

Sylvia Sidney
Known for exceptional acting in global cinema.
Profession
Acting
Birthday
9 Aug 1910
Age
116 Years
Born In
The Bronx, New York, USA
Total Projects
114
Years Active
72 Yrs
Avg Rating
6.6 ★
Overview
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...
Known For
Filmography

tv
Fantasy Island
Fantasy Island
as Clia

movie
Mars Attacks!
Mars Attacks!
as Grandma Norris

tv
Diagnosis: Murder
Diagnosis: Murder
as Alice

movie
Used People
Used People
as Becky

movie
Night of 100 Stars III
Night of 100 Stars III
as Self

movie
Andre's Mother
Andre's Mother
as Mrs. Downes

movie
Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre
Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre
as Self

tv
Dear John
Dear John
as Mrs. Lumenski

movie
Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man
Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man
as Self (archive footage)

movie
Beetlejuice
Beetlejuice
as Juno

movie
The Witching of Ben Wagner
The Witching of Ben Wagner
as Grammy (Regina's Grandmother)

tv
thirtysomething
thirtysomething

movie
Pals
Pals
as Fern Stobbs

tv
The Equalizer
The Equalizer
as Judge

movie
An Early Frost
An Early Frost
as Beatrice McKenna

movie
Finnegan Begin Again
Finnegan Begin Again
as Margaret

movie
Going Hollywood: The '30s
Going Hollywood: The '30s
as (archive footage)

movie
Copkiller
Copkiller
as Margaret Smith

movie
The Brass Ring
The Brass Ring
as Grandmother

movie
Having It All
Having It All
as Marney

movie
Hammett
Hammett
as Donaldina Cameron

movie
Night of 100 Stars
Night of 100 Stars
as Self

movie
Come Along with Me
Come Along with Me
as Mrs. Flanner

tv
American Playhouse
American Playhouse
as Mrs. Flanner

movie
A Small Killing
A Small Killing
as Sadie Ross

tv
Magnum, P.I.
Magnum, P.I.
as Elizabeth Barrett

movie
The Shadow Box
The Shadow Box
as Felicity

movie
F.D.R.: The Last Year
F.D.R.: The Last Year
as Cousin Polly

movie
The Gossip Columnist
The Gossip Columnist
as Alma Lewellyn

tv
Supertrain
Supertrain
as Agatha Wills

tv
WKRP in Cincinnati
WKRP in Cincinnati
as Lillian Carlson

tv
Kaz
Kaz
as Molly

movie
Damien - Omen II
Damien - Omen II
as Aunt Marion

movie
Siege
Siege
as Lillian Gordon

tv
The Love Boat
The Love Boat
as Natalie Corson

movie
I Never Promised You a Rose Garden
I Never Promised You a Rose Garden
as Miss Coral

movie
Snowbeast
Snowbeast
as Mrs. Carrie Rill

tv
Eight Is Enough
Eight Is Enough
as Aunt Fealty

movie
Raid on Entebbe
Raid on Entebbe
as Dora Bloch

movie
God Told Me To
God Told Me To
as Elizabeth Mullin

movie
Death at Love House
Death at Love House
as Clara Josephs

tv
Starsky & Hutch
Starsky & Hutch
as Olga Grossman

movie
Winner Take All
Winner Take All
as Anne Barclay

movie
The Secret Night Caller
The Secret Night Caller
as Kitty

movie
Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams
Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams
as Mrs. Pritchard - Rita's Mother

movie
Do Not Fold, Spindle, or Mutilate
Do Not Fold, Spindle, or Mutilate
as Elizabeth Gibson

tv
The Mike Douglas Show
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self

tv
The Defenders
The Defenders
as Adela Collins

tv
Special for Women
Special for Women
as Minna Borden

tv
Route 66
Route 66
as Lonnie Taylor

tv
Route 66
Route 66
as Hannah Ellis

tv
My Three Sons
My Three Sons
as Miss Houk

tv
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
as Beulah Ridges

tv
Naked City
Naked City
as Florence Nunda

movie
No Time at All
No Time at All
as Mrs. Kramer

tv
The Polly Bergen Show
The Polly Bergen Show
as Self

tv
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
as Self

movie
The Helen Morgan Story
The Helen Morgan Story
as Lulu Morgan

tv
Playhouse 90
Playhouse 90
as Mrs. Kramer

movie
Behind the High Wall
Behind the High Wall
as Hilda Carmichael

movie
Man on the Ledge
Man on the Ledge
as Mrs. Cosick

tv
The 20th Century Fox Hour
The 20th Century Fox Hour
as Mrs. Cosick

tv
Playwrights '56
Playwrights '56

movie
Violent Saturday
Violent Saturday
as Elsie Braden

tv
Climax!
Climax!

