jan Sterling
Information courtesy of IMDb (https://www.imdb.com). Used with permission. Ratings and votes as of the latest nightly refresh.