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Sylvia Sidney

Acting 88 (deceased) years old The Bronx, New York, USA ★ 0.9
Born: August 9, 1910
Died: July 1, 1999

Biography

Sylvia Sidney (born Sophia Kosow, August 8, 1910 – July 1, 1999) was an American stage, screen and film actress whose career spanned over 70 years. She rose to prominence in dozens of leading roles in the 1930s. She later gained attention for her role as Juno, a case worker in the afterlife, in Tim Burton's film Beetlejuice, for which she won a Saturn Award as Best Supporting Actress. She also was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams (1973).

Filmography

Acting Credits (114)

Fantasy Island
Fantasy Island Clia 1998
Mars Attacks!
Mars Attacks! Grandma Norris 1996
Diagnosis: Murder
Diagnosis: Murder Alice 1993
Used People
Used People Becky 1992
Night of 100 Stars III
Night of 100 Stars III Self 1990
Andre's Mother
Andre's Mother Mrs. Downes 1990
Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre
Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre Self 1989
Dear John
Dear John Mrs. Lumenski 1988
Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man
Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man Self (archive footage) 1988
Beetlejuice
Beetlejuice Juno 1988
The Witching of Ben Wagner
The Witching of Ben Wagner Grammy (Regina's Grandmother) 1987
thirtysomething
thirtysomething 1987
Pals
Pals Fern Stobbs 1987
The Equalizer
The Equalizer Judge 1985
An Early Frost
An Early Frost Beatrice McKenna 1985
Finnegan Begin Again
Finnegan Begin Again Margaret 1985
Going Hollywood: The '30s
Going Hollywood: The '30s (archive footage) 1984
Copkiller
Copkiller Margaret Smith 1983
The Brass Ring
The Brass Ring Grandmother 1983
Having It All
Having It All Marney 1982
Hammett
Hammett Donaldina Cameron 1982
Night of 100 Stars
Night of 100 Stars Self 1982
Come Along with Me
Come Along with Me Mrs. Flanner 1982
American Playhouse
American Playhouse Mrs. Flanner 1982
A Small Killing
A Small Killing Sadie Ross 1981
Magnum, P.I.
Magnum, P.I. Elizabeth Barrett 1980
The Shadow Box
The Shadow Box Felicity 1980
F.D.R.: The Last Year
F.D.R.: The Last Year Cousin Polly 1980
The Gossip Columnist
The Gossip Columnist Alma Lewellyn 1980
Supertrain
Supertrain Agatha Wills 1979
WKRP in Cincinnati
WKRP in Cincinnati Lillian Carlson 1978
Kaz
Kaz Molly 1978
Damien - Omen II
Damien - Omen II Aunt Marion 1978
Siege
Siege Lillian Gordon 1978
The Love Boat
The Love Boat Natalie Corson 1977
I Never Promised You a Rose Garden
I Never Promised You a Rose Garden Miss Coral 1977
Snowbeast
Snowbeast Mrs. Carrie Rill 1977
Eight Is Enough
Eight Is Enough Aunt Fealty 1977
Raid on Entebbe
Raid on Entebbe Dora Bloch 1976
God Told Me To
God Told Me To Elizabeth Mullin 1976
Death at Love House
Death at Love House Clara Josephs 1976
Starsky & Hutch
Starsky & Hutch Olga Grossman 1975
Winner Take All
Winner Take All Anne Barclay 1975
The Secret Night Caller
The Secret Night Caller Kitty 1975
Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams
Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams Mrs. Pritchard - Rita's Mother 1973
Do Not Fold, Spindle, or Mutilate
Do Not Fold, Spindle, or Mutilate Elizabeth Gibson 1971
The Mike Douglas Show
The Mike Douglas Show Self 1961
The Defenders
The Defenders Adela Collins 1961
Special for Women
Special for Women Minna Borden 1960
Route 66
Route 66 Lonnie Taylor 1960
Route 66
Route 66 Hannah Ellis 1960
My Three Sons
My Three Sons Miss Houk 1960
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
