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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 the afterlife, in Tim Burton's film Beetlejuice, for which she won a Saturn Award as Best Supporting Actress. She also…
Known for
- Fantasy Island — Clia1998
- Mars Attacks! — Grandma Norris1996
- Diagnosis: Murder — Alice1993
- Used People — Becky1992
- Andre's Mother — Mrs. Downes1990
- Night of 100 Stars III — Self1990
- Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre — Self1989
- Beetlejuice — Juno1988
- Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man — Self (archive footage)1988
- Dear John — Mrs. Lumenski1988
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Key facts
- 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</span>"}]]}'>m. 1935 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1936 ) Luther Adler ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1938 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1946 ) Carleton Alsop ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1947 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1951 )
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Sylvia
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- The Bronx
- Place of death
- New York City
- Spouse
- Bennett Cerf
- Occupation
- film actor
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Religion
- Judaism
- Image
- Sylvia Sidney Argentinean Magazine AD (corp).jpg
- Number of children
- 1
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- Sylvia Sidney
- date of birth
- 1910-08-08
- date of death
- 1999-07-01
- cause of death
- esophageal cancer
- Commons category
- Sylvia Sidney
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
- manner of death
- natural causes
- name in native language
- Sylvia Sidney
- start of work period
- 1929-00-00
- end of work period
- 1998-00-00
- birth name
- Sophia Kosow
- writing language
- English language
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Encyclopedic overview
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
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