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Sylvia Sidney

Sylvia Sidney

Birthday: 1910-08-09 | Place of Birth: New York City, New York, USA

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).

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

1998
Fantasy Island

as    Clia

1992
Used People

as    Becky

1990
Andre's Mother

as    Mrs. Downes

1988
Beetlejuice

as    Juno

1987
Pals

as    Fern Stobbs

1987
The Witching of Ben Wagner

as    Grammy (Regina's Grandmother)

1985
An Early Frost

as    Beatrice McKenna

1985
Finnegan Begin Again

as    Margaret

1984
Copkiller

as    Margaret Smith

1982
Having It All

as    Marney

1982
Come Along with Me

as    Mrs. Flanner

1980
The Gossip Columnist

as    Alma Lewellyn

1980
The Shadow Box

as    Felicity

1978
Damien - Omen II

as    Aunt Marion

1978
Siege

as    Lillian Gordon

1977
I Never Promised You a Rose Garden

as    Miss Coral

1977
Snowbeast

as    Mrs. Carrie Rill

1976
Death at Love House

as    Clara Josephs

1976
Raid on Entebbe

as    Dora Bloch

1976
God Told Me To

as    Elizabeth Mullin

1975
The Secret Night Caller

as    Kitty

1973
Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams

as    Mrs. Pritchard - Rita's Mother

1971
Do Not Fold, Spindle, or Mutilate

as    Elizabeth Gibson

1957
The Helen Morgan Story

as    Lulu Morgan