Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Age88
Birth DateAugust 9, 1910
Place of BirthThe Bronx, New York, USA
Also Known As
Sophia KosowSylvia Sydneyسیلویا سیدنی
Sylvia Sidney
August 9, 1910 – 1999
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).
