Sylvia Sidney
Birthday: 1910-08-09 | Place of Birth: New York City, New York, USASylvia 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
Acting
Role
as Becky
as Juno
as Fern Stobbs
as Beatrice McKenna
as Aunt Marion
as Lillian Gordon
as Mrs. Carrie Rill
as Clara Josephs
as Dora Bloch
as Elizabeth Mullin
as Kitty
as Elizabeth Gibson
as Hilda Carmichael
as Elsie Braden
as Fantine
as Iris Hilliard
as Helen
as Drina Gordon
as Joan Graham
as Mrs. Verloc
as June Tolliver
as Katherine Grant
as Linda Brown
as Nancy Lane / Princess Catterina
as Mary Richards
as Joan Prentice
as (archive footage)
as Nan Cooley
as Roberta 'Bert' Alden