Sylvia Sidney
Date of birth: 1910-08-09
Place of birth: The Bronx, New York, USA
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Sophia Kosow, Sylvia Sydney, سیلویا سیدنی
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).
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Mars Attacks!
1996-12-13
A fleet of Martian spacecraft surrounds the world's major cities and all of humanity waits to see if
Man on the Ledge
1955-12-28
Beat cop Bragan is about to go off duty when he discovers a man standing on the ledge of a hotel mor
Damien - Omen II
1978-06-09
Since the sudden and suspicious deaths of his parents, young Damien has been in the charge of his we
God Told Me To
1976-10-22
A New York detective investigates a series of murders committed by random citizens who claim that 'G
Raid on Entebbe
1976-12-26
Based on a true operation by Israeli commandos. An Air France flight is hijacked by the Popular Fron
Sabotage
1937-01-08
Karl Anton Verloc and his wife own a small cinema in a quiet London suburb where they live seemingly
A Small Killing
1981-11-24
A college professor is recruited by an undercover cop to pose as a bag lady to track down a drug con
Dead End
1937-08-27
The lives of a young man and woman, an infamous gangster and a group of street kids converge one day
Andre's Mother
1990-03-07
Written by Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winner Terrence McNally, Andre's Mother is the story of Kat
City Streets
1931-04-18
A mobster's daughter leads her boyfriend from the circus into bootlegging.
Fury
1936-06-05
Joe, who owns a gas station along with his brothers and is about to marry Katherine, travels to the
Behind the High Wall
1956-07-01
A group prison breakout goes from bad to worse when the desperate warden tries to steal the gang's d
You and Me
1938-06-01
Mr. Morris, the owner of a large metropolitan department store, gives jobs to paroled ex-convicts in
Violent Saturday
1955-04-01
Three men case a small town very carefully, with plans to rob the bank on the upcoming Saturday, whi
Snowbeast
1977-04-28
A skier and his wife visit a friend's ski resort during a man beast's rampage, and must hide from th
Madame Butterfly
1932-12-30
Pinkerton marries Cho-Cho San in Japan, whilst on shore leave. When he leaves, she keeps his Japanes
You Only Live Once
1937-01-23
Based partially on the story of Bonnie and Clyde, Eddie Taylor is an ex-convict who cannot get a bre
Merrily We Go to Hell
1932-06-10
A drunken newspaperman, Jerry Corbett, is rescued from his alcoholic haze by an heiress, Joan Prenti
Thirty Day Princess
1934-05-18
A European princess arrives in New York City to secure a much-needed loan for her country. She contr
Love from a Stranger
1947-11-15
Cecily Harrington, struggling along on a small allowance, wins a fortune in a lottery. She decides t
Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams
1973-10-21
Rita, a middle aged New York City homemaker, finds herself in an emotional crisis which forces her t
An Early Frost
1985-05-01
Successful lawyer Michael Pierson is gay, but he has always hidden this part of his life from his mo
Blood on the Sun
1945-04-26
Nick Condon, an American journalist in 20s Tokyo, publishes the Japanese master plan for world domin
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine
1936-03-13
A well-established tale of a long-running feud between two mountain clans.
The Wagons Roll at Night
1941-04-25
An escaped circus lion provides the impetus for the meeting of carnival owner Nick Coster and Matt V
An American Tragedy
1931-08-22
A social climber charms a debutante, seduces a factory worker and commits murder.
Mary Burns, Fugitive
1935-11-15
A young woman who owns a coffee shop falls for a handsome young customer, unaware that he is a gangs
Confessions of a Co-Ed
1931-07-11
A young college student gets pregnant by the man she loves, but circumstances prevent their marrying
Street Scene
1931-09-05
The setting is a city block during a sweltering summer, where the residents serve as representatives
Les Miserables
1952-08-14
In 19th century France, Jean Valjean, a man imprisoned for stealing bread, must flee a relentless po
Ladies of the Big House
1931-12-26
A woman tries to save her husband from the electric chair after both are sent to prison for a murder
Behold My Wife!
