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).
Filmography
Mars Attacks!
as Grandma Norris
Mars Attacks!
as Grandma Norris
Used People
as Becky
Used People
as Becky
Night of 100 Stars III
as Self
Night of 100 Stars III
as Self
Andre's Mother
as Mrs. Downes
Andre's Mother
as Mrs. Downes
Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre
as Self
Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre
as Self
Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man
as Self (archive footage)
Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man
as Self (archive footage)
Beetlejuice
as Juno
Beetlejuice
as Juno
The Witching of Ben Wagner
as Grammy (Regina's Grandmother)
The Witching of Ben Wagner
as Grammy (Regina's Grandmother)
Pals
as Fern Stobbs
Pals
as Fern Stobbs
An Early Frost
as Beatrice McKenna
An Early Frost
as Beatrice McKenna
Finnegan Begin Again
as Margaret
Finnegan Begin Again
as Margaret
Going Hollywood: The '30s
as (archive footage)
Going Hollywood: The '30s
as (archive footage)
Copkiller
as Margaret Smith
Copkiller
as Margaret Smith
The Brass Ring
as Grandmother
The Brass Ring
as Grandmother
Having It All
as Marney
Having It All
as Marney
Hammett
as Donaldina Cameron
Hammett
as Donaldina Cameron
Night of 100 Stars
as Self
Night of 100 Stars
as Self
Come Along with Me
as Mrs. Flanner
Come Along with Me
as Mrs. Flanner
A Small Killing
as Sadie Ross
A Small Killing
as Sadie Ross
The Shadow Box
as Felicity
The Shadow Box
as Felicity
F.D.R.: The Last Year
as Cousin Polly
F.D.R.: The Last Year
as Cousin Polly
The Gossip Columnist
as Alma Lewellyn
The Gossip Columnist
as Alma Lewellyn
Damien - Omen II
as Aunt Marion
Damien - Omen II
as Aunt Marion
Siege
as Lillian Gordon
Siege
as Lillian Gordon
I Never Promised You a Rose Garden
as Miss Coral
I Never Promised You a Rose Garden
as Miss Coral
Snowbeast
as Mrs. Carrie Rill
Snowbeast
as Mrs. Carrie Rill
Raid on Entebbe
as Dora Bloch
Raid on Entebbe
as Dora Bloch
God Told Me To
as Elizabeth Mullin
God Told Me To
as Elizabeth Mullin
Death at Love House
as Clara Josephs
Death at Love House
as Clara Josephs
Winner Take All
as Anne Barclay
Winner Take All
as Anne Barclay
The Secret Night Caller
as Kitty
The Secret Night Caller
as Kitty
Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams
as Mrs. Pritchard - Rita's Mother
Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams
as Mrs. Pritchard - Rita's Mother
Do Not Fold, Spindle, or Mutilate
as Elizabeth Gibson
Do Not Fold, Spindle, or Mutilate
as Elizabeth Gibson
No Time at All
as Mrs. Kramer
No Time at All
as Mrs. Kramer
The Helen Morgan Story
as Lulu Morgan
The Helen Morgan Story
as Lulu Morgan
Behind the High Wall
as Hilda Carmichael
Behind the High Wall
as Hilda Carmichael
Man on the Ledge
as Mrs. Cosick
Man on the Ledge
as Mrs. Cosick
Violent Saturday
as Elsie Braden
Violent Saturday
as Elsie Braden
Les Miserables
as Fantine
Les Miserables
as Fantine
Screen Snapshots 1860: Howdy, Podner
as Sylvia Sidney
Screen Snapshots 1860: Howdy, Podner
as Sylvia Sidney
Love from a Stranger
as Cecily Harrington
Love from a Stranger
as Cecily Harrington
The Searching Wind
as Cassie Bowman
The Searching Wind
as Cassie Bowman
Mr. Ace
as Margaret Wyndham Chase
Mr. Ace
as Margaret Wyndham Chase
Blood on the Sun
as Iris Hilliard
Blood on the Sun
as Iris Hilliard
Breakdowns of 1941
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Breakdowns of 1941
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Wagons Roll at Night
as Flo Lorraine
The Wagons Roll at Night
as Flo Lorraine
One Third of a Nation
as Mary Rogers
One Third of a Nation
as Mary Rogers
You and Me
as Helen Roberts
You and Me
as Helen Roberts
Dead End
as Drina
Dead End
as Drina
You Only Live Once
as Joan Graham
You Only Live Once
as Joan Graham
Sabotage
as Mrs. Verloc
Sabotage
as Mrs. Verloc
Fury
as Katherine Grant
Fury
as Katherine Grant
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine
as June Tolliver
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine
as June Tolliver
Mary Burns, Fugitive
as Mary Burns
Mary Burns, Fugitive
as Mary Burns
Accent on Youth
as Linda Brown
Accent on Youth
as Linda Brown
Behold My Wife!
as Tonita Storm Cloud
Behold My Wife!
as Tonita Storm Cloud
Thirty Day Princess
as Nancy Lane / Princess Catterina
Thirty Day Princess
as Nancy Lane / Princess Catterina
Good Dame
as Lillie Taylor
Good Dame
as Lillie Taylor
Jennie Gerhardt
as Jennie Gerhardt
Jennie Gerhardt
as Jennie Gerhardt
Pick-up
as Mary Richards
Pick-up
as Mary Richards
Madame Butterfly
as Cho-cho San
Madame Butterfly
as Cho-cho San
Make Me a Star
as Sylvia Sidney (uncredited)
Make Me a Star
as Sylvia Sidney (uncredited)
Merrily We Go to Hell
as Joan Prentice
Merrily We Go to Hell
as Joan Prentice
The Miracle Man
as Helen Smith aka Helen Vail
The Miracle Man
as Helen Smith aka Helen Vail
Ladies of the Big House
as Kathleen Storm McNeil
Ladies of the Big House
as Kathleen Storm McNeil
Street Scene
as Rose Maurrant
Street Scene
as Rose Maurrant
An American Tragedy
as Roberta 'Bert' Alden
An American Tragedy
as Roberta 'Bert' Alden
Confessions of a Co-Ed
as Patricia Harper
Confessions of a Co-Ed
as Patricia Harper
The House That Shadows Built
as (archive footage)
The House That Shadows Built
as (archive footage)
City Streets
as Nan Cooley
City Streets
as Nan Cooley
Five Minutes from the Station
as Carrie Adams
Five Minutes from the Station
as Carrie Adams
Thru Different Eyes
as Valerie Briand
Thru Different Eyes
as Valerie Briand
Broadway Nights
as Performer
Broadway Nights
as Performer
The Sorrows of Satan
as Bridesmaid (uncredited)
The Sorrows of Satan
as Bridesmaid (uncredited)