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Sylvia Sidney
Actress 1910 - 1999

Sylvia Sidney

The Bronx, New York, USA

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... Read full bio →

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Roles you can spot in Whatthemovie snapshots

18 roles
Shot from Mars Attacks!
Character Grandma Florence Norris
Shot from Love from a Stranger
Character Cecily Harrington
Shot from Beetlejuice
Character Juno
Shot from You and Me
Character Helen Dennis

You and Me

1938

Shot from You Only Live Once
Character Joan Graham
Shot from Fury
Character Katherine Grant

Fury

1936

Shot from Sabotage
Character Mrs. Sylvia Verloc

Sabotage

1936

Title screen of Copkiller (l'assassino dei poliziotti) No snapshots yet
Character Margaret Smith
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Character Donaldina Cameron

Hammett

1982

Title screen of Damien: Omen II No snapshots yet
Character Aunt Marion
I Never Promised You a Rose Garden No snapshots yet
Character Miss Coral
Snowbeast No snapshots yet
Character Mrs. Carrie Rill

Snowbeast

1977

Title screen of God Told Me To No snapshots yet
Character Elizabeth Mullin
Raid on Entebbe No snapshots yet
Character Dora Bloch
Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams No snapshots yet
Character Mrs. Pritchard - Rita's Mother
Behind the High Wall No snapshots yet
Character Hilda Carmichael
Title screen of Violent Saturday No snapshots yet
Character Elsie Braden
Title screen of Les Miserables No snapshots yet
Character Fantine

Filmography

Every title this person appears in

28 titles
Mars Attacks!
Mars Attacks! 1996
Beetlejuice
Beetlejuice 1988
Copkiller (l'assassino dei poliziotti)
Copkiller (l'assassino dei poliziotti) 1983
Hammett
Hammett 1982
Damien: Omen II
Damien: Omen II 1978
Snowbeast
Snowbeast 1977
I Never Promised You a Rose Garden
I Never Promised You a Rose Garden 1977
Raid on Entebbe
Raid on Entebbe 1976
God Told Me To
God Told Me To 1976
Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams
Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams 1973
Behind the High Wall
Behind the High Wall 1956
Violent Saturday
Violent Saturday 1955
Les Miserables
Les Miserables 1952
Love from a Stranger
Love from a Stranger 1947
Blood on the Sun
Blood on the Sun 1945
The Wagons Roll at Night
The Wagons Roll at Night 1941
You and Me
You and Me 1938
You Only Live Once
You Only Live Once 1937
Dead End
Dead End 1937
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine 1936
Sabotage
Sabotage 1936
Fury
Fury 1936
Thirty Day Princess
Thirty Day Princess 1934
Merrily We Go to Hell
Merrily We Go to Hell 1932
Madame Butterfly
Madame Butterfly 1932
Street Scene
Street Scene 1931
Confessions of a Co-Ed
Confessions of a Co-Ed 1931
City Streets
City Streets 1931

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