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).
Known For
| Birth Location | New York City, New York, USA |
|---|---|
| Born | 1910-08-09 |
| Died | 1999-07-01 |
Movies
Mars Attacks!
as Grandma Norris
1996
Used People
as Becky
1992
Night of 100 Stars III
as Self
1990
Andre's Mother
as Mrs. Downes
1990
1989
Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man
as Self (archive footage)
1988
Beetlejuice
as Juno
1988
The Witching of Ben Wagner
as Grammy (Regina's Grandmother)
1987
Pals
as Fern Stobbs
1987
An Early Frost
as Beatrice McKenna
1985
Finnegan Begin Again
as Margaret
1985
Going Hollywood: The '30s
as (archive footage)
1984
Copkiller
as Margaret Smith
1983
The Brass Ring
as Grandmother
1983
Having It All
as Marney
1982
Hammett
as Donaldina Cameron
1982
Night of 100 Stars
as Self
1982
Come Along with Me
as Mrs. Flanner
1982
A Small Killing
as Sadie Ross
1981
The Shadow Box
as Felicity
1980
F.D.R.: The Last Year
as Cousin Polly
1980
The Gossip Columnist
as Alma Lewellyn
1980
Damien: Omen II
as Aunt Marion
1978
Siege
as Lillian Gordon
1978
I Never Promised You a Rose Garden
as Miss Coral
1977
Snowbeast
as Mrs. Carrie Rill
1977
Raid on Entebbe
as Dora Bloch
1976
God Told Me To
as Elizabeth Mullin
1976
Death at Love House
as Clara Josephs
1976
Winner Take All
as Anne Barclay
1975
The Secret Night Caller
as Kitty
1975
Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams
as Mrs. Pritchard - Rita's Mother
1973
Do Not Fold, Spindle, or Mutilate
as Elizabeth Gibson
1971
No Time at All
as Mrs. Kramer
1958
The Helen Morgan Story
as Lulu Morgan
1957
Behind the High Wall
as Hilda Carmichael
1956
Man on the Ledge
as Mrs. Cosick
1955
Violent Saturday
as Elsie Braden
1955
Les Miserables
as Fantine
1952
Screen Snapshots 1860: Howdy, Podner
as Sylvia Sidney
1949
Love from a Stranger
as Cecily Harrington
1947
The Searching Wind
as Cassie Bowwman
1946
Mr. Ace
as Margaret Wyndham Chase
1946
Blood on the Sun
as Iris Hilliard
1945
Breakdowns of 1941
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1941
The Wagons Roll at Night
as Flo Lorraine
1941
One Third of a Nation
as Mary Rogers
1939
You and Me
as Helen
1938
Dead End
as Drina Gordon
1937
You Only Live Once
as Joan Graham
1937
Sabotage
as Mrs. Verloc
1937
Fury
as Katherine Grant
1936
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine
as June Tolliver
1936
Mary Burns, Fugitive
as Mary Burns
1935
Accent on Youth
as Linda Brown
1935
Behold My Wife!
as Tonita Storm Cloud
1934
Thirty Day Princess
as Nancy Lane / Princess Catterina
1934
Good Dame
as Lillie Taylor
1934
Jennie Gerhardt
as Jennie Gerhardt
1933
Pick-up
as Mary Richards
1933
Madame Butterfly
as Cho-Cho San
1932
Make Me a Star
as Sylvia Sidney (uncredited)
1932
Merrily We Go to Hell
as Joan Prentice
1932
The Miracle Man
as Helen Smith aka Helen Vail
1932
Ladies of the Big House
as Kathleen Storm McNeil
1931
Street Scene
as Rose Maurrant
1931
An American Tragedy
as Roberta 'Bert' Alden
1931
Confessions of a Co-Ed
as Patricia Harper
1931
The House That Shadows Built
as (archive footage)
1931
City Streets
as Nan Cooley
1931
Five Minutes from the Station
as Carrie Adams
1930
Thru Different Eyes
as Valerie Briand
1929
Broadway Nights
as Performer
1927
Sylvia Sidney hasn't worked on any movies or TV shows
