Sylvia Sidney

Sylvia Sidney

Acting

Birthday

1910/08/09

Day of death

1999/07/01 (88 years old)

Gender

Female

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

Also know as

Sophia Kosow, Sylvia Sydney

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).

Acting
Mars Attacks!
6.4

(1996) Mars Attacks!

as Grandma Norris

Man on the Ledge
0.0

(1955) Man on the Ledge

as Mrs. Cosick

Damien: Omen II
6.4

(1978) Damien: Omen II

as Aunt Marion

God Told Me To
5.9

(1976) God Told Me To

as Elizabeth Mullin

Raid on Entebbe
5.9

(1976) Raid on Entebbe

as Dora Bloch

Sabotage
6.7

(1937) Sabotage

as Mrs. Verloc

A Small Killing
8.0

(1981) A Small Killing

as Sadie Ross

Dead End
7.0

(1937) Dead End

as Drina Gordon

Andre's Mother
0.0

(1990) Andre's Mother

as Mrs. Downes

City Streets
6.2

(1931) City Streets

as Nan Cooley

Fury
7.5

(1936) Fury

as Katherine Grant

Behind the High Wall
5.2

(1956) Behind the High Wall

as Hilda Carmichael

You and Me
6.7

(1938) You and Me

as Helen Roberts

Violent Saturday
6.7

(1955) Violent Saturday

as Elsie Braden

Snowbeast
4.2

(1977) Snowbeast

as Mrs. Carrie Rill

Madame Butterfly
5.5

(1932) Madame Butterfly

as Cho-Cho San

You Only Live Once
7.1

(1937) You Only Live Once

as Joan Graham

Merrily We Go to Hell
6.4

(1932) Merrily We Go to Hell

as Joan Prentice

Thirty Day Princess
6.8

(1934) Thirty Day Princess

as Nancy Lane / Princess Catterina

Love from a Stranger
5.7

(1947) Love from a Stranger

as Cecily Harrington

Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams
5.6

(1973) Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams

as Mrs. Pritchard - Rita's Mother

An Early Frost
6.0

(1985) An Early Frost

as Beatrice McKenna

Blood on the Sun
5.8

(1945) Blood on the Sun

as Iris Hilliard

The Trail of the Lonesome Pine
6.3

(1936) The Trail of the Lonesome Pine

as June Tolliver

The Wagons Roll at Night
6.3

(1941) The Wagons Roll at Night

as Flo Lorraine

An American Tragedy
6.1

(1931) An American Tragedy

as Roberta 'Bert' Alden

Mary Burns, Fugitive
0.0

(1935) Mary Burns, Fugitive

as Mary Burns

Confessions of a Co-Ed
5.8

(1931) Confessions of a Co-Ed

as Patricia Harper

Street Scene
6.8

(1931) Street Scene

as Rose Maurrant

Les Miserables
5.4

(1952) Les Miserables

as Fantine

Ladies of the Big House
6.0

(1931) Ladies of the Big House

as Kathleen Storm McNeil

Behold My Wife!
7.0

(1934) Behold My Wife!

as Tonita Storm Cloud

Pick-up
4.8

(1933) Pick-up

as Mary Richards

Siege
5.2

(1978) Siege

as Lillian Gordon

Good Dame
6.0

(1934) Good Dame

as Lillie Taylor

Jennie Gerhardt
4.0

(1933) Jennie Gerhardt

as Jennie Gerhardt

One Third of a Nation
5.8

(1939) One Third of a Nation

as Mary Rogers

Accent on Youth
5.5

(1935) Accent on Youth

as Linda Brown

Pals
3.7

(1987) Pals

as Fern Stobbs

The Searching Wind
0.0

(1946) The Searching Wind

as Cassie Bowman

The Secret Night Caller
6.5

(1975) The Secret Night Caller

as Kitty

Going Hollywood: The '30s
10.0

(1984) Going Hollywood: The '30s

as (archive footage)

The Helen Morgan Story
0.0

(1957) The Helen Morgan Story

as Lulu Morgan

The House That Shadows Built
7.0

(1931) The House That Shadows Built

as (archive footage)

Do Not Fold, Spindle, or Mutilate
5.9

(1971) Do Not Fold, Spindle, or Mutilate

as Elizabeth Gibson

The Miracle Man
5.7

(1932) The Miracle Man

as Helen Smith aka Helen Vail

The Brass Ring
7.0

(1983) The Brass Ring

as Grandmother

6.0

(1930) Five Minutes from the Station

as Carrie Adams

0.0

(1989) Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre

as Self

Night of 100 Stars III
4.0

(1990) Night of 100 Stars III

as Self

Beetlejuice
7.4

(1988) Beetlejuice

as Juno

Used People
5.4

(1992) Used People

as Becky

No Time at All
0.0

(1958) No Time at All

as Mrs. Kramer

Mr. Ace
5.6

(1946) Mr. Ace

as Margaret Wyndham Chase

Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man
7.0

(1988) Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man

as Self (archive footage)

