Sylvia Sidney

Sylvia Sidney

🎂 9th August 1910 (115 yrs) 📍 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).

Sylvia Sidney

🎬 Movies Featuring Sylvia Sidney

Mars Attacks!

Mars Attacks! (1996)

as Grandma Norris
Used People

Used People (1992)

as Becky
Night of 100 Stars III

Night of 100 Stars III (1990)

as Self
Andre's Mother

Andre's Mother (1990)

as Mrs. Downes
No Image

Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre (1989)

as Self
Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man

Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man (1988)

as Self (archive footage)
Beetlejuice

Beetlejuice (1988)

as Juno
The Witching of Ben Wagner

The Witching of Ben Wagner (1987)

as Grammy (Regina's Grandmother)
Pals

Pals (1987)

as Fern Stobbs
An Early Frost

An Early Frost (1985)

as Beatrice McKenna
Finnegan Begin Again

Finnegan Begin Again (1985)

as Margaret
Going Hollywood: The '30s

Going Hollywood: The '30s (1984)

as (archive footage)
Copkiller

Copkiller (1983)

as Margaret Smith
The Brass Ring

The Brass Ring (1983)

as Grandmother
Having It All

Having It All (1982)

as Marney
Hammett

Hammett (1982)

as Donaldina Cameron
Night of 100 Stars

Night of 100 Stars (1982)

as Self
Come Along with Me

Come Along with Me (1982)

as Mrs. Flanner
A Small Killing

A Small Killing (1981)

as Sadie Ross
The Shadow Box

The Shadow Box (1980)

as Felicity
F.D.R.: The Last Year

F.D.R.: The Last Year (1980)

as Cousin Polly
The Gossip Columnist

The Gossip Columnist (1980)

as Alma Lewellyn
Damien - Omen II

Damien - Omen II (1978)

as Aunt Marion
Siege

Siege (1978)

as Lillian Gordon
I Never Promised You a Rose Garden

I Never Promised You a Rose Garden (1977)

as Miss Coral
Snowbeast

Snowbeast (1977)

as Mrs. Carrie Rill
Raid on Entebbe

Raid on Entebbe (1976)

as Dora Bloch
God Told Me To

God Told Me To (1976)

as Elizabeth Mullin
Death at Love House

Death at Love House (1976)

as Clara Josephs
Winner Take All

Winner Take All (1975)

as Anne Barclay
The Secret Night Caller

The Secret Night Caller (1975)

as Kitty
Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams

Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams (1973)

as Mrs. Pritchard - Rita's Mother
Do Not Fold, Spindle, or Mutilate

Do Not Fold, Spindle, or Mutilate (1971)

as Elizabeth Gibson
No Time at All

No Time at All (1958)

as Mrs. Kramer
The Helen Morgan Story

The Helen Morgan Story (1957)

as Lulu Morgan
Behind the High Wall

Behind the High Wall (1956)

as Hilda Carmichael
Man on the Ledge

Man on the Ledge (1955)

as Mrs. Cosick
Violent Saturday

Violent Saturday (1955)

as Elsie Braden
Les Miserables

Les Miserables (1952)

as Fantine
No Image

Screen Snapshots 1860: Howdy, Podner (1949)

as Sylvia Sidney
Love from a Stranger

Love from a Stranger (1947)

as Cecily Harrington
The Searching Wind

The Searching Wind (1946)

as Cassie Bowman
Mr. Ace

Mr. Ace (1946)

as Margaret Wyndham Chase
Blood on the Sun

Blood on the Sun (1945)

as Iris Hilliard
Breakdowns of 1941

Breakdowns of 1941 (1941)

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Wagons Roll at Night

The Wagons Roll at Night (1941)

as Flo Lorraine
One Third of a Nation

One Third of a Nation (1939)

as Mary Rogers
You and Me

You and Me (1938)

as Helen Roberts
Dead End

Dead End (1937)

as Drina
You Only Live Once

You Only Live Once (1937)

as Joan Graham
Sabotage

Sabotage (1937)

as Mrs. Verloc
Fury

Fury (1936)

as Katherine Grant
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine

The Trail of the Lonesome Pine (1936)

as June Tolliver
Mary Burns, Fugitive

Mary Burns, Fugitive (1935)

as Mary Burns
Accent on Youth

Accent on Youth (1935)

as Linda Brown
Behold My Wife!

Behold My Wife! (1934)

as Tonita Storm Cloud
Thirty Day Princess

Thirty Day Princess (1934)

as Nancy Lane / Princess Catterina
Good Dame

Good Dame (1934)

as Lillie Taylor
Jennie Gerhardt

Jennie Gerhardt (1933)

as Jennie Gerhardt
Pick-up

Pick-up (1933)

as Mary Richards
Madame Butterfly

Madame Butterfly (1932)

as Cho-Cho San
Make Me a Star

Make Me a Star (1932)

as Sylvia Sidney (uncredited)
Merrily We Go to Hell

Merrily We Go to Hell (1932)

as Joan Prentice
The Miracle Man

The Miracle Man (1932)

as Helen Smith aka Helen Vail
Ladies of the Big House

Ladies of the Big House (1931)

as Kathleen Storm McNeil
Street Scene

Street Scene (1931)

as Rose Maurrant
An American Tragedy

An American Tragedy (1931)

as Roberta 'Bert' Alden
Confessions of a Co-Ed

Confessions of a Co-Ed (1931)

as Patricia Harper
The House That Shadows Built

The House That Shadows Built (1931)

as (archive footage)
City Streets

City Streets (1931)

as Nan Cooley
Five Minutes from the Station

Five Minutes from the Station (1930)

as Carrie Adams
Thru Different Eyes

Thru Different Eyes (1929)

as Valerie Briand
Broadway Nights

Broadway Nights (1927)

as Performer
The Sorrows of Satan

The Sorrows of Satan (1926)

as Bridesmaid (uncredited)