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Sylvia Sidney
🎭 Acting

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
Snowbeast
★ 4.3
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Snowbeast
1977 as Mrs. Carrie Rill
Beetlejuice Movie
★ 7.4
PRO
Comedy, Fantasy
1988 Comedy, Fantasy
Mars Attacks!
★ 6.4
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Mars Attacks!
1996 as Grandma Norris
Damien – Omen II Movie
★ 6.4
Horror, Thriller
1978 Horror, Thriller
Sabotage
★ 6.7
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Sabotage
1937 as Mrs. Verloc
Dead End
★ 7.1
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Dead End
1937 as Drina
Fury
★ 7.5
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Fury
1936 as Katherine Grant
Pals
★ 5.3
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Pals
1987 as Fern Stobbs
Hammett
★ 6.3
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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
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine
★ 6.5
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The Trail of the Lonesome Pine
1936 as June Tolliver
Madame Butterfly
★ 5.4
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Madame Butterfly
1932 as Cho-Cho San
Pick-up
★ 5.1
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Pick-up
1933 as Mary Richards
Les Miserables
★ 5.5
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Les Miserables
1952 as Fantine
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
City Streets
★ 6.3
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City Streets
1931 as Nan Cooley
Night of 100 Stars
★ 6.8
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Night of 100 Stars
1982 as Self
Mr. Ace
★ 5.8
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Mr. Ace
1946 as Margaret Wyndham Chase
Night of 100 Stars III
★ 4.0
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Night of 100 Stars III
1990 as Self
You Only Live Once
★ 7.1
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You Only Live Once
1937 as Joan Graham
You and Me
★ 6.6
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You and Me
1938 as Helen Roberts
Used People
★ 5.8
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Used People
1992 as Becky
Jennie Gerhardt
★ 5.7
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Jennie Gerhardt
1933 as Jennie Gerhardt
I Never Promised You a Rose Garden
★ 5.9
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I Never Promised You a Rose Garden
1977 as Miss Coral
An Early Frost
★ 5.8
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An Early Frost
1985 as Beatrice McKenna
The Gossip Columnist
★ 7.3
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The Gossip Columnist
1980 as Alma Lewellyn
Breakdowns of 1941
★ 7.0
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Breakdowns of 1941
1941 as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Violent Saturday
★ 6.8
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Violent Saturday
1955 as Elsie Braden
Behind the High Wall
★ 5.5
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Behind the High Wall
1956 as Hilda Carmichael
The Miracle Man
★ 5.9
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The Miracle Man
1932 as Helen Smith aka Helen…

TV Shows

40 credits
The Mike Douglas Show TV
★ 5.8
Comedy, Talk
1961 Comedy, Talk
Diagnosis: Murder TV
★ 7.1
Crime, Drama
1993 Crime, Drama
The Love Boat TV
★ 6.3
Comedy, Drama
1977 Comedy, Drama
Golden Globe Awards TV
★ 7.2
Reality, Talk
1944 Reality, Talk
Magnum, P.I. TV
★ 7.3
18+
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Action & Adventure, Crime
1980 Action & Adventure, Crime
The Philco Television Playhouse TV
★ 6.6
Drama
Climax! TV
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Climax!
1954
Climax! TV
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Climax!
1954 as Louella Wheedron
The Equalizer TV
★ 7.2
18+
Sensitive content
Action & Adventure, Crime
1985 Action & Adventure, Crime
My Three Sons TV
★ 6.6
Comedy, Family
1960 Comedy, Family
Starsky & Hutch TV
★ 7.3
18+
Sensitive content
Action & Adventure, Crime
1975 Action & Adventure, Crime
Naked City TV
★ 5.7
18+
Sensitive content
Action & Adventure, Crime
1958 Action & Adventure, Crime
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
The Defenders TV
★ 6.3
Drama
1961 Drama
TV
★ 7.5
Talk
thirtysomething TV
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thirtysomething
1987
Eight Is Enough TV
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Eight Is Enough
1977 as Aunt Fealty
Dear John TV
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Dear John
1988 as Mrs. Lumenski
WKRP in Cincinnati TV
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WKRP in Cincinnati
1978 as Lillian Carlson
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
Kraft Television Theatre TV
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Kraft Television Theatre
1947
The 20th Century Fox Hour TV
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The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955 as Mrs. Cosick
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
The DuPont Show with June Allyson TV
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The DuPont Show with June Allyson
1959 as Beulah Ridges
Lux Video Theatre TV
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Lux Video Theatre
1950 as Joyce
Lux Video Theatre TV
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Lux Video Theatre
1950 as Laura Barrie
American Playhouse TV
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American Playhouse
1982 as Mrs. Flanner
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