Acting credits
101
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
Sylvia Sidney
Acting
Career Snapshot
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Movies: 73Series: 28
TMDB ID: 528
IMDb ID: nm0796662
Known for: Acting
Born: August 9, 1910
Died: July 1, 1999
Age: 88
Place of birth: The Bronx, New York, USA
Gender: Female
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1926 - 1998
Years active: 73
Average TMDB rating: 6.46
Wikidata: Q231595
Also known as
Sophia Kosow • Sylvia Sydney • سیلویا سیدنی
Biography
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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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Sylvia Sidney.
6.4
Mars Attacks!
as Grandma Norris
1996 Movie
5.7
Used People
as Becky
1992 Movie
4.0
Night of 100 Stars III
as Self
1990 Movie
Andre's Mother
as Mrs. Downes
1990 Movie
Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre
as Self
1989 Movie
7.0
Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man
as Self (archive footage)
1988 Movie
7.4
Beetlejuice
as Juno
1988 Movie
5.2
The Witching of Ben Wagner
as Grammy (Regina's Grandmother)
1987 Movie
3.7
Pals
as Fern Stobbs
1987 Movie
5.7
An Early Frost
as Beatrice McKenna
1985 Movie
6.3
Finnegan Begin Again
as Margaret
1985 Movie
10.0
Going Hollywood: The '30s
as (archive footage)
1984 Movie
5.8
Copkiller
as Margaret Smith
1983 Movie
7.0
The Brass Ring
as Grandmother
1983 Movie
5.0
Having It All
as Marney
1982 Movie
6.2
Hammett
as Donaldina Cameron
1982 Movie
6.7
Night of 100 Stars
as Self
1982 Movie
6.0
Come Along with Me
as Mrs. Flanner
1982 Movie
8.0
A Small Killing
as Sadie Ross
1981 Movie
4.6
The Shadow Box
as Felicity
1980 Movie
5.8
F.D.R.: The Last Year
as Cousin Polly
1980 Movie
7.5
The Gossip Columnist
as Alma Lewellyn
1980 Movie
6.4
Damien - Omen II
as Aunt Marion
1978 Movie
6.2
Siege
as Lillian Gordon
1978 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Sylvia Sidney.
7.5
Fantasy Island
as Clia • 13 eps
1998 Series
7.1
Diagnosis: Murder
as Alice • 1 eps
1993 Series
5.5
Dear John
as Mrs. Lumenski • 1 eps
1988 Series
6.2
thirtysomething
1 eps
1987 Series
7.1
The Equalizer
as Judge • 1 eps
1985 Series
6.2
American Playhouse
as Mrs. Flanner • 1 eps
1982 Series
7.3
Magnum, P.I.
as Elizabeth Barrett • 1 eps
1980 Series
7.5
WKRP in Cincinnati
as Lillian Carlson • 1 eps
1978 Series
5.0
Kaz
as Molly • 1 eps
1978 Series
6.3
The Love Boat
as Natalie Corson • 1 eps
1977 Series
6.1
Eight Is Enough
as Aunt Fealty • 2 eps
1977 Series
7.3
Starsky & Hutch
as Olga Grossman • 1 eps
1975 Series
5.4
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self • 3 eps
1961 Series
5.9
The Defenders
as Adela Collins • 2 eps
1961 Series
6.3
Route 66
as Lonnie Taylor • 1 eps
1960 Series
6.5
My Three Sons
as Miss Houk • 1 eps
1960 Series
6.3
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
as Beulah Ridges • 1 eps
1959 Series
5.5
Naked City
as Florence Nunda • 1 eps
1958 Series
7.6
Playhouse 90
as Mrs. Kramer • 1 eps
1956 Series
5.4
The 20th Century Fox Hour
as Mrs. Cosick • 1 eps
1955 Series
3.3
Climax!
1 eps
1954 Series
6.4
General Electric Theater
as Gloria Roma • 1 eps
1953 Series
7.3
The Ford Television Theatre
1 eps
1952 Series
7.2
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1 eps
1951 Series