Sylvia Sidney

The Bronx, New York, USA

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).

Appearances

Mars Attacks!
6.4
Mars Attacks!
Grandma Norris
Man on the Ledge
7.0
Man on the Ledge
Mrs. Cosick
Damien - Omen II
6.4
Damien - Omen II
Aunt Marion
God Told Me To
5.8
God Told Me To
Elizabeth Mullin
Raid on Entebbe
6.1
Raid on Entebbe
Dora Bloch
Sabotage
6.7
Sabotage
Mrs. Verloc
A Small Killing
8.5
A Small Killing
Sadie Ross
Dead End
7.0
Dead End
Drina
Andre's Mother
Andre's Mother
Mrs. Downes
City Streets
6.3
City Streets
Nan Cooley
Fury
7.5
Fury
Katherine Grant
Behind the High Wall
5.5
Behind the High Wall
Hilda Carmichael
You and Me
6.6
You and Me
Helen Roberts
Violent Saturday
6.8
Violent Saturday
Elsie Braden
Snowbeast
4.4
Snowbeast
Mrs. Carrie Rill
Madame Butterfly
5.4
Madame Butterfly
Cho-Cho San
You Only Live Once
7.1
You Only Live Once
Joan Graham
Merrily We Go to Hell
6.5
Merrily We Go to Hell
Joan Prentice
Thirty Day Princess
6.8
Thirty Day Princess
Nancy Lane / Princess Catterina
Love from a Stranger
5.7
Love from a Stranger
Cecily Harrington
Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams
5.6
Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams
Mrs. Pritchard - Rita's Mother
An Early Frost
5.8
An Early Frost
Beatrice McKenna
Blood on the Sun
5.9
Blood on the Sun
Iris Hilliard
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine
6.5
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine
June Tolliver
The Wagons Roll at Night
6.5
The Wagons Roll at Night
Flo Lorraine
An American Tragedy
6.3
An American Tragedy
Roberta 'Bert' Alden
Mary Burns, Fugitive
9.0
Mary Burns, Fugitive
Mary Burns
Confessions of a Co-Ed
6.2
Confessions of a Co-Ed
Patricia Harper
Street Scene
6.8
Street Scene
Rose Maurrant
Les Miserables
5.5
Les Miserables
Fantine
Ladies of the Big House
6.0
Ladies of the Big House
Kathleen Storm McNeil
Behold My Wife!
8.0
Behold My Wife!
Tonita Storm Cloud
Pick-up
4.8
Pick-up
Mary Richards
Siege
6.8
Siege
Lillian Gordon
Good Dame
7.0
Good Dame
Lillie Taylor
Jennie Gerhardt
5.7
Jennie Gerhardt
Jennie Gerhardt
One Third of a Nation
6.2
One Third of a Nation
Mary Rogers
Accent on Youth
6.7
Accent on Youth
Linda Brown
Pals
5.3
Pals
Fern Stobbs
The Searching Wind
8.0
The Searching Wind
Cassie Bowman
The Secret Night Caller
6.6
The Secret Night Caller
Kitty
Going Hollywood: The '30s
9.0
Going Hollywood: The '30s
(archive footage)
The Helen Morgan Story
The Helen Morgan Story
Lulu Morgan
The House That Shadows Built
8.5
The House That Shadows Built
(archive footage)
Do Not Fold, Spindle, or Mutilate
6.1
Do Not Fold, Spindle, or Mutilate
Elizabeth Gibson
The Miracle Man
5.9
The Miracle Man
Helen Smith aka Helen Vail
The Brass Ring
7.0
The Brass Ring
Grandmother
Five Minutes from the Station
6.3
Five Minutes from the Station
Carrie Adams
Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre
Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre
Self
Night of 100 Stars III
4.0
Night of 100 Stars III
Self
Beetlejuice
7.4
Beetlejuice
Juno
Used People
5.8
Used People
Becky
No Time at All
8.0
No Time at All
Mrs. Kramer
Mr. Ace
5.8
Mr. Ace
Margaret Wyndham Chase
Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man
7.0
Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man
Self (archive footage)
