1910-08-09 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).
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Mars Attacks! | Grandma Norris | 1996-12-13 |
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Used People | Becky | 1992-12-16 |
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Andre's Mother | Mrs. Downes | 1990-03-07 |
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Night of 100 Stars III | Self | 1990-05-21 |
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Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre | Self | 1989-06-26 |
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Beetlejuice | Juno | 1988-03-30 |
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Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man | Self (archive footage) | 1988-06-05 |
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The Witching of Ben Wagner | Grammy (Regina's Grandmother) | 1987-12-31 |
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Pals | Fern Stobbs | 1987-01-01 |
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An Early Frost | Beatrice McKenna | 1985-05-01 |
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Finnegan Begin Again | Margaret | 1985-02-24 |
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Going Hollywood: The '30s | (archive footage) | 1984-01-01 |
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The Brass Ring | Grandmother | 1983-01-01 |
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Copkiller | Margaret Smith | 1983-03-15 |
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Hammett | Donaldina Cameron | 1982-06-09 |
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Having It All | Marney | 1982-10-13 |
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Come Along with Me | Mrs. Flanner | 1982-02-16 |
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Night of 100 Stars | Self | 1982-03-08 |
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A Small Killing | Sadie Ross | 1981-11-24 |
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F.D.R.: The Last Year | Cousin Polly | 1980-05-15 |
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The Shadow Box | Felicity | 1980-09-30 |
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The Gossip Columnist | Alma Lewellyn | 1980-03-21 |
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Siege | Lillian Gordon | 1978-04-26 |
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Damien: Omen II | Aunt Marion | 1978-06-09 |
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Snowbeast | Mrs. Carrie Rill | 1977-04-28 |
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I Never Promised You a Rose Garden | Miss Coral | 1977-07-14 |
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Death at Love House | Clara Josephs | 1976-09-02 |
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God Told Me To | Elizabeth Mullin | 1976-10-22 |
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Raid on Entebbe | Dora Bloch | 1976-12-26 |
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Winner Take All | Anne Barclay | 1975-03-03 |
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The Secret Night Caller | Kitty | 1975-02-18 |
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Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams | Mrs. Pritchard - Rita's Mother | 1973-10-21 |
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Do Not Fold, Spindle, or Mutilate | Elizabeth Gibson | 1971-11-09 |
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No Time at All | Mrs. Kramer | 1958-02-13 |
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The Helen Morgan Story | Lulu Morgan | 1957-05-16 |
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Behind the High Wall | Hilda Carmichael | 1956-07-01 |
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Man on the Ledge | Mrs. Cosick | 1955-12-28 |
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Violent Saturday | Elsie Braden | 1955-04-01 |
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Les Miserables | Fantine | 1952-08-14 |
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Screen Snapshots 1860: Howdy, Podner | Sylvia Sidney | 1949-07-20 |
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Love from a Stranger | Cecily Harrington | 1947-11-15 |
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Mr. Ace | Margaret Wyndham Chase | 1946-08-02 |
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The Searching Wind | Cassie Bowwman | 1946-08-09 |
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Blood on the Sun | Iris Hilliard | 1945-04-26 |
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The Wagons Roll at Night | Flo Lorraine | 1941-04-25 |
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Breakdowns of 1941 | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | 1941-11-14 |
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One Third of a Nation | Mary Rogers | 1939-02-10 |
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You and Me | Helen | 1938-06-01 |
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Dead End | Drina Gordon | 1937-08-27 |
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You Only Live Once | Joan Graham | 1937-01-23 |
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Sabotage | Mrs. Verloc | 1937-01-08 |
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Fury | Katherine Grant | 1936-06-05 |
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The Trail of the Lonesome Pine | June Tolliver | 1936-03-13 |
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Accent on Youth | Linda Brown | 1935-08-23 |
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Mary Burns, Fugitive | Mary Burns | 1935-11-15 |
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Good Dame | Lillie Taylor | 1934-03-16 |
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Thirty Day Princess | Nancy Lane / Princess Catterina | 1934-05-18 |
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Behold My Wife! | Tonita Storm Cloud | 1934-12-06 |
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Pick-up | Mary Richards | 1933-03-24 |
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Jennie Gerhardt | Jennie Gerhardt | 1933-06-08 |
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The Miracle Man | Helen Smith aka Helen Vail | 1932-04-01 |
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Merrily We Go to Hell | Joan Prentice | 1932-06-10 |
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Madame Butterfly | Cho-Cho San | 1932-12-30 |
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Make Me a Star | Sylvia Sidney (uncredited) | 1932-07-01 |
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The House That Shadows Built | (archive footage) | 1931-07-08 |
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An American Tragedy | Roberta 'Bert' Alden | 1931-08-22 |
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City Streets | Nan Cooley | 1931-04-18 |
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Street Scene | Rose Maurrant | 1931-09-05 |
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Confessions of a Co-Ed | Patricia Harper | 1931-07-11 |
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Ladies of the Big House | Kathleen Storm McNeil | 1931-12-26 |
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Five Minutes from the Station | Carrie Adams | 1930-09-30 |
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Thru Different Eyes | Valerie Briand | 1929-04-13 |
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Broadway Nights | Performer | 1927-05-15 |
