Sylvia Sidney
Known For
Acting
Born
1910-08-09 in The Bronx, New York, USA
Died
1999-07-01
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).
Most Known For
The Love Boat
as Natalie Corson
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
Golden Globe Awards
as Self
Diagnosis: Murder
as Alice
Magnum, P.I.
as Elizabeth Barrett
The Equalizer
as Judge
Starsky & Hutch
as Olga Grossman
Climax!
Climax!
as Louella Wheedron
Naked City
as Florence Nunda
The Philco Television Playhouse
The Defenders
as Adela Collins
My Three Sons
as Miss Houk
Route 66
as Lonnie Taylor
Route 66
as Hannah Ellis
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
as Self
thirtysomething
Eight Is Enough
as Aunt Fealty
Beetlejuice
as Juno
WKRP in Cincinnati
as Lillian Carlson