The DuPont Show with June Allyson Beulah Ridges 1959
Naked City
Naked City Florence Nunda 1958
No Time at All
No Time at All Mrs. Kramer 1958
The Polly Bergen Show
The Polly Bergen Show Self 1957
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
Tonight Starring Jack Paar Self 1957
The Helen Morgan Story
The Helen Morgan Story Lulu Morgan 1957
Playhouse 90
Playhouse 90 Mrs. Kramer 1956
Behind the High Wall
Behind the High Wall Hilda Carmichael 1956
Man on the Ledge
Man on the Ledge Mrs. Cosick 1955
The 20th Century Fox Hour
The 20th Century Fox Hour Mrs. Cosick 1955
Playwrights '56
Playwrights '56 1955
Violent Saturday
Violent Saturday Elsie Braden 1955
Climax!
Climax! 1954
Climax!
Climax! Louella Wheedron 1954
Kraft Television Theatre
Kraft Television Theatre 1953
General Electric Theater
General Electric Theater Gloria Roma 1953
The Ford Television Theatre
The Ford Television Theatre 1952
The Ford Television Theatre
The Ford Television Theatre Laura Blake 1952
Les Miserables
Les Miserables Fantine 1952
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars 1951
Tales of Tomorrow
Tales of Tomorrow 1951
Lux Video Theatre
Lux Video Theatre Joyce 1950
Lux Video Theatre
Lux Video Theatre Laura Barrie 1950
Cameo Theatre
Cameo Theatre 1950
Screen Snapshots 1860: Howdy, Podner
Screen Snapshots 1860: Howdy, Podner Sylvia Sidney 1949
The Philco Television Playhouse
The Philco Television Playhouse 1948
Love from a Stranger
Love from a Stranger Cecily Harrington 1947
Kraft Television Theatre
Kraft Television Theatre 1947
The Searching Wind
The Searching Wind Cassie Bowman 1946
Mr. Ace
Mr. Ace Margaret Wyndham Chase 1946
Blood on the Sun
Blood on the Sun Iris Hilliard 1945
Golden Globe Awards
Golden Globe Awards Self 1944
Breakdowns of 1941
Breakdowns of 1941 Self (archive footage) (uncredited) 1941
The Wagons Roll at Night
The Wagons Roll at Night Flo Lorraine 1941
One Third of a Nation
One Third of a Nation Mary Rogers 1939
You and Me
You and Me Helen Roberts 1938
Dead End
Dead End Drina 1937
You Only Live Once
You Only Live Once Joan Graham 1937
Sabotage
Sabotage Mrs. Verloc 1937
Fury
Fury Katherine Grant 1936
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine June Tolliver 1936
Mary Burns, Fugitive
Mary Burns, Fugitive Mary Burns 1935
Accent on Youth
Accent on Youth Linda Brown 1935
Behold My Wife!
Behold My Wife! Tonita Storm Cloud 1934
Thirty Day Princess
Thirty Day Princess Nancy Lane / Princess Catterina 1934
Good Dame
Good Dame Lillie Taylor 1934
Jennie Gerhardt
Jennie Gerhardt Jennie Gerhardt 1933
Pick-up
Pick-up Mary Richards 1933
Madame Butterfly
Madame Butterfly Cho-Cho San 1932
Make Me a Star
Make Me a Star Sylvia Sidney (uncredited) 1932
Merrily We Go to Hell
Merrily We Go to Hell Joan Prentice 1932
The Miracle Man
The Miracle Man Helen Smith aka Helen Vail 1932
Ladies of the Big House
Ladies of the Big House Kathleen Storm McNeil 1931
Street Scene
Street Scene Rose Maurrant 1931
An American Tragedy
An American Tragedy Roberta 'Bert' Alden 1931
Confessions of a Co-Ed
Confessions of a Co-Ed Patricia Harper 1931
The House That Shadows Built
The House That Shadows Built (archive footage) 1931
City Streets
City Streets Nan Cooley 1931
Five Minutes from the Station
Five Minutes from the Station Carrie Adams 1930
Thru Different Eyes
Thru Different Eyes Valerie Briand 1929
Broadway Nights
Broadway Nights Performer 1927
The Sorrows of Satan
The Sorrows of Satan Bridesmaid (uncredited) 1926

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