Sylvia Sidney

Cast

Sylvia Sidney

Acting

Known for

Acting

Born

1910-08-09

From

The Bronx, New York, USA

Died

1999-07-01

Also known as Sophia Kosow, Sylvia Sydney, سیلویا سیدنی

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).

Beetlejuice
7.4
MOVIE1988

Beetlejuice

as Juno

Mars Attacks!
6.4
MOVIE1996

Mars Attacks!

as Grandma Norris

Damien - Omen II
6.4
MOVIE1978

Damien - Omen II

as Aunt Marion

Fury
7.5
MOVIE1936

Fury

as Katherine Grant

Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre
MOVIE1989

Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre

as Self

Dead End
7.1
MOVIE1937

Dead End

as Drina

Sabotage
6.7
MOVIE1937

Sabotage

as Mrs. Verloc

Les Miserables
5.5
MOVIE1952

Les Miserables

as Fantine

Night of 100 Stars
6.8
MOVIE1982

Night of 100 Stars

as Self

Madame Butterfly
5.4
MOVIE1932

Madame Butterfly

as Cho-Cho San

Raid on Entebbe
6.0
MOVIE1976

Raid on Entebbe

as Dora Bloch

I Never Promised You a Rose Garden
5.9
MOVIE1977

I Never Promised You a Rose Garden

as Miss Coral

Night of 100 Stars III
4.0
MOVIE1990

Night of 100 Stars III

as Self

Hammett
6.3
MOVIE1982

Hammett

as Donaldina Cameron

You and Me
6.6
MOVIE1938

You and Me

as Helen Roberts

City Streets
6.3
MOVIE1931

City Streets

as Nan Cooley

Pals
5.3
MOVIE1987

Pals

as Fern Stobbs

Used People
5.8
MOVIE1992

Used People

as Becky

Violent Saturday
6.8
MOVIE1955

Violent Saturday

as Elsie Braden

An Early Frost
5.8
MOVIE1985

An Early Frost

as Beatrice McKenna

You Only Live Once
7.1
MOVIE1937

You Only Live Once

as Joan Graham

Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man
7.0
MOVIE1988

Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man

as Self (archive footage)

Copkiller
5.8
MOVIE1983

Copkiller

as Margaret Smith

An American Tragedy
6.3
MOVIE1931

An American Tragedy

as Roberta 'Bert' Alden

F.D.R.: The Last Year
6.9
MOVIE1980

F.D.R.: The Last Year

as Cousin Polly

Confessions of a Co-Ed
6.2
MOVIE1931

Confessions of a Co-Ed

as Patricia Harper

Snowbeast
4.4
MOVIE1977

Snowbeast

as Mrs. Carrie Rill

Mr. Ace
5.8
MOVIE1946

Mr. Ace

as Margaret Wyndham Chase

Thirty Day Princess
6.8
MOVIE1934

Thirty Day Princess

as Nancy Lane / Princess Catterina

The Trail of the Lonesome Pine
6.5
MOVIE1936

The Trail of the Lonesome Pine

as June Tolliver

God Told Me To
5.8
MOVIE1976

God Told Me To

as Elizabeth Mullin

Having It All
6.5
MOVIE1982

Having It All

as Marney

Behold My Wife!
8.0
MOVIE1934

Behold My Wife!

as Tonita Storm Cloud

Pick-up
5.1
MOVIE1933

Pick-up

as Mary Richards

Ladies of the Big House
6.0
MOVIE1931

Ladies of the Big House

as Kathleen Storm McNeil

Breakdowns of 1941
7.0
MOVIE1941

Breakdowns of 1941

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Going Hollywood: The '30s
9.0
MOVIE1984

Going Hollywood: The '30s

as (archive footage)

The Secret Night Caller
6.6
MOVIE1975

The Secret Night Caller

as Kitty

The Wagons Roll at Night
6.5
MOVIE1941

The Wagons Roll at Night

as Flo Lorraine

Blood on the Sun
5.9
MOVIE1945

Blood on the Sun

as Iris Hilliard

Street Scene
6.8
MOVIE1931

Street Scene

as Rose Maurrant

Merrily We Go to Hell
6.5
MOVIE1932

Merrily We Go to Hell

as Joan Prentice

Jennie Gerhardt
5.7
MOVIE1933

Jennie Gerhardt

as Jennie Gerhardt

The Gossip Columnist
7.3
MOVIE1980

The Gossip Columnist

as Alma Lewellyn

Death at Love House
5.0
MOVIE1976

Death at Love House

as Clara Josephs

The House That Shadows Built
8.5
MOVIE1931

The House That Shadows Built

as (archive footage)

Siege
6.8
MOVIE1978

Siege

as Lillian Gordon

The Miracle Man
5.9
MOVIE1932

The Miracle Man

as Helen Smith aka Helen Vail

A Small Killing
8.5
MOVIE1981

A Small Killing

as Sadie Ross

Do Not Fold, Spindle, or Mutilate
6.1
MOVIE1971

Do Not Fold, Spindle, or Mutilate

as Elizabeth Gibson

The Shadow Box
5.0
MOVIE1980

The Shadow Box

as Felicity

The Helen Morgan Story
MOVIE1957

The Helen Morgan Story

as Lulu Morgan

The Sorrows of Satan
7.2
MOVIE1926

The Sorrows of Satan

as Bridesmaid (uncredited)

Behind the High Wall
5.5
MOVIE1956

Behind the High Wall

as Hilda Carmichael

The Brass Ring
7.0
MOVIE1983

The Brass Ring

as Grandmother

Man on the Ledge
7.0
MOVIE1955

Man on the Ledge

as Mrs. Cosick

Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams
5.6
MOVIE1973

Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams

as Mrs. Pritchard - Rita's Mother

Accent on Youth
6.7
MOVIE1935

Accent on Youth

as Linda Brown

Come Along with Me
6.3
MOVIE1982

Come Along with Me

as Mrs. Flanner

Andre's Mother
MOVIE1990

Andre's Mother

as Mrs. Downes

Thru Different Eyes
8.0
MOVIE1929

Thru Different Eyes

as Valerie Briand

Finnegan Begin Again
6.5
MOVIE1985

Finnegan Begin Again

as Margaret

Winner Take All
7.4
MOVIE1975

Winner Take All

as Anne Barclay

No Time at All
8.0
MOVIE1958

No Time at All

as Mrs. Kramer

Good Dame
7.0
MOVIE1934

Good Dame

as Lillie Taylor

Mary Burns, Fugitive
9.0
MOVIE1935

Mary Burns, Fugitive

as Mary Burns

Make Me a Star
6.4
MOVIE1932

Make Me a Star

as Sylvia Sidney (uncredited)

The Witching of Ben Wagner
5.4
MOVIE1987

The Witching of Ben Wagner

as Grammy (Regina's Grandmother)

Screen Snapshots 1860: Howdy, Podner
MOVIE1949

Screen Snapshots 1860: Howdy, Podner

as Sylvia Sidney

Love from a Stranger
5.7
MOVIE1947

Love from a Stranger

as Cecily Harrington

One Third of a Nation
6.2
MOVIE1939

One Third of a Nation

as Mary Rogers

The Searching Wind
8.0
MOVIE1946

The Searching Wind

as Cassie Bowman

Five Minutes from the Station
6.3
MOVIE1930

Five Minutes from the Station

as Carrie Adams

Broadway Nights
8.0
MOVIE1927

Broadway Nights

as Performer

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