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).
Filmography
Cast Credits
Fantasy Island
Character: Clia
TV • 1998
Mars Attacks!
Character: Grandma Norris
MOVIE • 1996
Diagnosis: Murder
Character: Alice
TV • 1993
Used People
Character: Becky
MOVIE • 1992
Night of 100 Stars III
Character: Self
MOVIE • 1990
Andre's Mother
Character: Mrs. Downes
MOVIE • 1990
Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre
Character: Self
MOVIE • 1989
Dear John
Character: Mrs. Lumenski
TV • 1988
Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man
Character: Self (archive footage)
MOVIE • 1988
Beetlejuice
Character: Juno
MOVIE • 1988
The Witching of Ben Wagner
Character: Grammy (Regina's Grandmother)
MOVIE • 1987
thirtysomething
Character:
TV • 1987
Pals
Character: Fern Stobbs
MOVIE • 1987
The Equalizer
Character: Judge
TV • 1985
An Early Frost
Character: Beatrice McKenna
MOVIE • 1985
Finnegan Begin Again
Character: Margaret
MOVIE • 1985
Going Hollywood: The '30s
Character: (archive footage)
MOVIE • 1984
Copkiller
Character: Margaret Smith
MOVIE • 1983
The Brass Ring
Character: Grandmother
MOVIE • 1983
Having It All
Character: Marney
MOVIE • 1982