Known For
Acting
Birthday
August 9, 1910
Place of Birth
The Bronx, New York, USA
Also Known As
- Sophia Kosow
- Sylvia Sydney
- سیلویا سیدنی
Sylvia Sidney
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).
Known For - Movies
Beetlejuice
as Juno
Mars Attacks!
as Grandma Norris
Night of 100 Stars
as Self
Damien - Omen II
as Aunt Marion
Night of 100 Stars III
as Self
Raid on Entebbe
as Dora Bloch
Going Hollywood: The '30s
as (archive footage)
Dead End
as Drina
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Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre
as Self
Violent Saturday
as Elsie Braden
