Deceased

How Did Sylvia Sidney Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 88

Also known asSophia Kosow, Sylvia Sydney, سیلویا سیدنیGenderFemaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn09/08/1910Born inThe Bronx, New York, USADied01/07/1999Died inNew York CityCauseesophageal cancerWikidataQ231595 ↗TMDb#528 ↗

Sylvia Sidney 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 was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams in 1973. She later gained attention for her role as Juno, a case worker in the afterlife, in Tim Burton's 1988 film Beetlejuice, for which she won a Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress.

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Filmography99 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
1998	Fantasy IslandSeries	Clia	88
1996	Mars Attacks!Movie	Grandma Norris	86
1993	Diagnosis: MurderSeries	Alice	83
1992	Used PeopleMovie	Becky	82
1990	Night of 100 Stars IIIMovie	Self	80
1988	Dear JohnSeries	Mrs. Lumenski	78
1988	BeetlejuiceMovie	Juno	78
1988	Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading ManMovie	Self (archive footage)	78
1987	thirtysomethingSeries	—	77
1987	The Witching of Ben WagnerMovie	Grammy (Regina's Grandmother)	77
1987	PalsMovie	Fern Stobbs	77
1985	The EqualizerSeries	Judge	75
1985	An Early FrostMovie	Beatrice McKenna	75
1985	Finnegan Begin AgainMovie	Margaret	75
1984	Going Hollywood: The '30sMovie	(archive footage)	74
1983	CopkillerMovie	Margaret Smith	73
1982	American PlayhouseSeries	Mrs. Flanner	72
1982	HammettMovie	Donaldina Cameron	72
1982	Night of 100 StarsMovie	Self	72
1982	Come Along with MeMovie	Mrs. Flanner	72
1981	A Small KillingMovie	Sadie Ross	71
1980	Magnum, P.I.Series	Elizabeth Barrett	70
1980	The Shadow BoxMovie	Felicity	70
1980	F.D.R.: The Last YearMovie	Cousin Polly	70
1980	The Gossip ColumnistMovie	Alma Lewellyn	70
1979	SupertrainSeries	Agatha Wills	69
1978	Damien - Omen IIMovie	Aunt Marion	68
1978	WKRP in CincinnatiSeries	Lillian Carlson	68
1978	KazSeries	Molly	68
1978	SiegeMovie	Lillian Gordon	68
1977	The Love BoatSeries	Natalie Corson	67
1977	Eight Is EnoughSeries	Aunt Fealty	67
1977	I Never Promised You a Rose GardenMovie	Miss Coral	67
1977	SnowbeastMovie	Mrs. Carrie Rill	67
1976	Raid on EntebbeMovie	Dora Bloch	66
1976	Death at Love HouseMovie	Clara Josephs	66
1976	God Told Me ToMovie	Elizabeth Mullin	66
1975	Starsky & HutchSeries	Olga Grossman	65
1975	The Secret Night CallerMovie	Kitty	65
1975	Winner Take AllMovie	Anne Barclay	65
1973	Summer Wishes, Winter DreamsMovie	Mrs. Pritchard - Rita's Mother	63
1971	Do Not Fold, Spindle, or MutilateMovie	Elizabeth Gibson	61
1961	The DefendersSeries	Adela Collins	51
1961	The Mike Douglas ShowSeries	Self	51
1960	My Three SonsSeries	Miss Houk	50
1960	Route 66Series	Hannah Ellis	50
1960	Special for WomenSeries	Minna Borden	50
1959	The DuPont Show with June AllysonSeries	Beulah Ridges	49
1958	Naked CitySeries	Florence Nunda	48
1958	No Time at AllMovie	Mrs. Kramer	48
1957	Tonight Starring Jack PaarSeries	Self	47
1956	Playhouse 90Series	Mrs. Kramer	46
1956	Behind the High WallMovie	Hilda Carmichael	46
1955	The 20th Century Fox HourSeries	Mrs. Cosick	45
1955	Playwrights '56Series	—	45
1955	Violent SaturdayMovie	Elsie Braden	45
1954	Climax!Series	—	44
1953	General Electric TheaterSeries	Gloria Roma	43
1953	Kraft Television TheatreSeries	—	43
1952	The Ford Television TheatreSeries	Laura Blake	42
1952	Les MiserablesMovie	Fantine	42
1951	Schlitz Playhouse of StarsSeries	—	41
1951	Tales of TomorrowSeries	—	41
1950	Lux Video TheatreSeries	Laura Barrie	40
1948	The Philco Television PlayhouseSeries	—	38
1947	Kraft Television TheatreSeries	—	37
1947	Love from a StrangerMovie	Cecily Harrington	37
1946	The Searching WindMovie	Cassie Bowman	36
1946	Mr. AceMovie	Margaret Wyndham Chase	36
1945	Blood on the SunMovie	Iris Hilliard	35
1944	Golden Globe AwardsSeries	Self	34
1941	The Wagons Roll at NightMovie	Flo Lorraine	31
1941	Breakdowns of 1941Movie	Self (archive footage) (uncredited)	31
1939	One Third of a NationMovie	Mary Rogers	29
1938	You and MeMovie	Helen Roberts	28
1937	Dead EndMovie	Drina	27
1937	You Only Live OnceMovie	Joan Graham	27
1937	SabotageMovie	Mrs. Verloc	27
1936	FuryMovie	Katherine Grant	26
1936	The Trail of the Lonesome PineMovie	June Tolliver	26
1935	Accent on YouthMovie	Linda Brown	25
1934	Thirty Day PrincessMovie	Nancy Lane / Princess Catterina	24
1934	Behold My Wife!Movie	Tonita Storm Cloud	24
1934	Good DameMovie	Lillie Taylor	24
1933	Jennie GerhardtMovie	Jennie Gerhardt	23
1933	Pick-upMovie	Mary Richards	23
1932	Merrily We Go to HellMovie	Joan Prentice	22
1932	Madame ButterflyMovie	Cho-cho San	22
1932	The Miracle ManMovie	Helen Smith aka Helen Vail	22
1932	Make Me a StarMovie	Sylvia Sidney (uncredited)	22
1931	City StreetsMovie	Nan Cooley	21
1931	Ladies of the Big HouseMovie	Kathleen Storm McNeil	21
1931	Street SceneMovie	Rose Maurrant	21
1931	An American TragedyMovie	Roberta 'Bert' Alden	21
1931	Confessions of a Co-EdMovie	Patricia Harper	21
1931	The House That Shadows BuiltMovie	(archive footage)	21
1930	Five Minutes from the StationMovie	Carrie Adams	20
1927	Broadway NightsMovie	Performer	17
1926	The Sorrows of SatanMovie	Bridesmaid (uncredited)	16