Cast

Sylvia Sidney

1910 – 1999

Active years (films on this site)

1931–1937

Genres

CrimeDramaFilm-NoirRomanceThriller

Schools and movements

Classical HollywoodGerman Expressionism

Directors worked with

Fritz Lang2 filmsJosef von Sternberg1 filmAlfred Hitchcock1 filmWilliam Wyler1 film

Biography

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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Awards and honours

International

• Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film 1986

National / local

• star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

5 films on this site

1. An American Tragedy 1931 · Josef von Sternberg · IMDb 6.4 · Cast
2. Fury 1936 · Fritz Lang · IMDb 7.8 · Cast
3. Sabotage 1936 · Alfred Hitchcock · IMDb 7.0 · Cast
4. Dead End 1937 · William Wyler · IMDb 7.2 · Cast
5. You Only Live Once 1937 · Fritz Lang · IMDb 7.2 · Cast