Sylvia Sidney

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

112

Gender

Female

Birthday

1910-08-09

Day of death

1999-07-01 (88 years old)

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).

Known For

  • The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • Magnum, P.I.

    Magnum, P.I.

  • The Love Boat

    The Love Boat

  • Diagnosis: Murder

    Diagnosis: Murder

  • The Equalizer

    The Equalizer

  • Climax!

    Climax!

  • Climax!

    Climax!

  • Naked City

    Naked City

  • Beetlejuice

    Beetlejuice

  • The Philco Television Playhouse

    The Philco Television Playhouse

  • The Defenders

    The Defenders

  • Starsky & Hutch

    Starsky & Hutch

  • Route 66

    Route 66

  • Route 66

    Route 66

  • My Three Sons

    My Three Sons

  • Tonight Starring Jack Paar

    Tonight Starring Jack Paar

  • thirtysomething

    thirtysomething

  • The Ford Television Theatre

    The Ford Television Theatre

  • The Ford Television Theatre

    The Ford Television Theatre

  • Dear John

    Dear John

  • Pals

    Pals

  • Eight Is Enough

    Eight Is Enough

  • The 20th Century Fox Hour

    The 20th Century Fox Hour

  • Jennie Gerhardt

    Jennie Gerhardt

  • Copkiller

    Copkiller

  • The DuPont Show with June Allyson

    The DuPont Show with June Allyson

  • Mars Attacks!

    Mars Attacks!

  • Kraft Television Theatre

    Kraft Television Theatre

  • WKRP in Cincinnati

    WKRP in Cincinnati

  • Used People

    Used People

  • Playhouse 90

    Playhouse 90

  • Pick-up

    Pick-up

  • Merrily We Go to Hell

    Merrily We Go to Hell

  • You and Me

    You and Me

  • Street Scene

    Street Scene

  • Do Not Fold, Spindle, or Mutilate

    Do Not Fold, Spindle, or Mutilate

  • Mr. Ace

    Mr. Ace

  • Tales of Tomorrow

    Tales of Tomorrow

  • American Playhouse

    American Playhouse

  • Lux Video Theatre

    Lux Video Theatre

  • Lux Video Theatre

    Lux Video Theatre

  • Kaz

    Kaz

  • Fantasy Island

    Fantasy Island

  • Siege

    Siege

  • Madame Butterfly

    Madame Butterfly

  • Breakdowns of 1941

    Breakdowns of 1941

  • Winner Take All

    Winner Take All

  • Night of 100 Stars

    Night of 100 Stars

  • Ladies of the Big House

    Ladies of the Big House

  • Thirty Day Princess

    Thirty Day Princess

  • Playwrights '56

    Playwrights '56

  • Damien - Omen II

    Damien - Omen II

  • Having It All

    Having It All

  • Screen Snapshots 1860: Howdy, Podner

    Screen Snapshots 1860: Howdy, Podner

  • Man on the Ledge

    Man on the Ledge

  • Mary Burns, Fugitive

    Mary Burns, Fugitive

  • City Streets

    City Streets

  • Fury

    Fury

  • Hammett

    Hammett

  • Violent Saturday

    Violent Saturday

  • God Told Me To

    God Told Me To

  • Dead End

    Dead End

  • Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

    Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

  • Sabotage

    Sabotage

  • Kraft Television Theatre

    Kraft Television Theatre

  • General Electric Theater

    General Electric Theater

  • Cameo Theatre

    Cameo Theatre

  • Raid on Entebbe

    Raid on Entebbe

  • Snowbeast

    Snowbeast

  • Andre's Mother

    Andre's Mother

  • Night of 100 Stars III

    Night of 100 Stars III

  • The Searching Wind

    The Searching Wind

  • F.D.R.: The Last Year

    F.D.R.: The Last Year

  • Behold My Wife!

    Behold My Wife!

  • Blood on the Sun

    Blood on the Sun

  • You Only Live Once

    You Only Live Once

  • Les Miserables

    Les Miserables

  • An American Tragedy

    An American Tragedy

  • Make Me a Star

    Make Me a Star

  • I Never Promised You a Rose Garden

    I Never Promised You a Rose Garden

  • Behind the High Wall

    Behind the High Wall

  • The Shadow Box

    The Shadow Box

  • The Polly Bergen Show

    The Polly Bergen Show

  • The Trail of the Lonesome Pine

    The Trail of the Lonesome Pine

  • Going Hollywood: The '30s

    Going Hollywood: The '30s

  • Finnegan Begin Again

    Finnegan Begin Again

  • Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man

    Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man

  • The Wagons Roll at Night

    The Wagons Roll at Night

  • The Gossip Columnist

    The Gossip Columnist

  • One Third of a Nation

    One Third of a Nation

  • The Helen Morgan Story

    The Helen Morgan Story

  • An Early Frost

    An Early Frost

  • A Small Killing

    A Small Killing

  • Good Dame

    Good Dame

  • Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre

    Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre

  • The Sorrows of Satan

    The Sorrows of Satan

  • Confessions of a Co-Ed

    Confessions of a Co-Ed

  • Come Along with Me

    Come Along with Me

  • The Witching of Ben Wagner

    The Witching of Ben Wagner

  • Death at Love House

    Death at Love House

  • No Time at All

    No Time at All

  • Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams

    Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams

  • The Brass Ring

    The Brass Ring

  • Accent on Youth

    Accent on Youth

  • The House That Shadows Built

    The House That Shadows Built

  • Thru Different Eyes

    Thru Different Eyes

  • Love from a Stranger

    Love from a Stranger

  • The Miracle Man

    The Miracle Man

  • The Secret Night Caller

    The Secret Night Caller

  • Broadway Nights

    Broadway Nights

  • Five Minutes from the Station

    Five Minutes from the Station