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Sylvia Sidney

Sylvia Sidney

Acting·1910–1999·73 films

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).

Filmography

Beetlejuice
Beetlejuice (1988)Juno
Mars Attacks!
Mars Attacks! (1996)Grandma Norris
Damien - Omen II
Damien - Omen II (1978)Aunt Marion
Sabotage
Sabotage (1937)Mrs. Verloc
Fury
Fury (1936)Katherine Grant
You Only Live Once
You Only Live Once (1937)Joan Graham
God Told Me To
God Told Me To (1976)Elizabeth Mullin
Dead End
Dead End (1937)Drina
Violent Saturday
Violent Saturday (1955)Elsie Braden
Hammett
Hammett (1982)Donaldina Cameron
Raid on Entebbe
Raid on Entebbe (1976)Dora Bloch
Merrily We Go to Hell
Merrily We Go to Hell (1932)Joan Prentice
City Streets
City Streets (1931)Nan Cooley
You and Me
You and Me (1938)Helen Roberts
Snowbeast
Snowbeast (1977)Mrs. Carrie Rill
I Never Promised You a Rose Garden
I Never Promised You a Rose Garden (1977)Miss Coral
Blood on the Sun
Blood on the Sun (1945)Iris Hilliard
Street Scene
Street Scene (1931)Rose Maurrant
Used People
Used People (1992)Becky
An Early Frost
An Early Frost (1985)Beatrice McKenna
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine (1936)June Tolliver
Copkiller
Copkiller (1983)Margaret Smith
Thirty Day Princess
Thirty Day Princess (1934)Nancy Lane / Princess Catterina
Madame Butterfly
Madame Butterfly (1932)Cho-Cho San
The Wagons Roll at Night
The Wagons Roll at Night (1941)Flo Lorraine
Les Miserables
Les Miserables (1952)Fantine
An American Tragedy
An American Tragedy (1931)Roberta 'Bert' Alden
Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams
Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams (1973)Mrs. Pritchard - Rita's Mother
The Sorrows of Satan
The Sorrows of Satan (1926)Bridesmaid (uncredited)
Behind the High Wall
Behind the High Wall (1956)Hilda Carmichael
Death at Love House
Death at Love House (1976)Clara Josephs
Finnegan Begin Again
Finnegan Begin Again (1985)Margaret
The Witching of Ben Wagner
The Witching of Ben Wagner (1987)Grammy (Regina's Grandmother)
Love from a Stranger
Love from a Stranger (1947)Cecily Harrington
The Shadow Box
The Shadow Box (1980)Felicity
Mr. Ace
Mr. Ace (1946)Margaret Wyndham Chase
Pick-up
Pick-up (1933)Mary Richards
The Miracle Man
The Miracle Man (1932)Helen Smith aka Helen Vail
Do Not Fold, Spindle, or Mutilate
Do Not Fold, Spindle, or Mutilate (1971)Elizabeth Gibson
Siege
Siege (1978)Lillian Gordon
Confessions of a Co-Ed
Confessions of a Co-Ed (1931)Patricia Harper
One Third of a Nation
One Third of a Nation (1939)Mary Rogers
Make Me a Star
Make Me a Star (1932)Sylvia Sidney (uncredited)
Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man
Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man (1988)Self (archive footage)
Winner Take All
Winner Take All (1975)Anne Barclay
The Secret Night Caller
The Secret Night Caller (1975)Kitty
Night of 100 Stars
Night of 100 Stars (1982)Self
F.D.R.: The Last Year
F.D.R.: The Last Year (1980)Cousin Polly
Come Along with Me
Come Along with Me (1982)Mrs. Flanner
Pals
Pals (1987)Fern Stobbs
Behold My Wife!
Behold My Wife! (1934)Tonita Storm Cloud
Breakdowns of 1941
Breakdowns of 1941 (1941)Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Gossip Columnist
The Gossip Columnist (1980)Alma Lewellyn
Good Dame
Good Dame (1934)Lillie Taylor
Accent on Youth
Accent on Youth (1935)Linda Brown
Jennie Gerhardt
Jennie Gerhardt (1933)Jennie Gerhardt
Ladies of the Big House
Ladies of the Big House (1931)Kathleen Storm McNeil
Five Minutes from the Station
Five Minutes from the Station (1930)Carrie Adams
Night of 100 Stars III
Night of 100 Stars III (1990)Self
Going Hollywood: The '30s
Going Hollywood: The '30s (1984)(archive footage)
Having It All
Having It All (1982)Marney
A Small Killing
A Small Killing (1981)Sadie Ross
The House That Shadows Built
The House That Shadows Built (1931)(archive footage)
Broadway Nights
Broadway Nights (1927)Performer
Mary Burns, Fugitive
Mary Burns, Fugitive (1935)Mary Burns
No Time at All
No Time at All (1958)Mrs. Kramer
Man on the Ledge
Man on the Ledge (1955)Mrs. Cosick
Thru Different Eyes
Thru Different Eyes (1929)Valerie Briand
The Searching Wind
The Searching Wind (1946)Cassie Bowman
The Brass Ring
The Brass Ring (1983)Grandmother
Screen Snapshots 1860: Howdy, Podner
Screen Snapshots 1860: Howdy, Podner (1949)Sylvia Sidney
Andre's Mother
Andre's Mother (1990)Mrs. Downes
The Helen Morgan Story
The Helen Morgan Story (1957)Lulu Morgan