tv
Climax!
Climax!
as Louella Wheedron

tv
Kraft Television Theatre
Kraft Television Theatre

tv
General Electric Theater
General Electric Theater
as Gloria Roma

tv
The Ford Television Theatre
The Ford Television Theatre

tv
The Ford Television Theatre
The Ford Television Theatre
as Laura Blake

movie
Les Miserables
Les Miserables
as Fantine

tv
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

tv
Tales of Tomorrow
Tales of Tomorrow

tv
Lux Video Theatre
Lux Video Theatre
as Joyce

tv
Lux Video Theatre
Lux Video Theatre
as Laura Barrie

tv
Cameo Theatre
Cameo Theatre

movie
Screen Snapshots 1860: Howdy, Podner
Screen Snapshots 1860: Howdy, Podner
as Sylvia Sidney

tv
The Philco Television Playhouse
The Philco Television Playhouse

movie
Love from a Stranger
Love from a Stranger
as Cecily Harrington

tv
Kraft Television Theatre
Kraft Television Theatre

movie
The Searching Wind
The Searching Wind
as Cassie Bowman

movie
Mr. Ace
Mr. Ace
as Margaret Wyndham Chase

movie
Blood on the Sun
Blood on the Sun
as Iris Hilliard

tv
Golden Globe Awards
Golden Globe Awards
as Self

movie
Breakdowns of 1941
Breakdowns of 1941
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

movie
The Wagons Roll at Night
The Wagons Roll at Night
as Flo Lorraine

movie
One Third of a Nation
One Third of a Nation
as Mary Rogers

movie
You and Me
You and Me
as Helen Roberts

movie
Dead End
Dead End
as Drina

movie
You Only Live Once
You Only Live Once
as Joan Graham

movie
Sabotage
Sabotage
as Mrs. Verloc

movie
Fury
Fury
as Katherine Grant

movie
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine
as June Tolliver

movie
Mary Burns, Fugitive
Mary Burns, Fugitive
as Mary Burns

movie
Accent on Youth
Accent on Youth
as Linda Brown

movie
Behold My Wife!
Behold My Wife!
as Tonita Storm Cloud

movie
Thirty Day Princess
Thirty Day Princess
as Nancy Lane / Princess Catterina

movie
Good Dame
Good Dame
as Lillie Taylor

movie
Jennie Gerhardt
Jennie Gerhardt
as Jennie Gerhardt

movie
Pick-up
Pick-up
as Mary Richards

movie
Madame Butterfly
Madame Butterfly
as Cho-Cho San

movie
Make Me a Star
Make Me a Star
as Sylvia Sidney (uncredited)

movie
Merrily We Go to Hell
Merrily We Go to Hell
as Joan Prentice

movie
The Miracle Man
The Miracle Man
as Helen Smith aka Helen Vail

movie
Ladies of the Big House
Ladies of the Big House
as Kathleen Storm McNeil

movie
Street Scene
Street Scene
as Rose Maurrant

movie
An American Tragedy
An American Tragedy
as Roberta 'Bert' Alden

movie
Confessions of a Co-Ed
Confessions of a Co-Ed
as Patricia Harper

movie
The House That Shadows Built
The House That Shadows Built
as (archive footage)

movie
City Streets
City Streets
as Nan Cooley

movie
Five Minutes from the Station
Five Minutes from the Station
as Carrie Adams

movie
Thru Different Eyes
Thru Different Eyes
as Valerie Briand

movie
Broadway Nights
Broadway Nights
as Performer

movie
The Sorrows of Satan
The Sorrows of Satan
as Bridesmaid (uncredited)