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Sylvia Sidney
Actor· The Bronx, New York, USA
Sophia Kosow, better known as Sylvia Sidney, navigated the American entertainment landscape with a career that stretched over seven decades, from the 1930s to the late 1990s. Rising to stardom through leading roles in the silver screen's golden age, she later garnered acclaim for her portrayal of Juno, a caseworker in the afterlife, in Tim Burton's "Beetlejuice," securing a Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress. Her performance in "Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams" also earned her an Academy Award nomination, cementing her enduring legacy as a versatile and enduring actress.
Known For
The roles that explain the career.
Filmography
48 credits across 1 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Fantasy Island | Clia | TV |
| 1996 | Mars Attacks! | Grandma Norris | Film |
| 1992 | Used People | Becky | Film |
| 1990 | Andre's Mother | Mrs. Downes | Film |
| 1988 | Beetlejuice | Juno | Film |
| 1987 | The Witching of Ben Wagner | Grammy (Regina's Grandmother) | Film |
| 1987 | Pals | Fern Stobbs | Film |
| 1985 | An Early Frost | Beatrice McKenna | Film |
| 1983 | Copkiller | Margaret Smith | Film |
| 1982 | Hammett | Donaldina Cameron | Film |
| 1980 | The Shadow Box | Felicity | Film |
| 1978 | Damien - Omen II | Aunt Marion | Film |
| 1978 | Siege | Lillian Gordon | Film |
| 1977 | I Never Promised You a Rose Garden | Miss Coral | Film |
| 1977 | Snowbeast | Mrs. Carrie Rill | Film |
| 1976 | God Told Me To | Elizabeth Mullin | Film |
| 1976 | Raid on Entebbe | Dora Bloch | Film |
| 1976 | Death at Love House | Clara Josephs | Film |
| 1973 | Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams | Mrs. Pritchard - Rita's Mother | Film |
| 1956 | Behind the High Wall | Hilda Carmichael | Film |
| 1955 | Violent Saturday | Elsie Braden | Film |
| 1952 | Les Miserables | Fantine | Film |
| 1947 | Love from a Stranger | Cecily Harrington | Film |
| 1945 | Blood on the Sun | Iris Hilliard | Film |
| 1941 | The Wagons Roll at Night | Flo Lorraine | Film |
| 1939 | One Third of a Nation | Mary Rogers | Film |
| 1938 | You and Me | Helen Roberts | Film |
| 1937 | Dead End | Drina | Film |
| 1937 | You Only Live Once | Joan Graham | Film |
| 1937 | Sabotage | Mrs. Verloc | Film |
| 1936 | The Trail of the Lonesome Pine | June Tolliver | Film |
| 1936 | Fury | Katherine Grant | Film |
| 1935 | Mary Burns, Fugitive | Mary Burns | Film |
| 1934 | Good Dame | Lillie Taylor | Film |
| 1934 | Thirty Day Princess | Nancy Lane / Princess Catterina | Film |
| 1934 | Behold My Wife! | Tonita Storm Cloud | Film |
| 1933 | Jennie Gerhardt | Jennie Gerhardt | Film |
| 1933 | Pick-up | Mary Richards | Film |
| 1932 | Merrily We Go to Hell | Joan Prentice | Film |
| 1932 | Make Me a Star | Sylvia Sidney (uncredited) | Film |
| 1932 | Madame Butterfly | Cho-cho San | Film |
| 1932 | The Miracle Man | Helen Smith aka Helen Vail | Film |
| 1931 | Confessions of a Co-Ed | Patricia Harper | Film |
| 1931 | Street Scene | Rose Maurrant | Film |
| 1931 | City Streets | Nan Cooley | Film |
| 1931 | An American Tragedy | Roberta 'Bert' Alden | Film |
| 1931 | Ladies of the Big House | Kathleen Storm McNeil | Film |
| 1926 | The Sorrows of Satan | Bridesmaid (uncredited) | Film |
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