As Actor
Used People
1992
5.7
Sylvia Sidney
Acting
Birth date
August 9, 1910
Birth place
The Bronx, New York, USA
Death date
July 1, 1999
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).
Featured in
As Actor
Beetlejuice
1988
7.4
As Actor
The Witching of Ben Wagner
1987
5.6
As Actor
Pals
1987
3.7
As Actor
An Early Frost
1985
6.0
As Actor
Finnegan Begin Again
1985
6.3
As Actor
Copkiller
1983
5.8
As Actor
The Brass Ring
1983
7.0
As Actor
Having It All
1982
5.0
As Actor
Come Along with Me
1982
6.0
As Actor
A Small Killing
1981
8.0
As Actor
The Shadow Box
1980
5.2
As Actor
Damien - Omen II
1978
6.4
As Actor
Siege
1978
6.2
As Actor
Snowbeast
1977
4.2
As Actor
Raid on Entebbe
1976
6.0
As Actor
God Told Me To
1976
5.9
As Actor
The Secret Night Caller
1975
6.5
As Actor
Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams
1973
5.6
As Actor
Behind the High Wall
1956
5.1