F.D.R.: The Last Year
6.9
F.D.R.: The Last Year
Cousin Polly
Copkiller
5.8
Copkiller
Margaret Smith
Winner Take All
7.4
Winner Take All
Anne Barclay
Breakdowns of 1941
7.0
Breakdowns of 1941
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Witching of Ben Wagner
5.4
The Witching of Ben Wagner
Grammy (Regina's Grandmother)
Hammett
6.2
Hammett
Donaldina Cameron
Death at Love House
5.0
Death at Love House
Clara Josephs
Thru Different Eyes
8.0
Thru Different Eyes
Valerie Briand
The Shadow Box
5.0
The Shadow Box
Felicity
Broadway Nights
8.0
Broadway Nights
Performer
Finnegan Begin Again
6.5
Finnegan Begin Again
Margaret
I Never Promised You a Rose Garden
5.9
I Never Promised You a Rose Garden
Miss Coral
The Gossip Columnist
7.3
The Gossip Columnist
Alma Lewellyn
Make Me a Star
6.4
Make Me a Star
Sylvia Sidney (uncredited)
Having It All
6.5
Having It All
Marney
Come Along with Me
6.3
Come Along with Me
Mrs. Flanner
Screen Snapshots 1860: Howdy, Podner
Screen Snapshots 1860: Howdy, Podner
Sylvia Sidney
Night of 100 Stars
6.8
Night of 100 Stars
Self
The Sorrows of Satan
7.2
The Sorrows of Satan
Bridesmaid (uncredited)
Magnum, P.I.
7.3
Magnum, P.I.
Elizabeth Barrett
Fantasy Island
7.5
Fantasy Island
Clia
WKRP in Cincinnati
7.6
WKRP in Cincinnati
Lillian Carlson
thirtysomething
6.3
thirtysomething
Starsky & Hutch
7.3
Starsky & Hutch
Olga Grossman
My Three Sons
6.6
My Three Sons
Miss Houk
Naked City
5.7
Naked City
Florence Nunda
Diagnosis: Murder
7.1
Diagnosis: Murder
Alice
The Equalizer
7.2
The Equalizer
Judge
General Electric Theater
6.8
General Electric Theater
Gloria Roma
Lux Video Theatre
6.7
Lux Video Theatre
Joyce
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
7.2
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Climax!
3.8
Climax!
The 20th Century Fox Hour
6.0
The 20th Century Fox Hour
Mrs. Cosick
The Philco Television Playhouse
6.6
The Philco Television Playhouse
Playwrights '56
6.3
Playwrights '56
Tales of Tomorrow
6.4
Tales of Tomorrow
The Defenders
6.3
The Defenders
Adela Collins
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
6.8
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
Beulah Ridges
Route 66
6.4
Route 66
Lonnie Taylor
Lux Video Theatre
6.7
Lux Video Theatre
Laura Barrie
The Mike Douglas Show
5.8
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
Climax!
3.8
Climax!
Louella Wheedron
Dear John
5.7
Dear John
Mrs. Lumenski
The Love Boat
6.3
The Love Boat
Natalie Corson
Playhouse 90
7.6
Playhouse 90
Mrs. Kramer
Golden Globe Awards
7.2
Golden Globe Awards
Self
Kraft Television Theatre
10.0
Kraft Television Theatre
Route 66
6.4
Route 66
Hannah Ellis
The Polly Bergen Show
8.0
The Polly Bergen Show
Self
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
7.5
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
Self
The Ford Television Theatre
7.8
The Ford Television Theatre
The Ford Television Theatre
7.8
The Ford Television Theatre
Laura Blake
Cameo Theatre
8.0
Cameo Theatre
Kraft Television Theatre
7.8
Kraft Television Theatre
American Playhouse
6.6
American Playhouse
Mrs. Flanner
Kaz
7.0
Kaz
Molly
Eight Is Enough
6.1
Eight Is Enough
Aunt Fealty
Supertrain
5.6
Supertrain
Agatha Wills
Special for Women
6.3
Special for Women
Minna Borden
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