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Sylvia Sidney

Sylvia Sidney

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).

Personal information

Birthday

1910-08-09

Birth Place

New York City, New York, USA

Movies and TV shows :

A Small Killing

A Small Killing

1981

8.0

Movie
Accent on Youth

Accent on Youth

1935

5.5

Movie
poster

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1955

7.7

TV
An American Tragedy

An American Tragedy

1931

6.1

Movie
An Early Frost

An Early Frost

1985

6.0

Movie
Andre's Mother

Andre's Mother

1990

0.0

Movie
Beetlejuice

Beetlejuice

1988

7.4

Movie
Behind the High Wall

Behind the High Wall

1956

5.2

Movie
Behold My Wife!

Behold My Wife!

1934

7.0

Movie
Blood on the Sun

Blood on the Sun

1945

5.8

Movie
Breakdowns of 1941

Breakdowns of 1941

1941

7.0

Movie
Broadway Nights

Broadway Nights

1927

6.0

Movie
Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre

Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre

1989

0.0

Movie
poster

Cameo Theatre

1950

0.0

TV
Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man

Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man

1988

7.0

Movie
City Streets

City Streets

1931

6.2

Movie
poster

Climax!

1954

3.0

TV
Come Along with Me

Come Along with Me

1982

6.0

Movie
Confessions of a Co-Ed

Confessions of a Co-Ed

1931

5.8

Movie
Copkiller

Copkiller

1983

5.7

Movie
Damien: Omen II

Damien: Omen II

1978

6.4

Movie
Dead End

Dead End

1937

7.0

Movie
poster

Dear John

1988

5.8

TV
Death at Love House

Death at Love House

1976

4.7

Movie
poster

Diagnosis: Murder

1993

7.1

TV
Do Not Fold, Spindle, or Mutilate

Do Not Fold, Spindle, or Mutilate

1971

5.9

Movie
poster

Eight Is Enough

1977

6.1

TV
F.D.R.: The Last Year

F.D.R.: The Last Year

1980

7.5

Movie
poster

Fantasy Island

1998

7.5

TV
Finnegan Begin Again

Finnegan Begin Again

1985

6.3

Movie
Five Minutes from the Station

Five Minutes from the Station

1930

6.0

Movie
Fury

Fury

1936

7.5

Movie
poster

General Electric Theater

1953

6.0

TV
God Told Me To

God Told Me To

1976

5.8

Movie
Going Hollywood: The '30s

Going Hollywood: The '30s

1984

10.0

Movie
poster

Golden Globe Awards

1944

6.8

TV
Good Dame

Good Dame

1934

6.0

Movie
Hammett

Hammett

1982

6.2

Movie
Having It All

Having It All

1982

5.0

Movie
I Never Promised You a Rose Garden

I Never Promised You a Rose Garden

1977

6.2

Movie
Jennie Gerhardt

Jennie Gerhardt

1933

4.0

Movie
poster

Kraft Television Theatre

1953

0.0

TV
Ladies of the Big House

Ladies of the Big House

1931

6.0

Movie
Les Miserables

Les Miserables

1952

5.4

Movie
Love from a Stranger

Love from a Stranger

1947

5.7

Movie
poster

Lux Video Theatre

1950

6.0

TV
Madame Butterfly

Madame Butterfly

1932

5.4

Movie
poster

Magnum, P.I.

1980

7.3

TV
Make Me a Star

Make Me a Star

1932

5.5

Movie
Man on the Ledge

Man on the Ledge

1955

0.0

Movie
Mars Attacks!

Mars Attacks!

1996

6.4

Movie
Mary Burns, Fugitive

Mary Burns, Fugitive

1935

0.0

Movie
Merrily We Go to Hell

Merrily We Go to Hell

1932

6.4

Movie
Mr. Ace

Mr. Ace

1946

5.6

Movie
poster

My Three Sons

1960

6.5

TV
poster

Naked City

1958

5.3

TV
Night of 100 Stars

Night of 100 Stars

1982

6.5

Movie
Night of 100 Stars III

Night of 100 Stars III

1990

4.0

Movie
No Time at All

No Time at All

1958

0.0

Movie
One Third of a Nation

One Third of a Nation

1939

5.8

Movie
Pals

Pals

1987

3.7

Movie
Pick-up

Pick-up

1933

4.8

Movie
poster

Playhouse 90

1956

7.5

TV
poster

Playwrights '56

1955

6.0

TV
Raid on Entebbe

Raid on Entebbe

1976

6.0

Movie
poster

Route 66

1960

6.4

TV
Sabotage

Sabotage

1937

6.7

Movie
poster

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

1951

7.0

TV
Screen Snapshots 1860: Howdy, Podner

Screen Snapshots 1860: Howdy, Podner

1949

0.0

Movie
Siege

Siege

1978

5.2

Movie
Snowbeast

Snowbeast

1977

4.2

Movie
poster

Starsky & Hutch

1975

7.2

TV
Street Scene

Street Scene

1931

6.8

Movie
Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams

Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams

1973

5.6

Movie
poster

Tales of Tomorrow

1951

6.0

TV
poster

The 20th Century Fox Hour

1955

5.2

TV
The Brass Ring

The Brass Ring

1983

7.0

Movie
poster

The Defenders

1961

6.2

TV
poster

The DuPont Show with June Allyson

1959

6.3

TV
poster

The Equalizer

1985

7.1

TV
poster

The Ford Television Theatre

1952

7.0

TV
The Gossip Columnist

The Gossip Columnist

1980

7.5

Movie
The Helen Morgan Story

The Helen Morgan Story

1957

0.0

Movie
The House That Shadows Built

The House That Shadows Built

1931

7.0

Movie
poster

The Love Boat

1977

6.3

TV
poster

The Mike Douglas Show

1961

5.1

TV
The Miracle Man

The Miracle Man

1932

5.7

Movie
poster

The Philco Television Playhouse

1948

6.0

TV
poster

The Polly Bergen Show

1957

0.0

TV
The Searching Wind

The Searching Wind

1946

0.0

Movie
The Secret Night Caller

The Secret Night Caller

1975

6.5

Movie
The Shadow Box

The Shadow Box

1980

5.2

Movie
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine

The Trail of the Lonesome Pine

1936

6.3

Movie
The Wagons Roll at Night

The Wagons Roll at Night

1941

6.3

Movie
The Witching of Ben Wagner

The Witching of Ben Wagner

1987

5.6

Movie
Thirty Day Princess

Thirty Day Princess

1934

6.8

Movie
poster

thirtysomething

1987

6.3

TV
Thru Different Eyes

Thru Different Eyes

1929

0.0

Movie
poster

Tonight Starring Jack Paar

1957

6.5

TV
Used People

Used People

1992

5.4

Movie
Violent Saturday

Violent Saturday

1955

6.7

Movie
Winner Take All

Winner Take All

1975

7.0

Movie
poster

WKRP in Cincinnati

1978

7.5

TV
You and Me

You and Me

1938

6.7

Movie
You Only Live Once

You Only Live Once

1937

7.1

Movie