Person Details

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Aliases: Sophia Kosow , Sylvia Sydney

Gender: Female

Place of birth: New York City, New York, USA

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Movie Involvements: 54

TV Involvements: 11


Most Famous Work

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).

Most Famous Work

Lux Video Theatre
Average
6

Lux Video Theatre

(1950) Laura Barrie
Diagnosis: Murder
Average
7

Diagnosis: Murder

(1993) Alice
The Equalizer
Average
7

The Equalizer

(1985) Judge
The Defenders
Average
6

The Defenders

(1961) Adela Collins
Climax!
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3

Climax!

(1954) Louella Wheedron
Naked City
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5

Naked City

(1958) Florence Nunda
Route 66
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6

Route 66

(1960) Lonnie Taylor
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Average
8

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

(1955) Mrs. Sylvia Verloc (archive footage) (uncredited)

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
1998 Clia
1996 Grandma Norris
1993 Alice
1992 Becky
1990 Self
Mrs. Downes
1989 Self
1988 Juno
N/A
Fern Stobbs
Grammy (Regina's Grandmother)
1985 Judge
Beatrice McKenna
Margaret
1984 (archive footage)
1983 Margaret Smith
Grandmother
1982 Marney
Donaldina Cameron
Self
Mrs. Flanner
1981 Sadie Ross
1980 N/A
Felicity
Cousin Polly
Alma Lewellyn
1978 Mama Carlson
Aunt Marion
Lillian Gordon
1977 Natalie Corson
Miss Coral
Mrs. Carrie Rill
N/A
1976 Dora Bloch
Elizabeth Mullin
Clara Josephs
1975 N/A
Anne Barclay
Kitty
1973 Mrs. Pritchard - Rita's Mother
1971 Elizabeth Gibson
1961 Adela Collins
1960 N/A
Lonnie Taylor
N/A
1959 Beulah Ridges
1958 Florence Nunda
1957 Lulu Morgan
1956 Hilda Carmichael
1955 Mrs. Cosick
N/A
N/A
Mrs. Sylvia Verloc (archive footage) (uncredited)
Elsie Braden
1954 N/A
Louella Wheedron
1953 Gloria Roma
1952 Fantine
1951 N/A
N/A
1950 Joyce
Laura Barrie
1949 Sylvia Sidney
1948 N/A
1947 Cecily Harrington
1946 Cassie Bowwman
Margaret Wyndham Chase
1945 Iris Hilliard
1941 Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Flo Lorraine
1939 Mary Rogers
1938 Helen
1937 Drina Gordon
Joan Graham
Mrs. Verloc
1936 Katherine Grant
June Tolliver
1935 Mary Burns
Linda Brown
1934 Tonita Storm Cloud
Nancy Lane / Princess Catterina
Lillie Taylor
1933 Jennie Gerhardt
Mary Richards
1932 Cho-Cho San
Sylvia Sidney (uncredited)
Joan Prentice
Helen Smith aka Helen Vail
1931 Kathleen Storm McNeil
Rose Maurrant
Roberta 'Bert' Alden
Patricia Harper
(archive footage)
Nan Cooley
1930 Carrie Adams
1929 Valerie Briand
1927 Performer
Year Character Movie/Tv

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