Sylvia Sidney

Sylvia Sidney

Date of Birth:

Aug 09, 1910

Place of Birth:

New York City, New York, USA

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).

filmography:

Night of 100 Stars III Night of 100 Stars III

1990

Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre

1989

Five Minutes from the Station Five Minutes from the Station

1930

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice

1988

Used People Used People

1992

Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man

1988

Mr. Ace Mr. Ace

1946

No Time at All No Time at All

1958

The Brass Ring The Brass Ring

1983

The Miracle Man The Miracle Man

1932

The Secret Night Caller The Secret Night Caller

1975

The Searching Wind The Searching Wind

1946

Pals Pals

1987

Going Hollywood: The '30s Going Hollywood: The '30s

1984

The Helen Morgan Story The Helen Morgan Story

1957

Do Not Fold, Spindle, or Mutilate Do Not Fold, Spindle, or Mutilate

1971

The House That Shadows Built The House That Shadows Built

1931

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

1980

Copkiller Copkiller

1983

The Gossip Columnist The Gossip Columnist

1980

Make Me a Star Make Me a Star

1932

I Never Promised You a Rose Garden I Never Promised You a Rose Garden

1977

Having It All Having It All

1982

Come Along with Me Come Along with Me

1982

Night of 100 Stars Night of 100 Stars

1982

Screen Snapshots 1860: Howdy, Podner Screen Snapshots 1860: Howdy, Podner

1949

Finnegan Begin Again Finnegan Begin Again

1985

Broadway Nights Broadway Nights

1927

The Witching of Ben Wagner The Witching of Ben Wagner

1987

Breakdowns of 1941 Breakdowns of 1941

1941

Winner Take All Winner Take All

1975

Hammett Hammett

1982

Death at Love House Death at Love House

1976

The Shadow Box The Shadow Box

1980

Thru Different Eyes Thru Different Eyes

1929

Accent on Youth Accent on Youth

1935

One Third of a Nation One Third of a Nation

1939

You and Me You and Me

1938

Behind the High Wall Behind the High Wall

1956

Fury Fury

1936

Violent Saturday Violent Saturday

1955

Snowbeast Snowbeast

1977

Merrily We Go to Hell Merrily We Go to Hell

1932

You Only Live Once You Only Live Once

1937

Madame Butterfly Madame Butterfly

1932

City Streets City Streets

1931

Andre's Mother Andre's Mother

1990

God Told Me To God Told Me To

1976

Damien: Omen II Damien: Omen II

1978

Man on the Ledge Man on the Ledge

1955

Raid on Entebbe Raid on Entebbe

1976

Sabotage Sabotage

1937

Dead End Dead End

1937

A Small Killing A Small Killing

1981

Thirty Day Princess Thirty Day Princess

1934

Love from a Stranger Love from a Stranger

1947

Pick-up Pick-up

1933

Ladies of the Big House Ladies of the Big House

1931

Les Miserables Les Miserables

1952

Behold My Wife! Behold My Wife!

1934

Siege Siege

1978

Jennie Gerhardt Jennie Gerhardt

1933

Good Dame Good Dame

1934

Street Scene Street Scene

1931

Confessions of a Co-Ed Confessions of a Co-Ed

1931

Blood on the Sun Blood on the Sun

1945

An Early Frost An Early Frost

1985

Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams

1973

The Trail of the Lonesome Pine The Trail of the Lonesome Pine

1936

The Wagons Roll at Night The Wagons Roll at Night

1941

Mary Burns, Fugitive Mary Burns, Fugitive

1935

An American Tragedy An American Tragedy

1931

Mars Attacks! Mars Attacks!

1996

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