Sylvia Sidney

Sylvia Sidney

Acting

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

80
Fantasy Island ★ 7.5 Fantasy Island 1998 Mars Attacks! ★ 6.4 Mars Attacks! 1996 Diagnosis: Murder ★ 7.1 Diagnosis: Murder 1993 Used People ★ 5.8 Used People 1992 Night of 100 Stars III ★ 4.0 Night of 100 Stars III 1990 Andre's Mother Andre's Mother 1990 Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre 1989 Dear John ★ 5.7 Dear John 1988 Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man ★ 7.0 Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man 1988 Beetlejuice ★ 7.4 Beetlejuice 1988 The Witching of Ben Wagner ★ 5.4 The Witching of Ben Wagner 1987 thirtysomething ★ 6.3 thirtysomething 1987 Pals ★ 5.3 Pals 1987 The Equalizer ★ 7.1 The Equalizer 1985 An Early Frost ★ 5.8 An Early Frost 1985 Finnegan Begin Again ★ 6.5 Finnegan Begin Again 1985 Going Hollywood: The '30s ★ 9.0 Going Hollywood: The '30s 1984 Copkiller ★ 5.8 Copkiller 1983 The Brass Ring ★ 7.0 The Brass Ring 1983 Having It All ★ 6.5 Having It All 1982 Hammett ★ 6.3 Hammett 1982 Night of 100 Stars ★ 6.8 Night of 100 Stars 1982 Come Along with Me ★ 6.3 Come Along with Me 1982 American Playhouse ★ 6.6 American Playhouse 1982 A Small Killing ★ 8.5 A Small Killing 1981 Magnum, P.I. ★ 7.3 Magnum, P.I. 1980 The Shadow Box ★ 5.0 The Shadow Box 1980 F.D.R.: The Last Year ★ 6.9 F.D.R.: The Last Year 1980 The Gossip Columnist ★ 7.3 The Gossip Columnist 1980 Supertrain ★ 5.6 Supertrain 1979 WKRP in Cincinnati ★ 7.6 WKRP in Cincinnati 1978 Kaz ★ 7.0 Kaz 1978 Damien - Omen II ★ 6.4 Damien - Omen II 1978 Siege ★ 6.8 Siege 1978 The Love Boat ★ 6.3 The Love Boat 1977 I Never Promised You a Rose Garden ★ 5.9 I Never Promised You a Rose Garden 1977 Snowbeast ★ 4.3 Snowbeast 1977 Eight Is Enough ★ 6.2 Eight Is Enough 1977 Raid on Entebbe ★ 6.0 Raid on Entebbe 1976 God Told Me To ★ 5.8 God Told Me To 1976 Death at Love House ★ 5.0 Death at Love House 1976 Starsky & Hutch ★ 7.3 Starsky & Hutch 1975 Winner Take All ★ 7.4 Winner Take All 1975 The Secret Night Caller ★ 6.6 The Secret Night Caller 1975 Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams ★ 5.6 Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams 1973 Do Not Fold, Spindle, or Mutilate ★ 6.1 Do Not Fold, Spindle, or Mutilate 1971 The Mike Douglas Show ★ 5.8 The Mike Douglas Show 1961 The Defenders ★ 6.3 The Defenders 1961 Special for Women ★ 6.3 Special for Women 1960 Route 66 ★ 6.7 Route 66 1960 My Three Sons ★ 6.6 My Three Sons 1960 The DuPont Show with June Allyson ★ 6.8 The DuPont Show with June Allyson 1959 Naked City ★ 5.7 Naked City 1958 No Time at All ★ 8.0 No Time at All 1958 The Polly Bergen Show ★ 8.0 The Polly Bergen Show 1957 Tonight Starring Jack Paar ★ 7.5 Tonight Starring Jack Paar 1957 The Helen Morgan Story The Helen Morgan Story 1957 Playhouse 90 ★ 7.6 Playhouse 90 1956 Behind the High Wall ★ 5.5 Behind the High Wall 1956 Man on the Ledge ★ 7.0 Man on the Ledge 1955 The 20th Century Fox Hour ★ 6.0 The 20th Century Fox Hour 1955 Playwrights '56 ★ 6.3 Playwrights '56 1955 Violent Saturday ★ 6.8 Violent Saturday 1955 Climax! ★ 3.8 Climax! 1954 Kraft Television Theatre ★ 10.0 Kraft Television Theatre 1953 General Electric Theater ★ 6.8 General Electric Theater 1953 The Ford Television Theatre ★ 7.8 The Ford Television Theatre 1952 Les Miserables ★ 5.5 Les Miserables 1952 Schlitz Playhouse of Stars ★ 7.2 Schlitz Playhouse of Stars 1951 Tales of Tomorrow ★ 6.4 Tales of Tomorrow 1951 Lux Video Theatre ★ 6.7 Lux Video Theatre 1950 Cameo Theatre ★ 8.0 Cameo Theatre 1950 Screen Snapshots 1860: Howdy, Podner Screen Snapshots 1860: Howdy, Podner 1949 The Philco Television Playhouse ★ 6.6 The Philco Television Playhouse 1948 Love from a Stranger ★ 5.7 Love from a Stranger 1947 Kraft Television Theatre ★ 7.8 Kraft Television Theatre 1947 The Searching Wind ★ 8.0 The Searching Wind 1946 Mr. Ace ★ 5.8 Mr. Ace 1946 Blood on the Sun ★ 5.9 Blood on the Sun 1945 Golden Globe Awards ★ 7.2 Golden Globe Awards 1944