Jan Sterling
January Sterling ( born April 3, 1921 in New York City; † March 26, 2004 in Woodland Hills, California ) was an American theater and film actress.
Biography
January sterling was already working for several years as an actress in the theater and in the film when her breakthrough came in 1948. In addition to Jane Wyman, Lew Ayres and Agnes Moorehead, she played a supporting role in Silent lips the multiple Oscar nominees by Jean Negulesco. Sterling was able to convince both the critics and the audience. In 1950, she starred again with Agnes Moorehead and Eleanor Parker and Hope Emerson an inmate in a women's prison in the eponymous drama Women's Prison. In the same year married January sterling colleagues Paul Douglas and was the fifth wife of the actor. The marriage, which lasted up to Douglas ' death in 1959 showed a common son.
1951 Sterling was occupied by Billy Wilder 's film reporter of Satan. In addition to Kirk Douglas plays in the critically acclaimed drama, the wife of the unfortunate businessman Leo Minosa whose rescue is exploited by the press. Mrs. Minosa also benefited from the attention of her husband, but, like all parties, cope with their feelings of guilt when he eventually dies. On her colleague Jane Wyman met her again in 1953, when both together with Nancy Olson in the movie A Heart of Gold by director Robert Wise in front of the camera stood. Together with John Wayne played in January 1954 in Sterling William A. Wellman's successful disaster movie is always day in which an aircraft disaster was discussed for the first time.
On the side of Joan Crawford the actress was seen in 1955 in the house at the beach. The film should Crawford get more from their career low, but found little favor with the critics. The audience, however, was impressed by the performances of the actors and made the film to financial success. In the same year played January sterling next Humphrey Bogart and Rod Steiger in The Harder They Fall. The film by director Mark Robson was shown at the International Film Festival in Cannes, competing there for the Golden Palm.
In the film adaptation of George Orwell's novel 1984, the actress Julia figured beside Edmond O'Brien as Winston Smith. The film version of 1956 by Michael Anderson, however, was consistently rated poorly by critics. Since the early 60s, they only appeared occasionally in films. At the age of 83 years in January sterling died on 26 March 2004 in Woodland Hills, California.
Awards
For her convincing portrayal of Satan in reporter was awarded the prize for Best Actress January sterling in 1951 by the National Board of Review.
The actress was awarded in 1955 for her performance in There will always be days a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress and was nominated in the same category for an Oscar. Here, however, she could not prevail against Eva Marie Saint, who accepted the trophy for the Waterfront.
In the Address 6638 Hollywood Boulevard reminds a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame to Jan Sterling for her work in film.