Sylvia Sidney

Sylvia Sidney

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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TV Series

Magnum, P.I.

Magnum, P.I.

7.275
Fantasy Island

Fantasy Island

7.5
WKRP in Cincinnati

WKRP in Cincinnati

7.5
thirtysomething

thirtysomething

6.1
Starsky & Hutch

Starsky & Hutch

7.247
My Three Sons

My Three Sons

6.5
Naked City

Naked City

5.5
Diagnosis: Murder

Diagnosis: Murder

7.071
The Equalizer

The Equalizer

7.2
General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater

6.25
Eight Is Enough

Eight Is Enough

6
Lux Video Theatre

Lux Video Theatre

6.333
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

7.25
Climax!

Climax!

3.273
The 20th Century Fox Hour

The 20th Century Fox Hour

5.429
The Philco Television Playhouse

The Philco Television Playhouse

6.286
Playwrights '56

Playwrights '56

6
Tales of Tomorrow

Tales of Tomorrow

6
The Defenders

The Defenders

6.2
The DuPont Show with June Allyson

The DuPont Show with June Allyson

6.3
Route 66

Route 66

6.3
Lux Video Theatre

Lux Video Theatre

6.333
The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

5.375
Climax!

Climax!

3.273
Dear John

Dear John

5.7
The Love Boat

The Love Boat

6.3
Playhouse 90

Playhouse 90

7.6
Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards

7
Kraft Television Theatre

Kraft Television Theatre

0
Route 66

Route 66

6.3
The Polly Bergen Show

The Polly Bergen Show

0
Tonight Starring Jack Paar

Tonight Starring Jack Paar

7
The Ford Television Theatre

The Ford Television Theatre

7.333
The Ford Television Theatre

The Ford Television Theatre

7.333
Cameo Theatre

Cameo Theatre

0
Kraft Television Theatre

Kraft Television Theatre

7.5
American Playhouse

American Playhouse

6.25

Movies

Mars Attacks!

Mars Attacks!

6.415
Man on the Ledge

Man on the Ledge

0
Damien - Omen II

Damien - Omen II

6.424
God Told Me To

God Told Me To

5.9
Raid on Entebbe

Raid on Entebbe

6
Sabotage

Sabotage

6.685
A Small Killing

A Small Killing

8
Dead End

Dead End

6.981
Andre's Mother

Andre's Mother

0
City Streets

City Streets

6.212
Fury

Fury

7.432
Behind the High Wall

Behind the High Wall

5.1
You and Me

You and Me

6.679
Violent Saturday

Violent Saturday

6.757
Snowbeast

Snowbeast

4.2
Madame Butterfly

Madame Butterfly

5.5
You Only Live Once

You Only Live Once

7.128
Merrily We Go to Hell

Merrily We Go to Hell

6.4
Thirty Day Princess

Thirty Day Princess

6.8
Love from a Stranger

Love from a Stranger

5.7
Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams

Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams

5.6
An Early Frost

An Early Frost

6
Blood on the Sun

Blood on the Sun

5.784
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine

The Trail of the Lonesome Pine

6.433
The Wagons Roll at Night

The Wagons Roll at Night

6.5
An American Tragedy

An American Tragedy

6.1
Mary Burns, Fugitive

Mary Burns, Fugitive

0
Confessions of a Co-Ed

Confessions of a Co-Ed

5.8
Street Scene

Street Scene

6.814
Les Miserables

Les Miserables

5.4
Ladies of the Big House

Ladies of the Big House

6
Pick-up

Pick-up

4.8
Behold My Wife!

Behold My Wife!

7
Siege

Siege

5.2
Good Dame

Good Dame

5.5
Jennie Gerhardt

Jennie Gerhardt

4
One Third of a Nation

One Third of a Nation

5.8
Accent on Youth

Accent on Youth

5.5
Pals

Pals

3.7
The Searching Wind

The Searching Wind

0
The Secret Night Caller

The Secret Night Caller

6.5
Going Hollywood: The '30s

Going Hollywood: The '30s

10
The Helen Morgan Story

The Helen Morgan Story

0
The House That Shadows Built

The House That Shadows Built

7
Do Not Fold, Spindle, or Mutilate

Do Not Fold, Spindle, or Mutilate

5.9
The Miracle Man

The Miracle Man

5.7
The Brass Ring

The Brass Ring

7
Five Minutes from the Station

Five Minutes from the Station

6
Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre

Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre

0
Night of 100 Stars III

Night of 100 Stars III

4
Beetlejuice

Beetlejuice

7.371
Used People

Used People

5.469
No Time at All

No Time at All

0
Mr. Ace

Mr. Ace

5.6
Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man

Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man

7
F.D.R.: The Last Year

F.D.R.: The Last Year

5.833
Copkiller

Copkiller

5.8
Winner Take All

Winner Take All

7
Breakdowns of 1941

Breakdowns of 1941

7
The Witching of Ben Wagner

The Witching of Ben Wagner

5.6
Hammett

Hammett

6.225
Death at Love House

Death at Love House

4.7
Thru Different Eyes

Thru Different Eyes

0
The Shadow Box

The Shadow Box

5.2
Broadway Nights

Broadway Nights

6
Finnegan Begin Again

Finnegan Begin Again

6.3
I Never Promised You a Rose Garden

I Never Promised You a Rose Garden

6
Make Me a Star

Make Me a Star

5.5
The Gossip Columnist

The Gossip Columnist

7.5
Having It All

Having It All

5
Come Along with Me

Come Along with Me

6
Screen Snapshots 1860: Howdy, Podner

Screen Snapshots 1860: Howdy, Podner

0
Night of 100 Stars

Night of 100 Stars

6.667
The Sorrows of Satan

The Sorrows of Satan

6.7