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).
Filmography
Mars Attacks!
1996
as Grandma Norris
Used People
1992
as Becky
Night of 100 Stars III
1990
as Self
Andre's Mother
1990
as Mrs. Downes
- No poster
Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre
1989
as Self
Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man
1988
as Self (archive footage)
Beetlejuice
1988
as Juno
The Witching of Ben Wagner
1987
as Grammy (Regina's Grandmother)
Pals
1987
as Fern Stobbs
An Early Frost
1985
as Beatrice McKenna
Finnegan Begin Again
1985
as Margaret
Going Hollywood: The '30s
1984
as (archive footage)
Copkiller
1983
as Margaret Smith
The Brass Ring
1983
as Grandmother
Having It All
1982
as Marney
Hammett
1982
as Donaldina Cameron
Night of 100 Stars
1982
as Self
Come Along with Me
1982
as Mrs. Flanner
A Small Killing
1981
as Sadie Ross
The Shadow Box
1980
as Felicity
F.D.R.: The Last Year
1980
as Cousin Polly
The Gossip Columnist
1980
as Alma Lewellyn
Damien - Omen II
1978
as Aunt Marion
Siege
1978
as Lillian Gordon