Sylvia Sidney
Born
August 9, 1910
Died
July 1, 1999 (88 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
The Bronx, 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).

Fantasy Island
Clia · (13 episodes)
1998

Mars Attacks!
Grandma Norris
1996

Diagnosis: Murder
Alice · (1 episode)
1993

Used People
Becky
1992

Night of 100 Stars III
Self
1990

Andre's Mother
Mrs. Downes
1990
Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre
Self
1989

Dear John
Mrs. Lumenski · (1 episode)
1988

Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man
Self (archive footage)
1988

Beetlejuice
Juno
1988

The Witching of Ben Wagner
Grammy (Regina's Grandmother)
1987

thirtysomething
(1 episode)
1987

Pals
Fern Stobbs
1987

The Equalizer
Judge · (1 episode)
1985

An Early Frost
Beatrice McKenna
1985

Finnegan Begin Again
Margaret
1985

Going Hollywood: The '30s
(archive footage)
1984

Copkiller
Margaret Smith
1983

The Brass Ring
Grandmother
1983

Having It All
Marney
1982

Hammett
Donaldina Cameron
1982

Night of 100 Stars
Self
1982

Come Along with Me
Mrs. Flanner
1982

American Playhouse
Mrs. Flanner · (1 episode)
1982

A Small Killing
Sadie Ross
1981

Magnum, P.I.
Elizabeth Barrett · (1 episode)
1980

The Shadow Box
Felicity
1980

F.D.R.: The Last Year
Cousin Polly
1980

The Gossip Columnist
Alma Lewellyn
1980

WKRP in Cincinnati
Mama Carlson · (1 episode)
1978

Kaz
Molly · (1 episode)
1978

Damien - Omen II
Aunt Marion
1978

Siege
Lillian Gordon
1978

The Love Boat
Natalie Corson · (1 episode)
1977

I Never Promised You a Rose Garden
Miss Coral
1977

Snowbeast
Mrs. Carrie Rill
1977

Eight Is Enough
(1 episode)
1977

Raid on Entebbe
Dora Bloch
1976

God Told Me To
Elizabeth Mullin
1976

Death at Love House
Clara Josephs
1976

Starsky & Hutch
Olga Grossman · (1 episode)
1975

Winner Take All
Anne Barclay
1975

The Secret Night Caller
Kitty
1975

Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams
Mrs. Pritchard - Rita's Mother
1973

Do Not Fold, Spindle, or Mutilate
Elizabeth Gibson
1971

The Mike Douglas Show
Self · (3 episodes)
1961

The Defenders
Adela Collins · (2 episodes)
1961

Route 66
Lonnie Taylor · (1 episode)
1960

Route 66
Hannah Ellis · (1 episode)
1960

My Three Sons
Miss Houk · (1 episode)
1960

The DuPont Show with June Allyson
Beulah Ridges · (1 episode)
1959

Naked City
Florence Nunda · (1 episode)
1958

No Time at All
Mrs. Kramer
1958
The Polly Bergen Show
Self · (1 episode)
1957
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
Self · (1 episode)
1957

The Helen Morgan Story
Lulu Morgan
1957

Playhouse 90
Mrs. Kramer · (1 episode)
1956

Behind the High Wall
Hilda Carmichael
1956

Man on the Ledge
Mrs. Cosick
1955

The 20th Century Fox Hour
Mrs. Cosick · (1 episode)
1955
Playwrights '56
(1 episode)
1955

Violent Saturday
Elsie Braden
1955

Climax!
(1 episode)
1954

Climax!
Louella Wheedron · (1 episode)
1954
Kraft Television Theatre
(2 episodes)
1953

General Electric Theater
Gloria Roma · (1 episode)
1953

The Ford Television Theatre
(1 episode)
1952

The Ford Television Theatre
Laura Blake · (1 episode)
1952

Les Miserables
Fantine
1952

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
(1 episode)
1951

Tales of Tomorrow
(1 episode)
1951
Lux Video Theatre
Joyce · (1 episode)
1950
Lux Video Theatre
Laura Barrie · (1 episode)
1950
Cameo Theatre
(1 episode)
1950
Screen Snapshots 1860: Howdy, Podner
Sylvia Sidney
1949

The Philco Television Playhouse
(1 episode)
1948

Love from a Stranger
Cecily Harrington
1947

Kraft Television Theatre
(1 episode)
1947

The Searching Wind
Cassie Bowman
1946

Mr. Ace
Margaret Wyndham Chase
1946

Blood on the Sun
Iris Hilliard
1945

Golden Globe Awards
Self · (1 episode)
1944

Breakdowns of 1941
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1941

The Wagons Roll at Night
Flo Lorraine
1941

One Third of a Nation
Mary Rogers
1939

You and Me
Helen Roberts
1938

Dead End
Drina Gordon
1937

You Only Live Once
Joan Graham
1937

Sabotage
Mrs. Verloc
1937

Fury
Katherine Grant
1936

The Trail of the Lonesome Pine
June Tolliver
1936

Mary Burns, Fugitive
Mary Burns
1935

Accent on Youth
Linda Brown
1935

Behold My Wife!
Tonita Storm Cloud
1934

Thirty Day Princess
Nancy Lane / Princess Catterina
1934

Good Dame
Lillie Taylor
1934

Jennie Gerhardt
Jennie Gerhardt
1933

Pick-up
Mary Richards
1933

Madame Butterfly
Cho-Cho San
1932

Make Me a Star
Sylvia Sidney (uncredited)
1932

Merrily We Go to Hell
Joan Prentice
1932

The Miracle Man
Helen Smith aka Helen Vail
1932

Ladies of the Big House
Kathleen Storm McNeil
1931

Street Scene
Rose Maurrant
1931

An American Tragedy
Roberta 'Bert' Alden
1931

Confessions of a Co-Ed
Patricia Harper
1931

The House That Shadows Built
(archive footage)
1931

City Streets
Nan Cooley
1931

Five Minutes from the Station
Carrie Adams
1930

Thru Different Eyes
Valerie Briand
1929

Broadway Nights
Performer
1927

The Sorrows of Satan
Bridesmaid (uncredited)
1926