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Home/People/Sylvia Sidney
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Born
Aug 9, 1910Died: Jul 1, 1999
Lived 88 years
Place of Birth
The Bronx, New York, USA
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female

Career Highlights

74
Movies
38
TV Shows
Also Known As
Sophia Kosow
Sylvia Sydney
سیلویا سیدنی
IMDb Profile

Sylvia Sidney

Acting

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).
Mars Attacks! poster

Mars Attacks!

as Grandma Norris
1996
Used People poster

Used People

as Becky
1992
Night of 100 Stars III poster

Night of 100 Stars III

as Self
1990
Andre's Mother poster

Andre's Mother

as Mrs. Downes
1990
Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre poster

Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre

as Self
1989
Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man poster

Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man

as Self (archive footage)
1988
Beetlejuice poster

Beetlejuice

as Juno
1988
The Witching of Ben Wagner poster

The Witching of Ben Wagner

as Grammy (Regina's Grandmother)
1987
Pals poster

Pals

as Fern Stobbs
1987
An Early Frost poster

An Early Frost

as Beatrice McKenna
1985
Finnegan Begin Again poster

Finnegan Begin Again

as Margaret
1985
Going Hollywood: The '30s poster

Going Hollywood: The '30s

as (archive footage)
1984
Copkiller poster

Copkiller

as Margaret Smith
1983
The Brass Ring poster

The Brass Ring

as Grandmother
1983
Having It All poster

Having It All

as Marney
1982
Hammett poster

Hammett

as Donaldina Cameron
1982
Night of 100 Stars poster

Night of 100 Stars

as Self
1982
Come Along with Me poster

Come Along with Me

as Mrs. Flanner
1982
A Small Killing poster

A Small Killing

as Sadie Ross
1981
The Shadow Box poster

The Shadow Box

as Felicity
1980