Sylvia Sidney
Acting
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).
Notable Works
Prominent titles featuring Sylvia Sidney
Filmography
Acting (74)
1996
Mars Attacks!as Grandma Norris
6.4
1992
Used Peopleas Becky
5.8
1990
Night of 100 Stars IIIas Self
4.3
1990
Andre's Motheras Mrs. Downes
1988
Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Manas Self (archive footage)
7.0
1988
Beetlejuiceas Juno
7.4
1987
The Witching of Ben Wagneras Grammy (Regina's Grandmother)
5.4
1987
Palsas Fern Stobbs
5.2
1985
An Early Frostas Beatrice McKenna
5.8
1985
Finnegan Begin Againas Margaret
6.5
1984
Going Hollywood: The '30sas (archive footage)
9.0
1983
Copkilleras Margaret Smith
6.0
1983
The Brass Ringas Grandmother
7.0
1982
Having It Allas Marney
6.5
1982
Hammettas Donaldina Cameron
6.2
1982
Night of 100 Starsas Self
5.8
1982
Come Along with Meas Mrs. Flanner
6.3
1981
A Small Killingas Sadie Ross
8.5
1980
The Shadow Boxas Felicity
5.3
1980
F.D.R.: The Last Yearas Cousin Polly
6.9
1980
The Gossip Columnistas Alma Lewellyn
7.3
1978
Damien - Omen IIas Aunt Marion
6.4
1978
Siegeas Lillian Gordon
6.8
1977
I Never Promised You a Rose Gardenas Miss Coral
5.9
1977
Snowbeastas Mrs. Carrie Rill
4.3
1976
Raid on Entebbeas Dora Bloch
6.0
1976
God Told Me Toas Elizabeth Mullin
5.8
1976
Death at Love Houseas Clara Josephs
5.0
1975
Winner Take Allas Anne Barclay
7.4
1975
The Secret Night Calleras Kitty
6.6
1973
Summer Wishes, Winter Dreamsas Mrs. Pritchard - Rita's Mother
5.6
1971
Do Not Fold, Spindle, or Mutilateas Elizabeth Gibson
6.1
1958
No Time at Allas Mrs. Kramer
8.0
1957
The Helen Morgan Storyas Lulu Morgan
1956
Behind the High Wallas Hilda Carmichael
5.5
1955
Man on the Ledgeas Mrs. Cosick
7.0
1955
Violent Saturdayas Elsie Braden
6.7
1952
Les Miserablesas Fantine
5.5
1949
Screen Snapshots 1860: Howdy, Podneras Sylvia Sidney
1947
Love from a Strangeras Cecily Harrington
5.7
1946
The Searching Windas Cassie Bowman
8.0
1946
Mr. Aceas Margaret Wyndham Chase
5.8
1945
Blood on the Sunas Iris Hilliard
5.9
1941
Breakdowns of 1941as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
7.0
1941
The Wagons Roll at Nightas Flo Lorraine
6.5
1939
One Third of a Nationas Mary Rogers
6.2
1938
You and Meas Helen Roberts
6.6
1937
Dead Endas Drina
7.0
1937
You Only Live Onceas Joan Graham
7.1
1936
Sabotageas Mrs. Verloc
6.7
1936
Furyas Katherine Grant
7.5
1936
The Trail of the Lonesome Pineas June Tolliver
6.5
1935
Mary Burns, Fugitiveas Mary Burns
9.0
1935
Accent on Youthas Linda Brown
6.7
1934
Behold My Wife!as Tonita Storm Cloud
8.0
1934
Thirty Day Princessas Nancy Lane / Princess Catterina
6.8
1934
Good Dameas Lillie Taylor
7.0
1933
Jennie Gerhardtas Jennie Gerhardt
5.7
1933
Pick-upas Mary Richards
5.1
1932
Madame Butterflyas Cho-cho San
5.4
1932
Make Me a Staras Sylvia Sidney (uncredited)
6.4
1932
Merrily We Go to Hellas Joan Prentice
6.4
1932
The Miracle Manas Helen Smith aka Helen Vail
5.9
1931
Ladies of the Big Houseas Kathleen Storm McNeil
6.0
1931
Street Sceneas Rose Maurrant
6.8
1931
An American Tragedyas Roberta 'Bert' Alden
6.3
1931
Confessions of a Co-Edas Patricia Harper
6.0
1931
The House That Shadows Builtas (archive footage)
8.5
1931
City Streetsas Nan Cooley
6.3
1930
Five Minutes from the Stationas Carrie Adams
6.3
1929
Thru Different Eyesas Valerie Briand
8.0
1927
Broadway Nightsas Performer
8.0
1926
The Sorrows of Satanas Bridesmaid (uncredited)
7.2