Personal Info
Sophia Kosow
Sylvia Sydney
سیلویا سیدنی
Sylvia Sidney
Acting
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
Filmography
Movies
Mars Attacks!
as Grandma Norris
Used People
as Becky
Night of 100 Stars III
as Self
Andre's Mother
as Mrs. Downes
Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre
as Self
Beetlejuice
as Juno
Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man
as Self (archive footage)
Pals
as Fern Stobbs
The Witching of Ben Wagner
as Grammy (Regina's Grandmother)
An Early Frost
as Beatrice McKenna
TV Shows
Fantasy Island
as Clia · 13 ep.
Diagnosis: Murder
as Alice · 1 ep.
Dear John
as Mrs. Lumenski · 1 ep.
thirtysomething
1 ep.
The Equalizer
as Judge · 1 ep.
American Playhouse
as Mrs. Flanner · 1 ep.
Magnum, P.I.
as Elizabeth Barrett · 1 ep.
Supertrain
as Agatha Wills · 1 ep.
WKRP in Cincinnati
as Lillian Carlson · 1 ep.
Kaz
as Molly · 1 ep.