1934-12-06
After Michael Carter's fiancée commits suicide, Michael vows to seek revenge on his wealthy family,
Pick-up
1933-03-24
The scheme of a pair of married con artists goes awry when their victim dies, and they are both caug
Siege
1978-04-26
A drama about a community of senior citizens who are terrorized by a ruthless neighborhood gang. Aft
Good Dame
1934-03-16
A chorus girl gets stranded in a small midwestern town. Against her better judgement, she hooks up w
Jennie Gerhardt
1933-06-08
This turn-of-the-century tragedy chronicles the sorrowful travails of a woman who endures a series o
One Third of a Nation
1939-02-10
The negligent owner of a tenement slum becomes romantically involved with one of the building's resi
Accent on Youth
1935-08-23
A young secretary falls in love with her boss, a middle-aged playwright. Complications ensue when he
Pals
1987-01-01
Two retired fishing buddies stumble on an unmarked suitcase filled with three million dollars in cas
The Searching Wind
1946-08-09
Always the diplomat, Alex Hazen is slow to take sides in Europe of the 1920s and 1930s. Cassie Bowma
The Secret Night Caller
1975-02-18
A man who is the pillar of his community has a secret - he has a compulsion to make obscene telephon
Going Hollywood: The '30s
1984-01-01
Robert Preston hosts this documentary that shows what people of the 1930s were watching as they were
The Helen Morgan Story
1957-05-16
Broadway legend Helen Morgan 's life as told by her mother, from her early start in second rate spea
The House That Shadows Built
1931-07-08
The House That Shadows Built (1931) is a short feature, roughly 48 minutes long, from Paramount Pict
Do Not Fold, Spindle, or Mutilate
1971-11-09
Four elderly ladies with a lot of time on their hands get the idea to create a fictional "girl" for
The Miracle Man
1932-04-01
A gang of crooks evade the police by moving their operations to a small town. There the gang's leade
The Brass Ring
1983-01-01
A mother afflicted with depression comes into conflict with own mother and children when she refuses
Five Minutes from the Station
1930-09-30
When Bert Adams brings his boss, Mr. Mason, home for dinner, he and his wife Carrie hope Mason will
Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre
1989-06-26
A study of the Group Theatre, a company that changed the face of American drama. The Group was found
Night of 100 Stars III
1990-05-21
A celebrity benefit for The Actors' Fund of America, featuring music, songs, dance and comedy.
Beetlejuice
1988-03-30
A newly dead New England couple seeks help from a deranged demon exorcist to scare an affluent New Y
Used People
1992-12-16
At her husband's funeral, Pearl, Jewish mother of two divorced and antagonistic daughters, meets an
No Time at All
1958-02-13
An airliner flying nonstop at night from Miami to New York fails to check in, then disappears from r
Mr. Ace
1946-08-02
A rich society woman uses a gangster to win a congressional election.
Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man
1988-06-05
A retrospective of the life and career of actor Cary Grant, including clips from his films and inter
F.D.R.: The Last Year
1980-05-15
Though visibly frail and weary, President Franklin D. Roosevelt runs for a precedent-setting fourth
Copkiller
1983-03-15
A NYPD officer imprisons and tortures an admitted cop-killer, but finds the tables turned when his v
Winner Take All
1975-03-03
The chronicle of an average American housewife who just happens to be addicted to gambling.
Breakdowns of 1941
1941-11-14
Flubs and bloopers that occurred on the set of some of the major Warner Bros. pictures of 1941.
The Witching of Ben Wagner
1987-12-31
A new family moves into town and their son, Ben, meets a mysterious girl named Regina, who is rumour
Hammett
1982-06-09
Chinatown, San Francisco, 1928. Former private detective Dashiell Hammett, a compulsive drinker with
Death at Love House
1976-09-03
Donna and Joel Gregory are staying at the estate of Lorna Love while researching a book about the lo
Thru Different Eyes
1929-04-13
Harvey Manning is placed on trial for the murder of Jack Winfield, his closest friend, whose body wa
The Shadow Box
1980-09-30
Over the course of a day in a California hospice, three terminally ill patients are observed with th
Broadway Nights
1927-05-15
Fannie joins Johnny to perform a music-hall act which becomes a success, until two Broadway producer
Finnegan Begin Again
1985-02-24
A schoolteacher in her early 40s, involved in a dead-end love affair with a married mortician, drift
I Never Promised You a Rose Garden
1977-07-14
A disturbed and institutionalized 16-year-old girl struggles between fantasy and reality.
The Gossip Columnist
1980-03-21
New Tinseltown gossip columnist Dina Moran helps faded movie star Georgia O'Hanlon dig up dirt on am
Make Me a Star
1932-07-01
A grocery clerk, longing to become a cowboy actor, goes to Hollywood in search of fame and fortune.
Having It All
1982-10-13
Thera Baylin is a fashion designer with a husband in New York and another one in California.
Come Along with Me
1982-02-16
Newly-widowed Mabel Lederer, who has psychic and mediumistic abilities, sells her house and belongin
Screen Snapshots 1860: Howdy, Podner
1949-07-20
This entry of Screen Snapshots travels to Las Vegas, Nevada, and Ralph Staub visits and talks to man
Night of 100 Stars
1982-03-08
The most glittering, expensive, and exhausting videotaping session in television history took place
The Sorrows of Satan
1926-10-12
Geoffrey is desperately in love with Mavis, who lives at his boardinghouse and is also pursuing a wr