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Sylvia Sidney

Sylvia Sidney

Birthday: 1910-08-09 | Place of Birth: New York City, New York, USA

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).

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

1992
Used People

as    Becky

1988
Beetlejuice

as    Juno

1987
Pals

as    Fern Stobbs

1985
An Early Frost

as    Beatrice McKenna

1978
Damien: Omen II

as    Aunt Marion

1978
Siege

as    Lillian Gordon

1977
Snowbeast

as    Mrs. Carrie Rill

1976
Death at Love House

as    Clara Josephs

1976
Raid on Entebbe

as    Dora Bloch

1976
God Told Me To

as    Elizabeth Mullin

1975
The Secret Night Caller

as    Kitty

1971
Do Not Fold, Spindle, or Mutilate

as    Elizabeth Gibson

1956
Behind the High Wall

as    Hilda Carmichael

1955
Violent Saturday

as    Elsie Braden

1952
Les Miserables

as    Fantine

1945
Blood on the Sun

as    Iris Hilliard

1938
You and Me

as    Helen

1937
Dead End

as    Drina Gordon

1937
You Only Live Once

as    Joan Graham

1937
Sabotage

as    Mrs. Verloc

1936
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine

as    June Tolliver

1936
Fury

as    Katherine Grant

1935
Accent on Youth

as    Linda Brown

1934
Thirty Day Princess

as    Nancy Lane / Princess Catterina

1933
Pick Up

as    Mary Richards

1932
Merrily We Go to Hell

as    Joan Prentice

1931
The House That Shadows Built

as    (archive footage)

1931
City Streets

as    Nan Cooley

1931
An American Tragedy

as    Roberta 'Bert' Alden