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Sylvia Sidney

Sylvia Sidney

Sophia Kosow

Born August 9, 1910· The Bronx, New York, USA

† Died July 1, 1999

34Roles★ 6.5Average rating

Emerging from a Bronx upbringing as Sophia Kosow, she began acting at fifteen to overcome shyness and trained at the Theater Guild's School for Acting before appearing as an extra in D.W. Griffith's The Sorrows of Satan. By sixteen she debuted on Broadway in The Squall and soon became a leading lady of the 1930s, starring in City Streets, An American Tragedy, Street Scene, Hitchcock's Sabotage, La…

Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources

Known for

Filmography

Beetlejuice★ 7.4
Beetlejuice1988
Juno
Magnum, P.I.Series★ 7.3
Magnum, P.I.1980
Elizabeth Barrett
The EqualizerSeries★ 7.2
The Equalizer1985
Judge
Sabotage★ 6.7
Sabotage1936
Mrs. Verloc
Damien - Omen II★ 6.4
Damien - Omen II1978
Aunt Marion
Mars Attacks!★ 6.4
Mars Attacks!1996
Grandma Norris