Jan Sterling (Performer) | Playbill

Jan Sterling

Performer

Soon after playing Billie, she was in Hollywood. Thin and pretty in a brassy way, with platinum hair and hardened, knowing eyes, she played a succession of dizzy blondes and hard-boiled film noir dames. Her debut film was "Johnny Belinda."

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  • Also Known As: Jane Sterling
  • Born: Apr 03, 1921 in New York, New York
  • Death: Mar 26, 2004 in Los Angeles, California

Roles (14)

The November People Playbill - Jan 1978 The November People
Opened January 14, 1978
  • as Mary (Original)
The Front Page Playbill - May 1969 The Front Page
Opened May 10, 1969
  • as Mollie Malloy (Replacement)
    Arrived On Jan 05, 1970
Once for the Asking Playbill - Nov 1963 Once for the Asking
Opened November 20, 1963
  • as Madelaine Robbins (Original)
Once for the Asking Playbill - Nov 1963
The Perfect Setup Playbill - Oct 1962 The Perfect Setup
Opened October 24, 1962
  • as Ann (Original)
The Perfect Setup Playbill - Oct 1962
Pb Listing Placeholder BROADWAY V4 Small War on Murray Hill
Opened January 03, 1957
  • as Mary Murray (Original)
Two Blind Mice Playbill - March 1949 Two Blind Mice
Opened March 02, 1949
  • as Karen Norwood (Original)
Present Laughter Playbill - Oct 1947 Present Laughter
Opened October 29, 1946
  • as Daphne Stillington (Original)
This, Too, Shall Pass Playbill - May 1946 This, Too, Shall Pass
Opened April 30, 1946
  • as Janet Alexander (Original)
Born Yesterday Playbill - Aug 1946 Born Yesterday
Opened February 04, 1946
  • as Billie Dawn (Replacement)
Dunnigan's Daughter Playbill - Dec 1945 Dunnigan's Daughter
Opened December 26, 1945
  • as Zelda Rainier (Original)
This Rock Playbill - Feb 1943 This Rock
Opened February 18, 1943
  • as Margaret Stanley (Original)
Grey Farm Playbill - May 1940 Grey Farm
Opened May 03, 1940
  • as Judith Weaver (Original)
Pb Listing Placeholder BROADWAY V4 When We Are Married
Opened December 25, 1939
  • as Nancy Holmes (Original)
Bachelor Born Playbill - March 1938 Bachelor Born
Opened January 25, 1938
  • as Chris Faringdon (Original)
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