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).
Movies & TV Shows
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Beetlejuice (1988) — Juno
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Mars Attacks! (1996) — Grandma Norris
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Damien - Omen II (1978) — Aunt Marion
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Magnum, P.I. (1980) — Elizabeth Barrett
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Sabotage (1937) — Mrs. Verloc
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Fury (1936) — Katherine Grant
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Starsky & Hutch (1975) — Olga Grossman
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You Only Live Once (1937) — Joan Graham
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The Love Boat (1977) — Natalie Corson
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God Told Me To (1976) — Elizabeth Mullin
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Dead End (1937) — Drina
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Diagnosis: Murder (1993) — Alice
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WKRP in Cincinnati (1978) — Lillian Carlson
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Violent Saturday (1955) — Elsie Braden
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Hammett (1982) — Donaldina Cameron
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The Equalizer (1985) — Judge
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Raid on Entebbe (1976) — Dora Bloch
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Merrily We Go to Hell (1932) — Joan Prentice
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City Streets (1931) — Nan Cooley
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You and Me (1938) — Helen Roberts
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Snowbeast (1977) — Mrs. Carrie Rill
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Street Scene (1931) — Rose Maurrant
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I Never Promised You a Rose Garden (1977) — Miss Coral
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Eight Is Enough (1977) — Aunt Fealty
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Blood on the Sun (1945) — Iris Hilliard
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My Three Sons (1960) — Miss Houk
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Used People (1992) — Becky
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An Early Frost (1985) — Beatrice McKenna
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The Trail of the Lonesome Pine (1936) — June Tolliver
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thirtysomething (1987)
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Copkiller (1983) — Margaret Smith
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Thirty Day Princess (1934) — Nancy Lane / Princess Catterina
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Madame Butterfly (1932) — Cho-cho San
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Route 66 (1960) — Lonnie Taylor
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Golden Globe Awards (1944) — Self
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Dear John (1988) — Mrs. Lumenski
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The Wagons Roll at Night (1941) — Flo Lorraine
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An American Tragedy (1931) — Roberta 'Bert' Alden
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Les Miserables (1952) — Fantine
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Fantasy Island (1998) — Clia