Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1910-08-09
Day of Death
1999-07-01
Place of Birth
The Bronx, New York, USA
Sylvia Sidney
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).
Filmography (74)
⭐ 6.4
Role:
Grandma Norris
Mars Attacks!
1996
⭐ 5.8
Role:
Becky
Used People
1992
⭐ 4.0
Role:
Self
Night of 100 Stars III
1990
⭐ 0
Role:
Mrs. Downes
Andre's Mother
1990No Image
⭐ 0
Role:
Self
Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre
1989
⭐ 7.0
Role:
Self (archive footage)
Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man
1988
⭐ 7.4
Role:
Juno
Beetlejuice
1988
⭐ 5.4
Role:
Grammy (Regina's Grandmother)
The Witching of Ben Wagner
1987
⭐ 5.2
Role:
Fern Stobbs
Pals
1987
⭐ 5.8
Role:
Beatrice McKenna
An Early Frost
1985
⭐ 6.5
Role:
Margaret
Finnegan Begin Again
1985
⭐ 9.0
Role:
(archive footage)
Going Hollywood: The '30s
1984
⭐ 5.8
Role:
Margaret Smith
Copkiller
1983
⭐ 7.0
Role:
Grandmother
The Brass Ring
1983
⭐ 6.5
Role:
Marney
