Biography
Sylvia Sidney
Acting
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…
Career works
110
Movies
74
Series
36
Career average
6.6/10
Birth date
08/09/1910
Place of birth
The Bronx, New York, USA
Date of death
07/01/1999
Filmography highlights
Movies
Mars Attacks!
1996 · 6.4
Used People
1992 · 5.8
Night of 100 Stars III
1990 · 4.0
Andre's Mother
1990
Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man
1988 · 7.0
Beetlejuice
1988 · 7.4
The Witching of Ben Wagner
1987 · 5.4
Pals
1987 · 5.3
An Early Frost
1985 · 5.8
Finnegan Begin Again
1985 · 6.5
Going Hollywood: The '30s
1984 · 9.0
Copkiller
1983 · 5.8
The Brass Ring
1983 · 7.0
Having It All
1982 · 6.5
Hammett
1982 · 6.3
Series
Fantasy Island
1998 · 7.5
Diagnosis: Murder
1993 · 7.1
Dear John
1988 · 5.7
thirtysomething
1987 · 6.3
The Equalizer
1985 · 7.1
American Playhouse
1982 · 6.6
Magnum, P.I.
1980 · 7.3
Supertrain
1979 · 5.6
WKRP in Cincinnati
1978 · 7.6
Kaz
1978 · 7.0
The Love Boat
1977 · 6.3
Eight Is Enough
1977 · 6.2
Starsky & Hutch
1975 · 7.3
The Mike Douglas Show
1961 · 5.8
The Defenders
1961 · 6.3