Sylvia Sidney
Sophia Kosow | Sylvia Sydney | سیلویا سیدنی
About the person
Career:
Acting
Date of birth:1910-08-09
Place of birth:The Bronx, New York, USA
Gender:Female
Popularity:1
Date of death1999-07-01
88Biography
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).
Filmography
Rating by year
- Fantasy IslandClia1998-09-267.416
- Mars Attacks!Grandma Norris1996-12-136.45,901
- Diagnosis: MurderAlice1993-10-297.1120
- Used PeopleBecky1992-12-165.838
- Night of 100 Stars IIISelf1990-05-214.02
- Andre's MotherMrs. Downes1990-03-070.00
- Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group TheatreSelf1989-06-260.00
- Dear JohnMrs. Lumenski1988-10-065.719
- Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading ManSelf (archive footage)1988-06-057.05
- BeetlejuiceJuno1988-03-307.48,480
- The Witching of Ben WagnerGrammy (Regina's Grandmother)1987-12-315.411
- thirtysomething1987-09-296.331
- PalsFern Stobbs1987-01-015.34
- The EqualizerJudge1985-09-187.167
- An Early FrostBeatrice McKenna1985-05-015.836
- Finnegan Begin AgainMargaret1985-02-246.511
- Going Hollywood: The '30s(archive footage)1984-01-019.02
- CopkillerMargaret Smith1983-03-155.822
- The Brass RingGrandmother1983-01-017.01
- Having It AllMarney1982-10-136.52
- HammettDonaldina Cameron1982-06-096.377
- Night of 100 StarsSelf1982-03-086.84
- Come Along with MeMrs. Flanner1982-02-166.34
- American PlayhouseMrs. Flanner1982-01-126.67
- A Small KillingSadie Ross1981-11-248.52
- Magnum, P.I.Elizabeth Barrett1980-12-117.3445
- The Shadow BoxFelicity1980-09-305.08
- F.D.R.: The Last YearCousin Polly1980-05-156.94
- The Gossip ColumnistAlma Lewellyn1980-03-217.33
- SupertrainAgatha Wills1979-02-075.65
- WKRP in CincinnatiLillian Carlson1978-09-187.693
- KazMolly1978-09-107.02
- Damien - Omen IIAunt Marion1978-06-096.4820
- SiegeLillian Gordon1978-04-266.86
- The Love BoatNatalie Corson1977-09-246.3191
- I Never Promised You a Rose GardenMiss Coral1977-07-145.941
- SnowbeastMrs. Carrie Rill1977-04-284.344
- Eight Is EnoughAunt Fealty1977-03-156.240
- Raid on EntebbeDora Bloch1976-12-266.057
- God Told Me ToElizabeth Mullin1976-10-225.8159
- Death at Love HouseClara Josephs1976-09-035.012
- Starsky & HutchOlga Grossman1975-09-107.3200
- Winner Take AllAnne Barclay1975-03-037.45
- The Secret Night CallerKitty1975-02-186.65
- Summer Wishes, Winter DreamsMrs. Pritchard - Rita's Mother1973-10-215.614
- Do Not Fold, Spindle, or MutilateElizabeth Gibson1971-11-096.17
- The DefendersAdela Collins1961-09-166.311
- Route 66Lonnie Taylor1960-10-076.720
- Route 66Hannah Ellis1960-10-076.720
- My Three SonsMiss Houk1960-09-296.640
- The DuPont Show with June AllysonBeulah Ridges1959-09-216.84
- Naked CityFlorence Nunda1958-09-305.712
- No Time at AllMrs. Kramer1958-02-138.01
- The Polly Bergen ShowSelf1957-09-218.01
- The Helen Morgan StoryLulu Morgan1957-05-160.00
- Playhouse 90Mrs. Kramer1956-10-047.68
- Behind the High WallHilda Carmichael1956-07-015.512
- Man on the LedgeMrs. Cosick1955-12-287.01
- The 20th Century Fox HourMrs. Cosick1955-10-056.08
- Violent SaturdayElsie Braden1955-04-016.779
- Climax!1954-10-073.812
- Climax!Louella Wheedron1954-10-073.812
- General Electric TheaterGloria Roma1953-02-016.86
- The Ford Television Theatre1952-10-027.84
- The Ford Television TheatreLaura Blake1952-10-027.84
- Les MiserablesFantine1952-08-145.518
- Schlitz Playhouse of Stars1951-10-057.25
- Tales of Tomorrow1951-08-036.47
- Lux Video TheatreJoyce1950-10-026.77
- Lux Video TheatreLaura Barrie1950-10-026.77
- Cameo Theatre1950-05-168.01
- Screen Snapshots 1860: Howdy, PodnerSylvia Sidney1949-07-200.00
- The Philco Television Playhouse1948-10-036.68
- Love from a StrangerCecily Harrington1947-11-155.79
- Kraft Television Theatre1947-05-077.85
- The Searching WindCassie Bowman1946-08-098.01
- Mr. AceMargaret Wyndham Chase1946-08-025.88
- Blood on the SunIris Hilliard1945-04-265.940
- Breakdowns of 1941Self (archive footage) (uncredited)1941-11-147.04
- The Wagons Roll at NightFlo Lorraine1941-04-256.518
- One Third of a NationMary Rogers1939-02-106.26
- You and MeHelen Roberts1938-06-016.645
- Dead EndDrina1937-08-277.0151
- You Only Live OnceJoan Graham1937-01-237.1192
- SabotageMrs. Verloc1937-01-086.7368
- FuryKatherine Grant1936-06-057.5254
- The Trail of the Lonesome PineJune Tolliver1936-03-136.534
- Mary Burns, FugitiveMary Burns1935-11-159.01
- Accent on YouthLinda Brown1935-08-236.73
- Behold My Wife!Tonita Storm Cloud1934-12-068.03
- Thirty Day PrincessNancy Lane / Princess Catterina1934-05-186.821
- Good DameLillie Taylor1934-03-167.03
- Jennie GerhardtJennie Gerhardt1933-06-085.73
- Pick-upMary Richards1933-03-245.17
- Madame ButterflyCho-Cho San1932-12-305.420
- Make Me a StarSylvia Sidney (uncredited)1932-07-016.45
- Merrily We Go to HellJoan Prentice1932-06-106.547
- Ladies of the Big HouseKathleen Storm McNeil1931-12-266.03
- Street SceneRose Maurrant1931-09-056.842
- An American TragedyRoberta 'Bert' Alden1931-08-226.318
- Confessions of a Co-EdPatricia Harper1931-07-116.26
- The House That Shadows Built(archive footage)1931-07-088.52
- City StreetsNan Cooley1931-04-186.346
- Five Minutes from the StationCarrie Adams1930-09-306.34
- Thru Different EyesValerie Briand1929-04-138.01
- Broadway NightsPerformer1927-05-158.02
- The Sorrows of SatanBridesmaid (uncredited)1926-10-127.213