Sylvia Sidney
Acting
Born: 1910-08-09 in The Bronx, New York, USA
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
Diagnosis: Murder
Alice
The Love Boat
Natalie Corson
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
Magnum, P.I.
Elizabeth Barrett
Golden Globe Awards
Self
American Playhouse
Mrs. Flanner
American Playhouse
Mrs. Downs
My Three Sons
Miss Houk
Climax!
Climax!
Louella Wheedron
Starsky & Hutch
Olga Grossman
The Philco Television Playhouse
The Ford Television Theatre
The Ford Television Theatre
Laura Blake
The Equalizer
Judge
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
Self
The Defenders
Adela Collins
Route 66
Lonnie Taylor
Route 66
Hannah Ellis
Naked City
Florence Nunda
Dear John
Mrs. Lumenski
Beetlejuice
Juno
thirtysomething
Kraft Television Theatre
Tales of Tomorrow
Eight Is Enough
Aunt Fealty
WKRP in Cincinnati
Lillian Carlson
The 20th Century Fox Hour
Mrs. Cosick
Mars Attacks!
Grandma Norris
Playhouse 90
Mrs. Kramer
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
Beulah Ridges
Supertrain
Agatha Wills
Damien - Omen II
Aunt Marion
Fantasy Island
Clia
Cameo Theatre
Kaz
Molly
Playwrights '56
Special for Women
Minna Borden