Sylvia Sidney

Sylvia Sidney

Known for: Acting

Born: August 9, 1910

Died: July 1, 1999

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, W…

Known for

Sabotage
Sabotage
1937
Dead End
Dead End
1937
Fury
Fury
1936
You and Me
You and Me
1938
Madame Butterfly
Madame Butterfly
1932
You Only Live Once
You Only Live Once
1937
Merrily We Go to Hell
Merrily We Go to Hell
1932
Thirty Day Princess
Thirty Day Princess
1934
Mary Burns, Fugitive
Mary Burns, Fugitive
1935
Street Scene
Street Scene
1931
Ladies of the Big House
Ladies of the Big House
1931
Pick-up
Pick-up
1933
Behold My Wife!
Behold My Wife!
1934
Good Dame
Good Dame
1934
Jennie Gerhardt
Jennie Gerhardt
1933
One Third of a Nation
One Third of a Nation
1939
Accent on Youth
Accent on Youth
1935
The Miracle Man
The Miracle Man
1932
City Streets
City Streets
1931
Behind the High Wall
Behind the High Wall
1956
Snowbeast
Snowbeast
1977
Love from a Stranger
Love from a Stranger
1947
Blood on the Sun
Blood on the Sun
1945
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine
1936
The Wagons Roll at Night
The Wagons Roll at Night
1941
An American Tragedy
An American Tragedy
1931
Confessions of a Co-Ed
Confessions of a Co-Ed
1931
Siege
Siege
1978
The Searching Wind
The Searching Wind
1946
The Helen Morgan Story
The Helen Morgan Story
1957
The Brass Ring
The Brass Ring
1983
Five Minutes from the Station
Five Minutes from the Station
1930
Mr. Ace
Mr. Ace
1946
Man on the Ledge
Man on the Ledge
1955
Andre's Mother
Andre's Mother
1990
Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams
Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams
1973
Pals
Pals
1987
Death at Love House
Death at Love House
1976
Come Along with Me
Come Along with Me
1982
Screen Snapshots 1860: Howdy, Podner
Screen Snapshots 1860: Howdy, Podner
1949
God Told Me To
God Told Me To
1976
An Early Frost
An Early Frost
1985
Finnegan Begin Again
Finnegan Begin Again
1985
Les Miserables
Les Miserables
1952
The Secret Night Caller
The Secret Night Caller
1975
Do Not Fold, Spindle, or Mutilate
Do Not Fold, Spindle, or Mutilate
1971
Copkiller
Copkiller
1983
The Witching of Ben Wagner
The Witching of Ben Wagner
1987
The Shadow Box
The Shadow Box
1980
Having It All
Having It All
1982
A Small Killing
A Small Killing
1981
Winner Take All
Winner Take All
1975
Damien - Omen II
Damien - Omen II
1978
Used People
Used People
1992
Raid on Entebbe
Raid on Entebbe
1976
Beetlejuice
Beetlejuice
1988
Thru Different Eyes
Thru Different Eyes
1929
Broadway Nights
Broadway Nights
1927
Violent Saturday
Violent Saturday
1955
The Gossip Columnist
The Gossip Columnist
1980
The House That Shadows Built
The House That Shadows Built
1931
Hammett
Hammett
1982
I Never Promised You a Rose Garden
I Never Promised You a Rose Garden
1977
F.D.R.: The Last Year
F.D.R.: The Last Year
1980
Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre
1989
No Time at All
No Time at All
1958
Mars Attacks!
Mars Attacks!
1996
Breakdowns of 1941
Breakdowns of 1941
1941
Make Me a Star
Make Me a Star
1932
The Sorrows of Satan
The Sorrows of Satan
1926
Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man
Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man
1988
Magnum, P.I.
Magnum, P.I.
1980
Fantasy Island
Fantasy Island
1998
WKRP in Cincinnati
WKRP in Cincinnati
1978
thirtysomething
thirtysomething
1987
Starsky & Hutch
Starsky & Hutch
1975
My Three Sons
My Three Sons
1960
Naked City
Naked City
1958
Diagnosis: Murder
Diagnosis: Murder
1993
The Equalizer
The Equalizer
1985
General Electric Theater
General Electric Theater
1953
Lux Video Theatre
1950
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
Going Hollywood: The '30s
Going Hollywood: The '30s
1984
Climax!
Climax!
1954
The 20th Century Fox Hour
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955
The Philco Television Playhouse
The Philco Television Playhouse
1948
Playwrights '56
1955
Tales of Tomorrow
Tales of Tomorrow
1951
The Defenders
The Defenders
1961
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
1959
Route 66
Route 66
1960
The Mike Douglas Show
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
Dear John
Dear John
1988
The Love Boat
The Love Boat
1977
Playhouse 90
Playhouse 90
1956
Golden Globe Awards
Golden Globe Awards
1944
Kraft Television Theatre
1953
The Polly Bergen Show
1957
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
1957
The Ford Television Theatre
The Ford Television Theatre
1952
Cameo Theatre
1950
Kraft Television Theatre
Kraft Television Theatre
1947
Kaz
Kaz
1978
Eight Is Enough
Eight Is Enough
1977
Supertrain
Supertrain
1979
Special for Women
Special for Women
1960
American Playhouse
American Playhouse
1982
Night of 100 Stars III
Night of 100 Stars III
1990
Night of 100 Stars
Night of 100 Stars
1982