Sylvia Sidney
Born
August 9, 1910 (age 88)
Died
July 1, 1999
Birthplace
The Bronx, New York, USA

Sylvia Sidney

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).

Movies

Mars Attacks!
Mars Attacks!
1996 ★ 6.4
Grandma Norris
Used People
Used People
1992 ★ 5.7
Becky
Andre's Mother
Andre's Mother
1990
Mrs. Downes
Beetlejuice
Beetlejuice
1988 ★ 7.4
Juno
The Witching of Ben Wagner
The Witching of Ben Wagner
1987 ★ 5.2
Grammy (Regina's Grandmother)
Pals
Pals
1987 ★ 3.7
Fern Stobbs
An Early Frost
An Early Frost
1985 ★ 5.7
Beatrice McKenna
Finnegan Begin Again
Finnegan Begin Again
1985 ★ 6.3
Margaret
Going Hollywood: The '30s
Going Hollywood: The '30s
1984 ★ 10.0
(archive footage)
Copkiller
Copkiller
1983 ★ 5.8
Margaret Smith
The Brass Ring
The Brass Ring
1983 ★ 7.0
Grandmother
Having It All
Having It All
1982 ★ 5.0
Marney
Hammett
Hammett
1982 ★ 6.2
Donaldina Cameron
Come Along with Me
Come Along with Me
1982 ★ 6.0
Mrs. Flanner
A Small Killing
A Small Killing
1981 ★ 8.0
Sadie Ross
The Shadow Box
The Shadow Box
1980 ★ 4.6
Felicity
F.D.R.: The Last Year
F.D.R.: The Last Year
1980 ★ 5.8
Cousin Polly
The Gossip Columnist
The Gossip Columnist
1980 ★ 7.5
Alma Lewellyn
Damien - Omen II
Damien - Omen II
1978 ★ 6.4
Aunt Marion
Siege
Siege
1978 ★ 6.2
Lillian Gordon
I Never Promised You a Rose Garden
I Never Promised You a Rose Garden
1977 ★ 5.8
Miss Coral
Snowbeast
Snowbeast
1977 ★ 4.2
Mrs. Carrie Rill
Raid on Entebbe
Raid on Entebbe
1976 ★ 6.0
Dora Bloch
God Told Me To
God Told Me To
1976 ★ 5.8
Elizabeth Mullin
Death at Love House
Death at Love House
1976 ★ 4.7
Clara Josephs
Winner Take All
Winner Take All
1975 ★ 7.0
Anne Barclay
The Secret Night Caller
The Secret Night Caller
1975 ★ 6.5
Kitty
Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams
Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams
1973 ★ 5.4
Mrs. Pritchard - Rita's Mother
Do Not Fold, Spindle, or Mutilate
Do Not Fold, Spindle, or Mutilate
1971 ★ 5.9
Elizabeth Gibson
No Time at All
No Time at All
1958
Mrs. Kramer
The Helen Morgan Story
The Helen Morgan Story
1957
Lulu Morgan
Behind the High Wall
Behind the High Wall
1956 ★ 5.1
Hilda Carmichael
Man on the Ledge
Man on the Ledge
1955
Mrs. Cosick
Violent Saturday
Violent Saturday
1955 ★ 6.7
Elsie Braden
Les Miserables
Les Miserables
1952 ★ 5.2
Fantine
Screen Snapshots 1860: Howdy, Podner
Screen Snapshots 1860: Howdy, Podner
1949
Sylvia Sidney
Love from a Stranger
Love from a Stranger
1947 ★ 5.7
Cecily Harrington
The Searching Wind
The Searching Wind
1946
Cassie Bowman
Mr. Ace
Mr. Ace
1946 ★ 5.6
Margaret Wyndham Chase
Blood on the Sun
Blood on the Sun
1945 ★ 5.8
Iris Hilliard
The Wagons Roll at Night
The Wagons Roll at Night
1941 ★ 6.5
Flo Lorraine
One Third of a Nation
One Third of a Nation
1939 ★ 5.8
Mary Rogers
You and Me
You and Me
1938 ★ 6.5
Helen Roberts
Dead End
Dead End
1937 ★ 7.0
Drina Gordon
You Only Live Once
You Only Live Once
1937 ★ 7.1
Joan Graham
Sabotage
Sabotage
1937 ★ 6.7
Mrs. Verloc
Fury
Fury
1936 ★ 7.4
Katherine Grant
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine
1936 ★ 6.5
June Tolliver
Mary Burns, Fugitive
Mary Burns, Fugitive
1935
Mary Burns
Accent on Youth
Accent on Youth
1935 ★ 5.5
Linda Brown
Behold My Wife!
Behold My Wife!
1934 ★ 7.0
Tonita Storm Cloud
Thirty Day Princess
Thirty Day Princess
1934 ★ 6.8
Nancy Lane / Princess Catterina
Good Dame
Good Dame
1934 ★ 5.5
Lillie Taylor
Jennie Gerhardt
Jennie Gerhardt
1933 ★ 4.0
Jennie Gerhardt
Pick-up
Pick-up
1933 ★ 4.0
Mary Richards
Madame Butterfly
Madame Butterfly
1932 ★ 5.2
Cho-Cho San
Make Me a Star
Make Me a Star
1932 ★ 5.5
Sylvia Sidney (uncredited)
Merrily We Go to Hell
Merrily We Go to Hell
1932 ★ 6.3
Joan Prentice
The Miracle Man
The Miracle Man
1932 ★ 5.7
Helen Smith aka Helen Vail
Ladies of the Big House
Ladies of the Big House
1931 ★ 6.0
Kathleen Storm McNeil
Street Scene
Street Scene
1931 ★ 6.7
Rose Maurrant
An American Tragedy
An American Tragedy
1931 ★ 6.1
Roberta 'Bert' Alden
Confessions of a Co-Ed
Confessions of a Co-Ed
1931 ★ 5.8
Patricia Harper
The House That Shadows Built
The House That Shadows Built
1931 ★ 7.0
(archive footage)
City Streets
City Streets
1931 ★ 6.2
Nan Cooley
Five Minutes from the Station
Five Minutes from the Station
1930 ★ 6.0
Carrie Adams
Thru Different Eyes
Thru Different Eyes
1929
Valerie Briand
Broadway Nights
Broadway Nights
1927 ★ 6.0
Performer
The Sorrows of Satan
The Sorrows of Satan
1926 ★ 6.7
Bridesmaid (uncredited)

TV Series