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Sylvia Sidney
Born
9 August 1910
Died
1 July 1999
Place
The Bronx, New York, USA
Acting

Sylvia Sidney

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).

As actor

Mars Attacks!

Mars Attacks!

1996 · Grandma Norris
Used People

Used People

1992 · Becky
Andre's Mother

Andre's Mother

1990 · Mrs. Downes
Night of 100 Stars III

Night of 100 Stars III

1990 · Self

Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre

1989 · Self
Beetlejuice

Beetlejuice

1988 · Juno
Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man

Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man

1988 · Self (archive footage)
Pals

Pals

1987 · Fern Stobbs
The Witching of Ben Wagner

The Witching of Ben Wagner

1987 · Grammy (Regina's Grandmother)
An Early Frost

An Early Frost

1985 · Beatrice McKenna
Finnegan Begin Again

Finnegan Begin Again

1985 · Margaret
Going Hollywood: The '30s

Going Hollywood: The '30s

1984 · (archive footage)
The Brass Ring

The Brass Ring

1983 · Grandmother
Copkiller

Copkiller

1983 · Margaret Smith
Hammett

Hammett

1982 · Donaldina Cameron
Having It All

Having It All

1982 · Marney
Come Along with Me

Come Along with Me

1982 · Mrs. Flanner
Night of 100 Stars

Night of 100 Stars

1982 · Self
A Small Killing

A Small Killing

1981 · Sadie Ross
F.D.R.: The Last Year

F.D.R.: The Last Year

1980 · Cousin Polly
The Shadow Box

The Shadow Box

1980 · Felicity
The Gossip Columnist

The Gossip Columnist

1980 · Alma Lewellyn
Damien - Omen II

Damien - Omen II

1978 · Aunt Marion
Siege

Siege

1978 · Lillian Gordon
Snowbeast

Snowbeast

1977 · Mrs. Carrie Rill
I Never Promised You a Rose Garden

I Never Promised You a Rose Garden

1977 · Miss Coral
God Told Me To

God Told Me To

1976 · Elizabeth Mullin
Raid on Entebbe

Raid on Entebbe

1976 · Dora Bloch
Death at Love House

Death at Love House

1976 · Clara Josephs
The Secret Night Caller

The Secret Night Caller

1975 · Kitty