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Born · August 9, 1910
Died · July 1, 1999 (88 years old)
Known For: Acting
Place of Birth: New York City, 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).
Clia · (13 episodes)
7.5
1998
Grandma Norris
6.4
1996
Alice · (1 episode)
7.1
1993
Becky
5.4
1992
Self
4.0
1990
Mrs. Downes
0.0
1990
Self
0.0
1989
Mrs. Lumenski · (1 episode)
5.8
1988
Self (archive footage)
7.0
1988
Juno
7.4
1988
Grammy (Regina's Grandmother)
5.6
1987
(1 episode)
6.3
1987
Fern Stobbs
3.7
1987
Judge · (1 episode)
7.1
1985
Beatrice McKenna
6.0
1985
Margaret
6.3
1985
(archive footage)
10.0
1984
Margaret Smith
5.7
1983
Grandmother
7.0
1983
Marney
5.0
1982
Donaldina Cameron
6.2
1982
Self
6.5
1982
Mrs. Flanner
6.0
1982
Sadie Ross
8.0
1981
Elizabeth Barrett · (1 episode)
7.3
1980
Felicity
5.2
1980
Cousin Polly
7.5
1980
Alma Lewellyn
7.5
1980
Mama Carlson · (1 episode)
7.5
1978
Aunt Marion
6.4
1978
Lillian Gordon
5.2
1978
Natalie Corson · (1 episode)
6.3
1977
Miss Coral
6.2
1977
Mrs. Carrie Rill
4.2
1977
(1 episode)
6.1
1977
Dora Bloch
6.0
1976
Elizabeth Mullin
5.8
1976
Clara Josephs
4.7
1976
Olga Grossman · (1 episode)
7.2
1975
Anne Barclay
7.0
1975
Kitty
6.5
1975
Mrs. Pritchard - Rita's Mother
5.6
1973
Elizabeth Gibson
5.9
1971
Self · (3 episodes)
5.1
1961
Adela Collins · (2 episodes)
6.2
1961
Lonnie Taylor · (1 episode)
6.4
1960
Hannah Ellis · (1 episode)
6.4
1960
Miss Houk · (1 episode)
6.5
1960
Beulah Ridges · (1 episode)
6.3
1959
Florence Nunda · (1 episode)
5.3
1958
Mrs. Kramer
0.0
1958
Self · (1 episode)
0.0
1957
Self · (1 episode)
6.5
1957
Lulu Morgan
0.0
1957
Mrs. Kramer · (1 episode)
7.5
1956
Hilda Carmichael
5.2
1956
Mrs. Cosick
0.0
1955
Mrs. Cosick · (1 episode)
5.2
1955
(1 episode)
6.0
1955
Mrs. Sylvia Verloc (archive footage) (uncredited) · (1 episode)
7.7
1955
Elsie Braden
6.7
1955
(1 episode)
3.0
1954
Louella Wheedron · (1 episode)
3.0
1954
(2 episodes)
0.0
1953
Gloria Roma · (1 episode)
6.0
1953
(1 episode)
7.0
1952
Laura Blake · (1 episode)
7.0
1952
Fantine
5.4
1952
(1 episode)
7.0
1951
(1 episode)
6.0
1951
Joyce · (1 episode)
6.0
1950
Laura Barrie · (1 episode)
6.0
1950
(1 episode)
0.0
1950
Sylvia Sidney
0.0
1949
(1 episode)
6.0
1948
Cecily Harrington
5.7
1947
Cassie Bowman
0.0
1946
Margaret Wyndham Chase
5.6
1946
Iris Hilliard
5.8
1945
Self - Winner · (1 episode)
6.8
1944
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
7.0
1941
Flo Lorraine
6.3
1941
Mary Rogers
5.8
1939
Helen
6.7
1938
Drina Gordon
7.0
1937
Joan Graham
7.1
1937
Mrs. Verloc
6.7
1937
Katherine Grant
7.5
1936
June Tolliver
6.3
1936
Mary Burns
0.0
1935
Linda Brown
5.5
1935
Tonita Storm Cloud
7.0
1934
Nancy Lane / Princess Catterina
6.8
1934
Lillie Taylor
6.0
1934
Jennie Gerhardt
4.0
1933
Mary Richards
4.8
1933
Cho-Cho San
5.4
1932
Sylvia Sidney (uncredited)
5.5
1932
Joan Prentice
6.4
1932
Helen Smith aka Helen Vail
5.7
1932
Kathleen Storm McNeil
6.0
1931
Rose Maurrant
6.8
1931
Roberta 'Bert' Alden
6.1
1931
Patricia Harper
5.8
1931
(archive footage)
7.0
1931
Nan Cooley
6.2
1931
Carrie Adams
6.0
1930
Valerie Briand
0.0
1929
Performer
6.0
1927