
Sylvia Sidney
Born
1910-08-09
Place of birth
The Bronx, New York, USA
Died
1999-07-01
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).
Known for

Beetlejuice
Juno

Mars Attacks!
Grandma Norris

Damien - Omen II
Aunt Marion

Magnum, P.I.
Elizabeth Barrett

Sabotage
Mrs. Verloc

Fury
Katherine Grant

Starsky & Hutch
Olga Grossman

You Only Live Once
Joan Graham

The Love Boat
Natalie Corson

God Told Me To
Elizabeth Mullin

Dead End
Drina

Diagnosis: Murder
Alice

WKRP in Cincinnati
Lillian Carlson

Violent Saturday
Elsie Braden

Hammett
Donaldina Cameron