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Sylvia Sidney

American actress (1910–1999)

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Born: Sophia Kosow , ( 1910-08-08 ) August 8, 1910, New York City, U.S.
Died: July 1, 1999 (1999-07-01) (aged 88), New York City, U.S.
Occupation: Actress
Years active: 1925–1998
Spouses: Bennett Cerf ( married"}]]}'>m. 1935 ; divorced"}]]}'>div. 1936 ) Luther Adler ( married"}]]}'>m. 1938 ; divorced"}]]}'>div. 1946 ) Carleton Alsop ( married"}]]}'>m. 1947 ; divorced"}]]}'>div. 1951 )

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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 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.

Early life