Sylvia Sidney
Actor
- Born
- August 9, 1910 · The Bronx, New York, USA
- Died
- July 1, 1999 (age 88)
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).
Known for
Beetlejuice
March 30, 1988
Mars Attacks!
December 13, 1996
Damien - Omen II
June 9, 1978
Sabotage
December 2, 1936
Fury
June 5, 1936
You Only Live Once
January 23, 1937
God Told Me To
October 22, 1976
Dead End
August 27, 1937
Violent Saturday
April 1, 1955
Hammett
June 9, 1982
Raid on Entebbe
December 26, 1976
Merrily We Go to Hell
June 10, 1932
Acting74
- 1996Mars Attacks! as Grandma Norris
- 1992Used People as Becky
- 1990Night of 100 Stars III as Self
- 1990Andre's Mother as Mrs. Downes
- 1989Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre as Self
- 1988Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man as Self (archive footage)
- 1988Beetlejuice as Juno
- 1987The Witching of Ben Wagner as Grammy (Regina's Grandmother)
- 1987Pals as Fern Stobbs
- 1985An Early Frost