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).
Movies
Mars Attacks! Grandma Norris
Man on the Ledge Mrs. Cosick
Damien: Omen II Aunt Marion
God Told Me To Elizabeth Mullin
Raid on Entebbe Dora Bloch
Sabotage Mrs. Verloc
A Small Killing Sadie Ross
Dead End Drina Gordon
Andre's Mother Mrs. Downes
City Streets Nan Cooley
Fury Katherine Grant
Behind the High Wall Hilda Carmichael
You and Me Helen
Violent Saturday Elsie Braden
Snowbeast Mrs. Carrie Rill
Madame Butterfly Cho-Cho San
You Only Live Once Joan Graham
Merrily We Go to Hell Joan Prentice
Thirty Day Princess Nancy Lane / Princess Catterina
Love from a Stranger Cecily Harrington
Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams Mrs. Pritchard - Rita's Mother
An Early Frost Beatrice McKenna
Blood on the Sun Iris Hilliard
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine June Tolliver
The Wagons Roll at Night Flo Lorraine
An American Tragedy Roberta 'Bert' Alden
Mary Burns, Fugitive Mary Burns
Confessions of a Co-Ed Patricia Harper
Street Scene Rose Maurrant
Les Miserables Fantine
Ladies of the Big House Kathleen Storm McNeil
Pick-up Mary Richards
Behold My Wife! Tonita Storm Cloud
Siege Lillian Gordon
Good Dame Lillie Taylor
Jennie Gerhardt Jennie Gerhardt
One Third of a Nation Mary Rogers
Accent on Youth Linda Brown
Pals Fern Stobbs
The Searching Wind Cassie Bowman
The Secret Night Caller Kitty
Going Hollywood: The '30s (archive footage)
The Helen Morgan Story Lulu Morgan
The House That Shadows Built (archive footage)
Do Not Fold, Spindle, or Mutilate Elizabeth Gibson
The Miracle Man Helen Smith aka Helen Vail
The Brass Ring Grandmother
Five Minutes from the Station Carrie Adams
Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre Self
Night of 100 Stars III Self
Beetlejuice Juno
Used People Becky
No Time at All Mrs. Kramer
Mr. Ace Margaret Wyndham Chase
Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man Self (archive footage)
F.D.R.: The Last Year Cousin Polly
Copkiller Margaret Smith
Winner Take All Anne Barclay
Breakdowns of 1941 Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Witching of Ben Wagner Grammy (Regina's Grandmother)
Hammett Donaldina Cameron
Death at Love House Clara Josephs
Thru Different Eyes Valerie Briand
The Shadow Box Felicity
Broadway Nights Performer
Finnegan Begin Again Margaret
I Never Promised You a Rose Garden Miss Coral
Make Me a Star Sylvia Sidney (uncredited)
The Gossip Columnist Alma Lewellyn
Having It All Marney
Come Along with Me Mrs. Flanner
Screen Snapshots 1860: Howdy, Podner Sylvia Sidney
Night of 100 Stars Self
Shows
Magnum, P.I. Elizabeth Barrett
Fantasy Island Clia
WKRP in Cincinnati Mama Carlson
thirtysomething
Starsky & Hutch
My Three Sons
Route 66
Naked City Florence Nunda
Diagnosis: Murder Alice
The Equalizer Judge
General Electric Theater Gloria Roma
Eight Is Enough
Lux Video Theatre Joyce
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Climax!
The 20th Century Fox Hour
The Philco Television Playhouse
Playwrights '56
Tales of Tomorrow
The Defenders Adela Collins
The DuPont Show with June Allyson Beulah Ridges
Route 66 Lonnie Taylor
Lux Video Theatre Laura Barrie
The Mike Douglas Show Self
Climax! Louella Wheedron
Dear John Mrs. Lumenski
The Love Boat Natalie Corson
Playhouse 90 Mrs. Kramer
Alfred Hitchcock Presents Mrs. Sylvia Verloc (archive footage) (uncredited)
Golden Globe Awards Self - Winner
Kraft Television Theatre
