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Sylvia Sidney

Sylvia Sidney

Known For Acting
Birthday Aug 09, 1910
Died Jul 01, 1999 (88)
Birthplace New York City, New York, USA
Popularity 1.0 (history)
Updated Dec 19, 2024
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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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Filmography

Mars Attacks!

Mars Attacks!

1996

as Grandma Norris

Used People

Used People

1992

as Becky

Andre's Mother

Andre's Mother

1990

as Mrs. Downes

Beetlejuice

Beetlejuice

1988

as Juno

Pals

Pals

1987

as Fern Stobbs

The Witching of Ben Wagner

The Witching of Ben Wagner

1987

as Grammy (Regina's Grandmother)

Finnegan Begin Again

Finnegan Begin Again

1985

as Margaret

An Early Frost

An Early Frost

1985

as Beatrice McKenna

Going Hollywood: The '30s

Going Hollywood: The '30s

1984

as (archive footage)

The Brass Ring

The Brass Ring

1983

as Grandmother

Come Along with Me

Come Along with Me

1982

as Mrs. Flanner

Having It All

Having It All

1982

as Marney

Hammett

Hammett

1982

as Donaldina Cameron

A Small Killing

A Small Killing

1981

as Sadie Ross

The Shadow Box

The Shadow Box

1980

as Felicity

The Gossip Columnist

The Gossip Columnist

1980

as Alma Lewellyn

F.D.R.: The Last Year

F.D.R.: The Last Year

1980

as Cousin Polly

Siege

Siege

1978

as Lillian Gordon

Damien - Omen II

Damien - Omen II

1978

as Aunt Marion

Snowbeast

Snowbeast

1977

as Mrs. Carrie Rill

Death at Love House

Death at Love House

1976

as Clara Josephs

God Told Me To

God Told Me To

1976

as Elizabeth Mullin

Raid on Entebbe

Raid on Entebbe

1976

as Dora Bloch

The Secret Night Caller

The Secret Night Caller

1975

as Kitty

Winner Take All

Winner Take All

1975

as Anne Barclay

Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams

Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams

1973

as Mrs. Pritchard - Rita's Mother

Do Not Fold, Spindle, or Mutilate

Do Not Fold, Spindle, or Mutilate

1971

as Elizabeth Gibson

No Time at All

No Time at All

1958

as Mrs. Kramer

The Helen Morgan Story

The Helen Morgan Story

1957

as Lulu Morgan

Behind the High Wall

Behind the High Wall

1956

as Hilda Carmichael

Man on the Ledge

Man on the Ledge

1955

as Mrs. Cosick

Violent Saturday

Violent Saturday

1955

as Elsie Braden

Les Miserables

Les Miserables

1952

as Fantine

Screen Snapshots 1860: Howdy, Podner

Screen Snapshots 1860: Howdy, Podner

1949

as Sylvia Sidney

Love from a Stranger

Love from a Stranger

1947

as Cecily Harrington

The Searching Wind

The Searching Wind

1946

as Cassie Bowwman

Mr. Ace

Mr. Ace

1946

as Margaret Wyndham Chase

Blood on the Sun

Blood on the Sun

1945

as Iris Hilliard

The Wagons Roll at Night

The Wagons Roll at Night

1941

as Flo Lorraine

One Third of a Nation

One Third of a Nation

1939

as Mary Rogers

You and Me

You and Me

1938

as Helen

Dead End

Dead End

1937

as Drina Gordon

You Only Live Once

You Only Live Once

1937

as Joan Graham

Sabotage

Sabotage

1937

as Mrs. Verloc

Fury

Fury

1936

as Katherine Grant

The Trail of the Lonesome Pine

The Trail of the Lonesome Pine

1936

as June Tolliver

Accent on Youth

Accent on Youth

1935

as Linda Brown

Mary Burns, Fugitive

Mary Burns, Fugitive

1935

as Mary Burns

Good Dame

Good Dame

1934

as Lillie Taylor

Behold My Wife!

Behold My Wife!

1934

as Tonita Storm Cloud

Thirty Day Princess

Thirty Day Princess

1934

as Nancy Lane / Princess Catterina

Jennie Gerhardt

Jennie Gerhardt

1933

as Jennie Gerhardt

Pick-up

Pick-up

1933

as Mary Richards

The Miracle Man

The Miracle Man

1932

as Helen Smith aka Helen Vail

Merrily We Go to Hell

Merrily We Go to Hell

1932

as Joan Prentice

Madame Butterfly

Madame Butterfly

1932

as Cho-Cho San

Make Me a Star

Make Me a Star

1932

as Sylvia Sidney (uncredited)

Street Scene

Street Scene

1931

as Rose Maurrant

Ladies of the Big House

Ladies of the Big House

1931

as Kathleen Storm McNeil

City Streets

City Streets

1931

as Nan Cooley

An American Tragedy

An American Tragedy

1931

as Roberta 'Bert' Alden

Confessions of a Co-Ed

Confessions of a Co-Ed

1931

as Patricia Harper

The House That Shadows Built

The House That Shadows Built

1931

as (archive footage)

Five Minutes from the Station

Five Minutes from the Station

1930

as Carrie Adams

Thru Different Eyes

Thru Different Eyes

1929

as Valerie Briand

Broadway Nights

Broadway Nights

1927

as Performer

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Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

Fantasy Island

as Clia

Episodes: 13

First Aired: Sep 26, 1998

The Defenders

as Adela Collins

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 16, 1961

Magnum, P.I.

as Elizabeth Barrett

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 11, 1980

WKRP in Cincinnati

as Mama Carlson

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 18, 1978

Starsky & Hutch

as Olga Grossman

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 10, 1975

My Three Sons

as Miss Houk

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 29, 1960

Naked City

as Florence Nunda

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 30, 1958

Diagnosis: Murder

as Alice

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 29, 1993

The Equalizer

as Judge

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 18, 1985

General Electric Theater

as Gloria Roma

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 01, 1953

Lux Video Theatre

as Joyce

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1950

The 20th Century Fox Hour

as Mrs. Cosick

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 05, 1955

The DuPont Show with June Allyson

as Beulah Ridges

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 21, 1959

Route 66

as Lonnie Taylor

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 07, 1960

Lux Video Theatre

as Laura Barrie

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1950

Climax!

as Louella Wheedron

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 07, 1954

Dear John

as Mrs. Lumenski

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 06, 1988

The Love Boat

as Natalie Corson

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 24, 1977

Playhouse 90

as Mrs. Kramer

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 04, 1956

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as Mrs. Sylvia Verloc (archive footage) (uncredited)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1955

Route 66

as Hannah Ellis

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 07, 1960

The Ford Television Theatre

as Laura Blake

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1952

The Mike Douglas Show

as Self

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Dec 11, 1961

Kraft Television Theatre

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Oct 15, 1953

thirtysomething

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 29, 1987

Eight Is Enough

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 15, 1977

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 05, 1951

Climax!

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 07, 1954

The Philco Television Playhouse

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 03, 1948

Playwrights '56

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 04, 1955

Tales of Tomorrow

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 03, 1951

Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Winner

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 20, 1944

The Polly Bergen Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 21, 1957

Tonight Starring Jack Paar

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 29, 1957

The Ford Television Theatre

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1952

Cameo Theatre

Episodes: 1

First Aired: May 16, 1950

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