Sylvia Sidney

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).

Known For

Beetlejuice

as Juno

Mars Attacks!

as Grandma Norris

Damien – Omen II

as Aunt Marion

Magnum, P.I.

as Elizabeth Barrett

Sabotage

as Mrs. Verloc

Fury

as Katherine Grant

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as Mrs. Sylvia Verloc (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Love Boat

as Natalie Corson

Starsky & Hutch

as Olga Grossman

You Only Live Once

as Joan Graham