Sylvia Sidney
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
Aug 9, 1910 (116 years old)
Place of Birth
The Bronx, New York, USA
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).
Known For
| 1998 | Fantasy IslandClia | |
| 1996 | Mars Attacks!Grandma Norris | |
| 1993 | Diagnosis: MurderAlice | |
| 1992 | Used PeopleBecky | |
| 1990 | Andre's MotherMrs. Downes | |
| 1990 | Night of 100 Stars IIISelf | |
| 1989 | Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group TheatreSelf | |
| 1988 | BeetlejuiceJuno | |
| 1988 | Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading ManSelf (archive footage) | |
| 1988 | Dear JohnMrs. Lumenski | |
| 1987 | PalsFern Stobbs | |
| 1987 | The Witching of Ben WagnerGrammy (Regina's Grandmother) | |
| 1987 | thirtysomething | |
| 1985 | An Early FrostBeatrice McKenna | |
| 1985 | Finnegan Begin AgainMargaret | |
| 1985 | The EqualizerJudge | |
| 1984 | Going Hollywood: The '30s(archive footage) | |
| 1983 | The Brass RingGrandmother | |
| 1983 | CopkillerMargaret Smith | |
| 1982 | HammettDonaldina Cameron | |
| 1982 | Having It AllMarney | |
| 1982 | Come Along with MeMrs. Flanner | |
| 1982 | Night of 100 StarsSelf | |
| 1982 | American PlayhouseMrs. Flanner | |
| 1981 | A Small KillingSadie Ross | |
| 1980 | F.D.R.: The Last YearCousin Polly | |
| 1980 | The Shadow BoxFelicity | |
| 1980 | The Gossip ColumnistAlma Lewellyn | |
| 1980 | Magnum, P.I.Elizabeth Barrett | |
| 1979 | SupertrainAgatha Wills | |
| 1978 | Damien - Omen IIAunt Marion | |
| 1978 | SiegeLillian Gordon | |
| 1978 | WKRP in CincinnatiLillian Carlson | |
| 1978 | KazMolly | |
| 1977 | SnowbeastMrs. Carrie Rill | |
| 1977 | I Never Promised You a Rose GardenMiss Coral | |
| 1977 | The Love BoatNatalie Corson | |
| 1977 | Eight Is EnoughAunt Fealty | |
| 1976 | God Told Me ToElizabeth Mullin | |
| 1976 | Raid on EntebbeDora Bloch | |
| 1976 | Death at Love HouseClara Josephs | |
| 1975 | The Secret Night CallerKitty | |
| 1975 | Winner Take AllAnne Barclay | |
| 1975 | Starsky & HutchOlga Grossman | |
| 1973 | Summer Wishes, Winter DreamsMrs. Pritchard - Rita's Mother | |
| 1971 | Do Not Fold, Spindle, or MutilateElizabeth Gibson | |
| 1961 | The DefendersAdela Collins | |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas ShowSelf | |
| 1960 | My Three SonsMiss Houk | |
| 1960 | Route 66Lonnie Taylor | |
| 1960 | Route 66Hannah Ellis | |
| 1959 | The DuPont Show with June AllysonBeulah Ridges | |
| 1958 | No Time at AllMrs. Kramer | |
| 1958 | Naked CityFlorence Nunda | |
| 1957 | The Helen Morgan StoryLulu Morgan | |
| 1957 | The Polly Bergen ShowSelf | |
| 1957 | Tonight Starring Jack PaarSelf | |
| 1956 | Behind the High WallHilda Carmichael | |
| 1956 | Playhouse 90Mrs. Kramer | |
| 1955 | Man on the LedgeMrs. Cosick | |
| 1955 | Violent SaturdayElsie Braden | |
| 1955 | The 20th Century Fox HourMrs. Cosick | |
| 1955 | Playwrights '56 | |
| 1954 | Climax! | |
| 1954 | Climax!Louella Wheedron | |
| 1953 | General Electric TheaterGloria Roma | |
| 1953 | Kraft Television Theatre | |
| 1952 | Les MiserablesFantine | |
| 1952 | The Ford Television Theatre | |
| 1952 | The Ford Television TheatreLaura Blake | |
| 1951 | Schlitz Playhouse of Stars | |
| 1951 | Tales of Tomorrow | |
| 1950 | Lux Video TheatreJoyce | |
| 1950 | Lux Video TheatreLaura Barrie | |
| 1950 | Cameo Theatre | |
| 1949 | Screen Snapshots 1860: Howdy, PodnerSylvia Sidney | |
| 1948 | The Philco Television Playhouse | |
| 1947 | Love from a StrangerCecily Harrington | |
| 1947 | Kraft Television Theatre | |
| 1946 | The Searching WindCassie Bowman | |
| 1946 | Mr. AceMargaret Wyndham Chase | |
| 1945 | Blood on the SunIris Hilliard | |
| 1944 | Golden Globe AwardsSelf | |
| 1941 | The Wagons Roll at NightFlo Lorraine | |
| 1941 | Breakdowns of 1941Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| 1939 | One Third of a NationMary Rogers | |
| 1938 | You and MeHelen Roberts | |
| 1937 | SabotageMrs. Verloc | |
| 1937 | Dead EndDrina | |
| 1937 | You Only Live OnceJoan Graham | |
| 1936 | FuryKatherine Grant | |
| 1936 | The Trail of the Lonesome PineJune Tolliver | |
| 1935 | Mary Burns, FugitiveMary Burns | |
| 1935 | Accent on YouthLinda Brown | |
| 1934 | Thirty Day PrincessNancy Lane / Princess Catterina | |
| 1934 | Behold My Wife!Tonita Storm Cloud | |
| 1934 | Good DameLillie Taylor | |
| 1933 | Pick-upMary Richards | |
| 1933 | Jennie GerhardtJennie Gerhardt | |
| 1932 | Madame ButterflyCho-Cho San | |
| 1932 | Merrily We Go to HellJoan Prentice | |
| 1932 | The Miracle ManHelen Smith aka Helen Vail | |
| 1932 | Make Me a StarSylvia Sidney (uncredited) | |
| 1931 | City StreetsNan Cooley | |
| 1931 | An American TragedyRoberta 'Bert' Alden | |
| 1931 | Confessions of a Co-EdPatricia Harper | |
| 1931 | Street SceneRose Maurrant | |
| 1931 | Ladies of the Big HouseKathleen Storm McNeil | |
| 1931 | The House That Shadows Built(archive footage) | |
| 1930 | Five Minutes from the StationCarrie Adams | |
| 1929 | Thru Different EyesValerie Briand | |
| 1927 | Broadway NightsPerformer | |
| 1926 | The Sorrows of SatanBridesmaid (uncredited) |