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  1. Sylvia Sidney. Sylvia Sidney (born Sophia Kosow; [1] August 8, 1910 – July 1, 1999) was an American stage, screen, and film actress whose career spanned 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 ...

  2. Sylvia Sidney. Actress: Beetlejuice. Sylvia Sidney was born in The Bronx, New York City, on August 8, 1910 as Sophia Kosow to Jewish parents. Her father was born in Russia and her mother was born in Romania. They divorced not long after her birth. Her mother subsequently remarried and young Sophia was adopted by her stepfather, Sigmund Sidney. A shy, only child, her parents tried to encourage ...

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  3. Sylvia Sidney was an American actress who appeared in a number of movies in the 1930s and mesmerized moviegoers with her signature moist-eyed performances. She began her career as a stage artist at the age of 16 and debuted in films a year later. However, she received her first leading role in a movie at 31.

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  5. Jul 2, 1999 · Sylvia Sidney, 30's Film Heroine, Dies at 88. TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers. Sylvia Sidney, whose vulnerable but spunky persona helped make her the ...

  6. Early Life & Work. Born in the Bronx, New York, on August 8, 1910, Sylvia Kosow Sidney was the daughter of Jewish immigrants from Russia and Romania. She attended New York public schools, then the Theatre Guild School in Manhattan from 1921 to 1925. Following her Broadway debut at age sixteen in The Squall, Sidney graduated to leading-role ...

  7. Jul 1, 1999 · 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 ...

  8. Jul 2, 1999 · July 2, 1999 12 AM PT. TIMES STAFF WRITER. Sylvia Sidney, a durable character actress for seven decades who in her mid-80s appeared in the 1996 hit film “Mars Attacks!” died Thursday in New ...

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