Sylvia Sidney
August 9, 1910 (114 years old) in 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).
Known For
Credits
- 1998 ·Fantasy Islandas Clia
- 1996 ·Mars Attacks!as Grandma Norris
- 1993 ·Diagnosis: Murderas Alice
- 1992 ·Used Peopleas Becky
- 1990 ·Night of 100 Stars IIIas Self
- 1990 ·Andre's Motheras Mrs. Downes
- 1989 ·Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatreas Self
- 1988 ·Dear Johnas Mrs. Lumenski
- 1988 ·Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Manas Self (archive footage)
- 1988 ·Beetlejuiceas Juno
- 1987 ·The Witching of Ben Wagneras Grammy (Regina's Grandmother)
- 1987 ·thirtysomethingas
- 1987 ·Palsas Fern Stobbs
- 1985 ·The Equalizeras Judge
- 1985 ·An Early Frostas Beatrice McKenna
- 1985 ·Finnegan Begin Againas Margaret
- 1984 ·Going Hollywood: The '30sas (archive footage)
- 1983 ·Copkilleras Margaret Smith
- 1983 ·The Brass Ringas Grandmother
- 1982 ·Having It Allas Marney
- 1982 ·Hammettas Donaldina Cameron
- 1982 ·Night of 100 Starsas Self
- 1982 ·Come Along with Meas Mrs. Flanner
- 1981 ·A Small Killingas Sadie Ross
- 1980 ·Magnum, P.I.as Elizabeth Barrett
- 1980 ·The Shadow Boxas Felicity
- 1980 ·F.D.R.: The Last Yearas Cousin Polly
- 1980 ·The Gossip Columnistas Alma Lewellyn
- 1978 ·WKRP in Cincinnatias Mama Carlson
- 1978 ·Damien: Omen IIas Aunt Marion
- 1978 ·Siegeas Lillian Gordon
- 1977 ·The Love Boatas Natalie Corson
- 1977 ·I Never Promised You a Rose Gardenas Miss Coral
- 1977 ·Snowbeastas Mrs. Carrie Rill
- 1977 ·Eight Is Enoughas
- 1976 ·Raid on Entebbeas Dora Bloch
- 1976 ·God Told Me Toas Elizabeth Mullin
- 1976 ·Death at Love Houseas Clara Josephs
- 1975 ·Starsky & Hutchas Olga Grossman
- 1975 ·Winner Take Allas Anne Barclay
- 1975 ·The Secret Night Calleras Kitty
- 1973 ·Summer Wishes, Winter Dreamsas Mrs. Pritchard - Rita's Mother
- 1971 ·Do Not Fold, Spindle, or Mutilateas Elizabeth Gibson
- 1961 ·The Mike Douglas Showas Self
- 1961 ·The Defendersas Adela Collins
- 1960 ·Route 66as Lonnie Taylor
- 1960 ·Route 66as Hannah Ellis
- 1960 ·My Three Sonsas Miss Houk
- 1959 ·The DuPont Show with June Allysonas Beulah Ridges
- 1958 ·Naked Cityas Florence Nunda
- 1958 ·No Time at Allas Mrs. Kramer
- 1957 ·The Polly Bergen Showas Self
- 1957 ·Tonight Starring Jack Paaras Self
- 1957 ·The Helen Morgan Storyas Lulu Morgan
- 1956 ·Playhouse 90as Mrs. Kramer
- 1956 ·Behind the High Wallas Hilda Carmichael
- 1955 ·Man on the Ledgeas Mrs. Cosick
- 1955 ·The 20th Century Fox Houras Mrs. Cosick
- 1955 ·Playwrights '56as
- 1955 ·Alfred Hitchcock Presentsas Mrs. Sylvia Verloc (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1955 ·Violent Saturdayas Elsie Braden
- 1954 ·Climax!as
- 1954 ·Climax!as Louella Wheedron
- 1953 ·Kraft Television Theatreas
- 1953 ·General Electric Theateras Gloria Roma
- 1952 ·The Ford Television Theatreas
- 1952 ·The Ford Television Theatreas Laura Blake
- 1952 ·Les Miserablesas Fantine
- 1951 ·Schlitz Playhouse of Starsas
- 1951 ·Tales of Tomorrowas
- 1950 ·Lux Video Theatreas Joyce
- 1950 ·Lux Video Theatreas Laura Barrie
- 1950 ·Cameo Theatreas
- 1949 ·Screen Snapshots 1860: Howdy, Podneras Sylvia Sidney
- 1948 ·The Philco Television Playhouseas
- 1947 ·Love from a Strangeras Cecily Harrington
- 1946 ·The Searching Windas Cassie Bowman
- 1946 ·Mr. Aceas Margaret Wyndham Chase
- 1945 ·Blood on the Sunas Iris Hilliard
- 1944 ·Golden Globe Awardsas Self - Winner
- 1941 ·Breakdowns of 1941as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1941 ·The Wagons Roll at Nightas Flo Lorraine
- 1939 ·One Third of a Nationas Mary Rogers
- 1938 ·You and Meas Helen Roberts
- 1937 ·Dead Endas Drina Gordon
- 1937 ·You Only Live Onceas Joan Graham
- 1937 ·Sabotageas Mrs. Verloc
- 1936 ·Furyas Katherine Grant
- 1936 ·The Trail of the Lonesome Pineas June Tolliver
- 1935 ·Mary Burns, Fugitiveas Mary Burns
- 1935 ·Accent on Youthas Linda Brown
- 1934 ·Behold My Wife!as Tonita Storm Cloud
- 1934 ·Thirty Day Princessas Nancy Lane / Princess Catterina
- 1934 ·Good Dameas Lillie Taylor
- 1933 ·Jennie Gerhardtas Jennie Gerhardt
- 1933 ·Pick-upas Mary Richards
- 1932 ·Madame Butterflyas Cho-Cho San
- 1932 ·Make Me a Staras Sylvia Sidney (uncredited)
- 1932 ·Merrily We Go to Hellas Joan Prentice
- 1932 ·The Miracle Manas Helen Smith aka Helen Vail
- 1931 ·Ladies of the Big Houseas Kathleen Storm McNeil
- 1931 ·Street Sceneas Rose Maurrant
- 1931 ·An American Tragedyas Roberta 'Bert' Alden
- 1931 ·Confessions of a Co-Edas Patricia Harper
- 1931 ·The House That Shadows Builtas (archive footage)
- 1931 ·City Streetsas Nan Cooley
- 1930 ·Five Minutes from the Stationas Carrie Adams
- 1929 ·Thru Different Eyesas Valerie Briand
- 1927 ·Broadway Nightsas Performer