Sylvia Sidney

Acting

Sylvia Sidney

Born August 9, 1910The Bronx, New York, USA109 credits

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

Filmography

Mars Attacks!
1996Mars Attacks!
as Grandma NorrisMovie
Used People
1992Used People
as BeckyMovie
Andre's Mother
1990Andre's Mother
as Mrs. DownesMovie
Dear John
1988Dear John
as Mrs. LumenskiTV
Beetlejuice
1988Beetlejuice
as JunoMovie
The Witching of Ben Wagner
1987The Witching of Ben Wagner
as Grammy (Regina's Grandmother)Movie
Pals
1987Pals
as Fern StobbsMovie
An Early Frost
1985An Early Frost
as Beatrice McKennaMovie
Finnegan Begin Again
1985Finnegan Begin Again
as MargaretMovie
Going Hollywood: The '30s
1984Going Hollywood: The '30s
as (archive footage)Movie
Copkiller
1983Copkiller
as Margaret SmithMovie
The Brass Ring
1983The Brass Ring
as GrandmotherMovie
Having It All
1982Having It All
as MarneyMovie
Hammett
1982Hammett
as Donaldina CameronMovie
Come Along with Me
1982Come Along with Me
as Mrs. FlannerMovie
American Playhouse
1982American Playhouse
as Mrs. FlannerTV
A Small Killing
1981A Small Killing
as Sadie RossMovie
Magnum, P.I.
1980Magnum, P.I.
as Elizabeth BarrettTV
The Shadow Box
1980The Shadow Box
as FelicityMovie
F.D.R.: The Last Year
1980F.D.R.: The Last Year
as Cousin PollyMovie
The Gossip Columnist
1980The Gossip Columnist
as Alma LewellynMovie
Supertrain
1979Supertrain
as Agatha WillsTV
WKRP in Cincinnati
1978WKRP in Cincinnati
as Lillian CarlsonTV
Kaz
1978Kaz
as MollyTV
Damien - Omen II
1978Damien - Omen II
as Aunt MarionMovie
Siege
1978Siege
as Lillian GordonMovie
The Love Boat
1977The Love Boat
as Natalie CorsonTV
Snowbeast
1977Snowbeast
as Mrs. Carrie RillMovie
Eight Is Enough
1977Eight Is Enough
as Aunt FealtyTV
Raid on Entebbe
1976Raid on Entebbe
as Dora BlochMovie
God Told Me To
1976God Told Me To
as Elizabeth MullinMovie
Death at Love House
1976Death at Love House
as Clara JosephsMovie
Starsky & Hutch
1975Starsky & Hutch
as Olga GrossmanTV
Winner Take All
1975Winner Take All
as Anne BarclayMovie
Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams
1973Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams
as Mrs. Pritchard - Rita's MotherMovie
The Defenders
1961The Defenders
as Adela CollinsTV
Route 66
1960Route 66
as Lonnie TaylorTV
My Three Sons
1960My Three Sons
as Miss HoukTV
Naked City
1958Naked City
as Florence NundaTV
No Time at All
1958No Time at All
as Mrs. KramerMovie
The Helen Morgan Story
1957The Helen Morgan Story
as Lulu MorganMovie
Playhouse 90
1956Playhouse 90
as Mrs. KramerTV
Behind the High Wall
1956Behind the High Wall
as Hilda CarmichaelMovie
Man on the Ledge
1955Man on the Ledge
as Mrs. CosickMovie
Violent Saturday
1955Violent Saturday
as Elsie BradenMovie
Les Miserables
1952Les Miserables
as FantineMovie
Love from a Stranger
1947Love from a Stranger
as Cecily HarringtonMovie
The Searching Wind
1946The Searching Wind
as Cassie BowmanMovie
Mr. Ace
1946Mr. Ace
as Margaret Wyndham ChaseMovie
Blood on the Sun
1945Blood on the Sun
as Iris HilliardMovie
Breakdowns of 1941
1941Breakdowns of 1941
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)Movie
The Wagons Roll at Night
1941The Wagons Roll at Night
as Flo LorraineMovie
One Third of a Nation
1939One Third of a Nation
as Mary RogersMovie
You and Me
1938You and Me
as Helen RobertsMovie
Dead End
1937Dead End
as DrinaMovie
You Only Live Once
1937You Only Live Once
as Joan GrahamMovie
Sabotage
1937Sabotage
as Mrs. VerlocMovie
Fury
1936Fury
as Katherine GrantMovie
Mary Burns, Fugitive
1935Mary Burns, Fugitive
as Mary BurnsMovie
Accent on Youth
1935Accent on Youth
as Linda BrownMovie
Behold My Wife!
1934Behold My Wife!
as Tonita Storm CloudMovie
Thirty Day Princess
1934Thirty Day Princess
as Nancy Lane / Princess CatterinaMovie
Good Dame
1934Good Dame
as Lillie TaylorMovie
Jennie Gerhardt
1933Jennie Gerhardt
as Jennie GerhardtMovie
Pick-up
1933Pick-up
as Mary RichardsMovie
Madame Butterfly
1932Madame Butterfly
as Cho-Cho SanMovie
Make Me a Star
1932Make Me a Star
as Sylvia Sidney (uncredited)Movie
Merrily We Go to Hell
1932Merrily We Go to Hell
as Joan PrenticeMovie
The Miracle Man
1932The Miracle Man
as Helen Smith aka Helen VailMovie
Ladies of the Big House
1931Ladies of the Big House
as Kathleen Storm McNeilMovie
Street Scene
1931Street Scene
as Rose MaurrantMovie
An American Tragedy
1931An American Tragedy
as Roberta 'Bert' AldenMovie
Confessions of a Co-Ed
1931Confessions of a Co-Ed
as Patricia HarperMovie
The House That Shadows Built
1931The House That Shadows Built
as (archive footage)Movie
City Streets
1931City Streets
as Nan CooleyMovie
Thru Different Eyes
1929Thru Different Eyes
as Valerie BriandMovie
Broadway Nights
1927Broadway Nights
as PerformerMovie
The Sorrows of Satan
1926The Sorrows of Satan
as Bridesmaid (uncredited)Movie