Sylvia Sidney

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Female

birthday

August 9, 1910

died

July 1, 1999

place of birth

The Bronx, New York, USA

also known as

Sophia Kosow · Sylvia Sydney · سیلویا سیدنی

total credits

50 movies

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).

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Known For

Filmography

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Mars Attacks!
6.4

Mars Attacks!

1996as Grandma Norris
Beetlejuice
7.4

Beetlejuice

1988as Juno
Damien - Omen II
6.4

Damien - Omen II

1978as Aunt Marion
Dead End
7.0

Dead End

1937as Drina
Hammett
6.3

Hammett

1982as Donaldina Cameron
You and Me
6.6

You and Me

1938as Helen Roberts
Raid on Entebbe
6.0

Raid on Entebbe

1976as Dora Bloch
Sabotage
6.7

Sabotage

1937as Mrs. Verloc
Fury
7.5

Fury

1936as Katherine Grant
Night of 100 Stars III
4.0

Night of 100 Stars III

1990as Self
An Early Frost
5.8

An Early Frost

1985as Beatrice McKenna
Night of 100 Stars
6.8

Night of 100 Stars

1982as Self
Violent Saturday
6.8

Violent Saturday

1955as Elsie Braden
I Never Promised You a Rose Garden
5.9

I Never Promised You a Rose Garden

1977as Miss Coral
The Wagons Roll at Night
6.5

The Wagons Roll at Night

1941as Flo Lorraine
Used People
5.8

Used People

1992as Becky
Les Miserables
5.5

Les Miserables

1952as Fantine
You Only Live Once
7.1

You Only Live Once

1937as Joan Graham
God Told Me To
5.8

God Told Me To

1976as Elizabeth Mullin
Snowbeast
4.3

Snowbeast

1977as Mrs. Carrie Rill
F.D.R.: The Last Year
6.9

F.D.R.: The Last Year

1980as Cousin Polly
Pick-up
5.1

Pick-up

1933as Mary Richards
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine
6.5

The Trail of the Lonesome Pine

1936as June Tolliver
No Time at All
8.0

No Time at All

1958as Mrs. Kramer
Copkiller
5.8

Copkiller

1983as Margaret Smith
The Shadow Box
5.0

The Shadow Box

1980as Felicity
Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man
7.0

Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man

1988as Self (archive footage)
Make Me a Star
6.4

Make Me a Star

1932as Sylvia Sidney (uncredited)
Having It All
6.5

Having It All

1982as Marney
Behold My Wife!
8.0

Behold My Wife!

1934as Tonita Storm Cloud
Pals
5.3

Pals

1987as Fern Stobbs
Siege
6.8

Siege

1978as Lillian Gordon
Merrily We Go to Hell
6.5

Merrily We Go to Hell

1932as Joan Prentice
Going Hollywood: The '30s
9.0

Going Hollywood: The '30s

1984as (archive footage)
City Streets
6.3

City Streets

1931as Nan Cooley
Blood on the Sun
5.9

Blood on the Sun

1945as Iris Hilliard
Behind the High Wall
5.5

Behind the High Wall

1956as Hilda Carmichael
Thirty Day Princess
6.8

Thirty Day Princess

1934as Nancy Lane / Princess Catterina
Man on the Ledge
7.0

Man on the Ledge

1955as Mrs. Cosick
Street Scene
6.8

Street Scene

1931as Rose Maurrant
Do Not Fold, Spindle, or Mutilate
6.1

Do Not Fold, Spindle, or Mutilate

1971as Elizabeth Gibson
An American Tragedy
6.3

An American Tragedy

1931as Roberta 'Bert' Alden
Madame Butterfly
5.4

Madame Butterfly

1932as Cho-Cho San
Mr. Ace
5.8

Mr. Ace

1946as Margaret Wyndham Chase
Mary Burns, Fugitive
9.0

Mary Burns, Fugitive

1935as Mary Burns
A Small Killing
8.5

A Small Killing

1981as Sadie Ross
Death at Love House
5.0

Death at Love House

1976as Clara Josephs
Confessions of a Co-Ed
6.2

Confessions of a Co-Ed

1931as Patricia Harper
The Gossip Columnist
7.3

The Gossip Columnist

1980as Alma Lewellyn
Winner Take All
7.4

Winner Take All

1975as Anne Barclay