Sylvia Sidney
69 movies · 32 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Aug 9, 1910
- Died
- Jul 1, 1999 (age 88)
- Place of birth
- The Bronx, New York, USA
- Also known as
- Sophia Kosow · Sylvia Sydney · سیلویا سیدنی
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).
Profiles IMDb
Known for
Sylvia Sidney: movies and TV shows
Acting (101)
- 1998
- 1996 Mars Attacks!
as Grandma Norris
- 1993
- 1992 Used People
as Becky
- 1990 Andre's Mother
as Mrs. Downes
- 1988
- 1988 Beetlejuice
as Juno
- 1987 The Witching of Ben Wagner
as Grammy (Regina's Grandmother)
- 1987
- 1987 Pals
as Fern Stobbs
- 1985
- 1985 An Early Frost
as Beatrice McKenna
- 1985 Finnegan Begin Again
as Margaret
- 1984 Going Hollywood: The '30s
as (archive footage)
- 1983 Copkiller
as Margaret Smith
- 1983 The Brass Ring
as Grandmother
- 1982 Having It All
as Marney
- 1982 Hammett
as Donaldina Cameron
- 1982 Come Along with Me
as Mrs. Flanner
- 1982
- 1981 A Small Killing
as Sadie Ross
- 1980
- 1980 The Shadow Box
as Felicity
- 1980 F.D.R.: The Last Year
as Cousin Polly
- 1980 The Gossip Columnist
as Alma Lewellyn
- 1979
- 1978
- 1978
- 1978 Damien - Omen II
as Aunt Marion
- 1978 Siege
as Lillian Gordon
- 1977
- 1977 I Never Promised You a Rose Garden
as Miss Coral
- 1977 Snowbeast
as Mrs. Carrie Rill
- 1977
- 1976 Raid on Entebbe
as Dora Bloch
- 1976 God Told Me To
as Elizabeth Mullin
- 1976 Death at Love House
as Clara Josephs
- 1975
- 1975 Winner Take All
as Anne Barclay
- 1975 The Secret Night Caller
as Kitty
- 1973 Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams
as Mrs. Pritchard - Rita's Mother
- 1971 Do Not Fold, Spindle, or Mutilate
as Elizabeth Gibson
- 1961
- 1960
- 1960
- 1960
- 1959
- 1958
- 1958 No Time at All
as Mrs. Kramer
- 1957 The Helen Morgan Story
as Lulu Morgan
- 1956
- 1956 Behind the High Wall
as Hilda Carmichael
- 1955 Man on the Ledge
as Mrs. Cosick
- 1955
- 1955
- 1955 Violent Saturday
as Elsie Braden
- 1954
- 1953
- 1953
- 1952
- 1952 Les Miserables
as Fantine
- 1951
- 1951
- 1950
- 1950
- 1949 Screen Snapshots 1860: Howdy, Podner
as Sylvia Sidney
- 1948
- 1947 Love from a Stranger
as Cecily Harrington
- 1947
- 1946 The Searching Wind
as Cassie Bowman
- 1946 Mr. Ace
as Margaret Wyndham Chase
- 1945 Blood on the Sun
as Iris Hilliard
- 1941 The Wagons Roll at Night
as Flo Lorraine
- 1939 One Third of a Nation
as Mary Rogers
- 1938 You and Me
as Helen Roberts
- 1937 Dead End
as Drina
- 1937 You Only Live Once
as Joan Graham
- 1936 Sabotage
as Mrs. Verloc
- 1936 Fury
as Katherine Grant
- 1936 The Trail of the Lonesome Pine
as June Tolliver
- 1935 Mary Burns, Fugitive
as Mary Burns
- 1935 Accent on Youth
as Linda Brown
- 1934 Behold My Wife!
as Tonita Storm Cloud
- 1934 Thirty Day Princess
as Nancy Lane / Princess Catterina
- 1934 Good Dame
as Lillie Taylor
- 1933 Jennie Gerhardt
as Jennie Gerhardt
- 1933 Pick-up
as Mary Richards
- 1932 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
- 1931 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
- 1930 Five Minutes from the Station
as Carrie Adams
- 1929 Thru Different Eyes
as Valerie Briand
- 1927 Broadway Nights
as Performer
- 1926 The Sorrows of Satan
as Bridesmaid (uncredited)
Talk shows and appearances (9)
- 1990
- 1989
- 1988
- 1982
- 1961 The Mike Douglas Show
3 episodes
- 1957 The Polly Bergen Show
1 episode
- 1957 Tonight Starring Jack Paar
1 episode
- 1944 Golden Globe Awards
1 episode
- 1941