Acting
Sylvia Sidney
Born Aug 9, 1910 · The Bronx, New York, USA · Died Jul 1, 1999
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).
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Acting
Fantasy Island
1998
Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Drama
Mars Attacks!
1996
Comedy · Fantasy · Science Fiction
Diagnosis: Murder
1993
Drama · Family · Mystery
Used People
1992
Comedy · Drama · Romance
Night of 100 Stars III
1990
Comedy · Music · TV Movie
Andre's Mother
1990
Drama · TV Movie
Dear John
1988
Comedy
Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man
1988
Documentary
Beetlejuice
1988
Fantasy · Comedy
The Witching of Ben Wagner
1987
Adventure · Family · Drama
thirtysomething
1987
Drama
Pals
1987
Comedy · TV Movie
The Equalizer
1985
Action & Adventure · Crime · Drama
An Early Frost
1985
Drama · TV Movie
Finnegan Begin Again
1985
Comedy · Drama · Romance
Going Hollywood: The '30s
1984
Documentary
Copkiller
1983
Crime · Thriller
The Brass Ring
1983
Drama · TV Movie
Having It All
1982
Comedy · Romance · TV Movie
Hammett
1982
Drama · Thriller
Night of 100 Stars
1982
Comedy · Music · TV Movie
Come Along with Me
1982
Comedy · TV Movie
American Playhouse
1982
Drama · Comedy
A Small Killing
1981
Thriller · TV Movie · Drama
Magnum, P.I.
1980
Crime · Drama · Mystery
The Shadow Box
1980
Drama · TV Movie
F.D.R.: The Last Year
1980
Drama · TV Movie
The Gossip Columnist
1980
Comedy · Drama
Supertrain
1979
Action & Adventure · Comedy · Drama
WKRP in Cincinnati
1978
Comedy
Kaz
1978
Crime · Drama
Damien - Omen II
1978
Horror · Thriller
Siege
1978
Crime · TV Movie
The Love Boat
1977
Drama · Comedy
I Never Promised You a Rose Garden
1977
Drama
Snowbeast
1977
Horror
Eight Is Enough
1977
Drama · Comedy
Raid on Entebbe
1976
Drama · Thriller · TV Movie
God Told Me To
1976
Thriller · Science Fiction · Crime
Death at Love House
1976
TV Movie · Horror · Mystery
Starsky & Hutch
1975
Action & Adventure · Drama · Crime
Winner Take All
1975
Drama · TV Movie
The Secret Night Caller
1975
Drama · TV Movie
Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams
1973
Drama
Do Not Fold, Spindle, or Mutilate
1971
Comedy · Mystery · Thriller
The Defenders
1961
Drama
Special for Women
1960
Documentary · Soap · Drama
Route 66
1960
Drama · Crime · Action & Adventure
My Three Sons
1960
Comedy · Family
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
1959
Drama
Naked City
1958
Drama · Crime · Action & Adventure
No Time at All
1958
Comedy · Drama · Romance
The Helen Morgan Story
1957
Drama · TV Movie
Playhouse 90
1956
Drama
Behind the High Wall
1956
Crime · Drama · Thriller
Man on the Ledge
1955
Drama · TV Movie
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955
Drama
Violent Saturday
1955
Drama · Crime
Climax!
1954
Drama · Mystery
General Electric Theater
1953
Comedy · Drama
The Ford Television Theatre
1952
Drama
Les Miserables
1952
Drama · History
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
Drama · Comedy
Tales of Tomorrow
1951
Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Lux Video Theatre
1950
Drama · Comedy
Screen Snapshots 1860: Howdy, Podner
1949
Documentary
The Philco Television Playhouse
1948
Drama
Love from a Stranger
1947
Drama
Kraft Television Theatre
1947
Drama
The Searching Wind
1946
Drama · War
Mr. Ace
1946
Drama
Blood on the Sun
1945
Action · Drama · War
Breakdowns of 1941
1941
Comedy · Documentary
The Wagons Roll at Night
1941
Drama · Romance
One Third of a Nation
1939
Drama
You and Me
1938
Crime · Romance · Comedy
Dead End
1937
Crime · Drama
You Only Live Once
1937
Crime · Drama · Romance
Sabotage
1936
Drama · Thriller · Crime
Fury
1936
Crime · Drama · Thriller
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine
1936
Adventure · Drama · Romance
Mary Burns, Fugitive
1935
Drama
Accent on Youth
1935
Romance · Comedy
Behold My Wife!
1934
Drama · Romance
Thirty Day Princess
1934
Comedy · Romance
Good Dame
1934
Drama
Jennie Gerhardt
1933
Drama
Pick-up
1933
Crime · Drama
Madame Butterfly
1932
Drama
Make Me a Star
1932
Romance · Comedy · Drama
Merrily We Go to Hell
1932
Comedy · Drama · Romance
The Miracle Man
1932
Drama · Romance
Ladies of the Big House
1931
Drama
Street Scene
1931
Drama · Romance
An American Tragedy
1931
Crime · Drama · Romance
Confessions of a Co-Ed
1931
Drama
The House That Shadows Built
1931
Documentary
City Streets
1931
Crime · Drama · Romance
Five Minutes from the Station
1930
Drama
Thru Different Eyes
1929
Drama
Broadway Nights
1927
Drama · Romance
The Sorrows of Satan
1926
Drama · Romance · Fantasy