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Sylvia Sidney

August 9, 1910 (age 88)
July 1, 1999
The Bronx, New York, USA
Female
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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…

Movies

74 credits
Damien – Omen II Movie
★ 6.4
Horror, Thriller
1978 Horror, Thriller
Beetlejuice
★ 7.4
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Beetlejuice
1988 as Juno
Mars Attacks!
★ 6.4
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Mars Attacks!
1996 as Grandma Norris
Dead End
★ 7.0
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Dead End
1937 as Drina
Good Dame
★ 5.5
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Good Dame
1934 as Lillie Taylor
Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre
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Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre
1989 as Self
God Told Me To
★ 5.8
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God Told Me To
1976 as Elizabeth Mullin
Fury
★ 7.5
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Fury
1936 as Katherine Grant
Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man
★ 7.0
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Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man
1988 as Self (archive footage)
Used People
★ 5.7
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Used People
1992 as Becky
Sabotage
★ 6.7
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Sabotage
1937 as Mrs. Verloc
One Third of a Nation
★ 5.8
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One Third of a Nation
1939 as Mary Rogers
Night of 100 Stars III
★ 4.0
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Night of 100 Stars III
1990 as Self
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine
★ 6.5
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The Trail of the Lonesome Pine
1936 as June Tolliver
Behind the High Wall
★ 5.1
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Behind the High Wall
1956 as Hilda Carmichael
A Small Killing
★ 8.0
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A Small Killing
1981 as Sadie Ross
Mr. Ace
★ 5.6
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Mr. Ace
1946 as Margaret Wyndham Chase
Hammett
★ 6.2
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Hammett
1982 as Donaldina Cameron
Raid on Entebbe
★ 6.0
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Raid on Entebbe
1976 as Dora Bloch
Snowbeast
★ 4.2
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Snowbeast
1977 as Mrs. Carrie Rill
The Witching of Ben Wagner
★ 5.2
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The Witching of Ben Wagner
1987 as Grammy (Regina's Grandmother)
Finnegan Begin Again
★ 6.3
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Finnegan Begin Again
1985 as Margaret
The Wagons Roll at Night
★ 6.4
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The Wagons Roll at Night
1941 as Flo Lorraine
Going Hollywood: The '30s
★ 10.0
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Going Hollywood: The '30s
1984 as (archive footage)
Les Miserables
★ 5.3
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Les Miserables
1952 as Fantine
An American Tragedy
★ 6.1
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An American Tragedy
1931 as Roberta 'Bert' Alden
No Time at All
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No Time at All
1958 as Mrs. Kramer
Night of 100 Stars
★ 6.7
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Night of 100 Stars
1982 as Self
I Never Promised You a Rose Garden
★ 5.8
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I Never Promised You a Rose Garden
1977 as Miss Coral
The House That Shadows Built
★ 7.0
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The House That Shadows Built
1931 as (archive footage)

TV Shows

38 credits
The Mike Douglas Show TV
★ 5.4
Comedy, Talk
1961 Comedy, Talk
Golden Globe Awards TV
★ 7.2
Reality, Talk
1944 Reality, Talk
Diagnosis: Murder TV
★ 7.1
Crime, Drama
1993 Crime, Drama
Magnum, P.I. TV
★ 7.3
Action & Adventure, Crime
1980 Action & Adventure, Crime
The Defenders TV
★ 5.9
Drama
1961 Drama
The Love Boat TV
★ 6.3
Comedy, Drama
1977 Comedy, Drama
Climax! TV
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Climax!
1954
Climax! TV
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Climax!
1954 as Louella Wheedron
My Three Sons TV
★ 6.5
Comedy, Family
1960 Comedy, Family
The Philco Television Playhouse TV
★ 6.3
Drama
The Equalizer TV
★ 7.1
Action & Adventure, Crime
1985 Action & Adventure, Crime
Naked City TV
★ 5.5
Action & Adventure, Crime
1958 Action & Adventure, Crime
Starsky & Hutch TV
★ 7.3
Action & Adventure, Crime
1975 Action & Adventure, Crime
TV
★ 7.0
Talk
Route 66 TV
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Route 66
1960 as Lonnie Taylor
Route 66 TV
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Route 66
1960 as Hannah Ellis
Dear John TV
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Dear John
1988 as Mrs. Lumenski
American Playhouse TV
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American Playhouse
1982 as Mrs. Flanner
Kaz TV
★ 5.0
Crime, Drama
Kaz
1978 Crime, Drama
Kraft Television Theatre TV
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Kraft Television Theatre
1947
Eight Is Enough TV
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Eight Is Enough
1977 as Aunt Fealty
The Ford Television Theatre TV
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The Ford Television Theatre
1952
The Ford Television Theatre TV
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The Ford Television Theatre
1952 as Laura Blake
thirtysomething TV
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thirtysomething
1987
The 20th Century Fox Hour TV
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The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955 as Mrs. Cosick
The DuPont Show with June Allyson TV
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The DuPont Show with June Allyson
1959 as Beulah Ridges
WKRP in Cincinnati TV
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WKRP in Cincinnati
1978 as Lillian Carlson
Playhouse 90 TV
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Playhouse 90
1956 as Mrs. Kramer
Tales of Tomorrow TV
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Tales of Tomorrow
1951
Lux Video Theatre TV
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Lux Video Theatre
1950 as Joyce