F.D.R.: The Last Year
7.5

(1980) F.D.R.: The Last Year

as Cousin Polly

Copkiller
5.7

(1983) Copkiller

as Margaret Smith

Winner Take All
7.0

(1975) Winner Take All

as Anne Barclay

Breakdowns of 1941
7.0

(1941) Breakdowns of 1941

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Witching of Ben Wagner
5.6

(1987) The Witching of Ben Wagner

as Grammy (Regina's Grandmother)

Hammett
6.2

(1982) Hammett

as Donaldina Cameron

Death at Love House
4.7

(1976) Death at Love House

as Clara Josephs

Thru Different Eyes
0.0

(1929) Thru Different Eyes

as Valerie Briand

The Shadow Box
5.2

(1980) The Shadow Box

as Felicity

Broadway Nights
6.0

(1927) Broadway Nights

as Performer

Finnegan Begin Again
6.3

(1985) Finnegan Begin Again

as Margaret

I Never Promised You a Rose Garden
6.2

(1977) I Never Promised You a Rose Garden

as Miss Coral

The Gossip Columnist
7.5

(1980) The Gossip Columnist

as Alma Lewellyn

Make Me a Star
5.5

(1932) Make Me a Star

as Sylvia Sidney (uncredited)

Having It All
5.0

(1982) Having It All

as Marney

Come Along with Me
6.0

(1982) Come Along with Me

as Mrs. Flanner

0.0

(1949) Screen Snapshots 1860: Howdy, Podner

as Sylvia Sidney

Night of 100 Stars
6.5

(1982) Night of 100 Stars

as Self

Magnum, P.I.
7.3

(1980) Magnum, P.I.

as Elizabeth Barrett

Fantasy Island
7.5

(1998) Fantasy Island

as Clia

WKRP in Cincinnati
7.5

(1978) WKRP in Cincinnati

as Mama Carlson

thirtysomething
6.3

(1987) thirtysomething

as ---

Starsky & Hutch
7.2

(1975) Starsky & Hutch

as Olga Grossman

My Three Sons
6.5

(1960) My Three Sons

as Miss Houk

Naked City
5.3

(1958) Naked City

as Florence Nunda

Diagnosis: Murder
7.1

(1993) Diagnosis: Murder

as Alice

The Equalizer
7.1

(1985) The Equalizer

as Judge

General Electric Theater
6.0

(1953) General Electric Theater

as Gloria Roma

Eight Is Enough
6.1

(1977) Eight Is Enough

as ---

6.0

(1950) Lux Video Theatre

as Joyce

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
7.0

(1951) Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

as ---

Climax!
3.0

(1954) Climax!

as ---

The 20th Century Fox Hour
5.2

(1955) The 20th Century Fox Hour

as Mrs. Cosick

The Philco Television Playhouse
6.0

(1948) The Philco Television Playhouse

as ---

6.0

(1955) Playwrights '56

as ---

Tales of Tomorrow
6.0

(1951) Tales of Tomorrow

as ---

The Defenders
6.2

(1961) The Defenders

as Adela Collins

The DuPont Show with June Allyson
6.3

(1959) The DuPont Show with June Allyson

as Beulah Ridges

Route 66
6.4

(1960) Route 66

as Lonnie Taylor

6.0

(1950) Lux Video Theatre

as Laura Barrie

The Mike Douglas Show
5.1

(1961) The Mike Douglas Show

as Self

Climax!
3.0

(1954) Climax!

as Louella Wheedron

Dear John
5.8

(1988) Dear John

as Mrs. Lumenski

The Love Boat
6.3

(1977) The Love Boat

as Natalie Corson

Playhouse 90
7.5

(1956) Playhouse 90

as Mrs. Kramer

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
7.7

(1955) Alfred Hitchcock Presents

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

Golden Globe Awards
6.8

(1944) Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Winner

0.0

(1953) Kraft Television Theatre

as ---

Route 66
6.4

(1960) Route 66

as Hannah Ellis

0.0

(1957) The Polly Bergen Show

as Self

6.5

(1957) Tonight Starring Jack Paar

as Self

The Ford Television Theatre
7.0

(1952) The Ford Television Theatre

as ---

The Ford Television Theatre
7.0

(1952) The Ford Television Theatre

as Laura Blake

0.0

(1950) Cameo Theatre

as ---