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Mini Biography:
Sylvia Sidney was born in New York City, in the Bronx borough, on August 8... moreTrivia:
(1990) Honored with a lifetime achivement award by the Film Society of Lincoln Center. moreAwards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 5 wins & 4 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(7 articles)
DVD Playhouse--July 2009 (From The Hollywood Interview. 14 July 2009, 12:00 PM, PDT)
'Lonesome Pine' On DVD
(From New York Post. 13 July 2009, 11:43 AM, PDT)
Alternate Names:
Sylvia SydneyUS TV Schedule:
| Sun. Nov. 8 | 10:00 AM | TCM | Les Miserables |
Filmography
Actress:
- "Fantasy Island" .... Clia (7 episodes, 1998)
- Let Go (1998) TV episode .... Clia
- Estrogen (1998) TV episode .... Clia
- Secret Self (1998) TV episode .... Clia
- Dying to Dance (1998) TV episode .... Clia
- We're Not Worthy (1998) TV episode .... Clia
(2 more) - Mars Attacks! (1996) .... Grandma Florence Norris
- "Diagnosis Murder" .... Alice Blake (1 episode, 1993)
- Miracle Cure (1993) TV episode .... Alice Blake - Used People (1992) .... Becky
- "Equal Justice" .... Mrs. Rogan (1 episode, 1990)
- The Art of the Possible (1990) TV episode .... Mrs. Rogan - Andre's Mother (1990) (TV) .... Andre's Grandmother
- "thirtysomething" .... Rose Waldman (1 episode, 1989)
- Be a Good Girl (1989) TV episode .... Rose Waldman - "The Equalizer" .... Judge (1 episode, 1989)
- Trial by Ordeal (1989) TV episode .... Judge - "Dear John" .... Mrs. Lumenski (1 episode, 1988)
... aka Dear John USA (UK)
- Dancing in the Dark (1988) TV episode .... Mrs. Lumenski - Beetle Juice (1988) .... Juno
- Pals (1987) (TV) .... Fern Stobbs
- The Witching of Ben Wagner (1987) (TV) .... Grammy (Regina's Grandmother)
- "Morningstar/Eveningstar" .... Binnie Baylor (7 episodes, 1986)
- Episode #1.7 (1986) TV episode .... Binnie Baylor
- Episode #1.6 (1986) TV episode .... Binnie Baylor
- Episode #1.5 (1986) TV episode .... Binnie Baylor
- Episode #1.4 (1986) TV episode .... Binnie Baylor
- Episode #1.3 (1986) TV episode .... Binnie Baylor
(2 more) - An Early Frost (1985) (TV) .... Beatrice McKenna
- Finnegan Begin Again (1985) (TV) .... Margaret Finnegan
- "Trapper John, M.D." .... Mildred Prosser (1 episode, 1984)
- Aunt Mildred Is Watching (1984) TV episode .... Mildred Prosser - "Whiz Kids" .... Dolly (1 episode, 1984)
- The Lollypop Gang Strikes Back (1984) TV episode .... Dolly - "Domestic Life" .... Mrs. Moskewicz (1 episode, 1984)
- Small Cranes Court (1984) TV episode .... Mrs. Moskewicz - Copkiller (1983) .... Margaret Smith
... aka Order of Death (Australia) (USA)
... aka Cop Killers
... aka Copkiller - l'assassino dei poliziotti (Italy)
... aka Corrupt (USA: reissue title)
... aka Corrupt Lieutenant - "Magnum, P.I." .... Elizabeth Barrett (1 episode, 1983)
- Birdman of Budapest (1983) TV episode .... Elizabeth Barrett - The Brass Ring (1983) (TV) .... Grandmother
- Having It All (1982) (TV) .... Marney
- Hammett (1982) .... Donaldina Cameron
- Come Along with Me (1982) (TV) .... Mrs. Flanner
- A Small Killing (1981) (TV) .... Sadie Ross
- "The Love Boat" .... Natalie (1 episode, 1981)
- I Love You Too, Smith/Mamma and Me/Sally's Paradise (1981) TV episode .... Natalie - The Shadow Box (1980) (TV) .... Felicity
- F.D.R.: The Last Year (1980) (TV) .... Cousin Polly
- The Gossip Columnist (1980) (TV) .... Alma Lewellyn
- "California Fever" .... Mother (1 episode, 1979)
- Movin' Out (1979) TV episode .... Mother - "Supertrain" .... Agatha (1 episode, 1979)
- Superstar (1979) TV episode .... Agatha - "Kaz" (1 episode, 1978)
- A Fine Romance (1978) TV episode - "WKRP in Cincinnati" .... Mama Carlson (1 episode, 1978)
- Pilot: Part 1 (1978) TV episode .... Mama Carlson - Damien: Omen II (1978) .... Aunt Marion
... aka Omen II
... aka Omen II: Damien (reissue title) - Siege (1978) (TV) .... Lillian Gordon
- "Eight Is Enough" (2 episodes, 1977)
- Children of the Groom: Part 1 (1977) TV episode
- Children of the Groom: Part 2 (1977) TV episode - I Never Promised You a Rose Garden (1977) .... Miss Coral
- Snowbeast (1977) (TV) .... Mrs. Carrie Rill
- "Westside Medical" (1 episode)
- Tears for a Two Dollar Wine (????) TV episode - Raid on Entebbe (1976) (TV) .... Dora Bloch
- God Told Me To (1976) .... Elizabeth Mullin
... aka Demon - "Starsky and Hutch" .... Olga Grossman (1 episode, 1976)
- Gillian (1976) TV episode .... Olga Grossman - Death at Love House (1976) (TV) .... Clara Josephs
... aka The Shrine of Lorna Love (USA) - "Ryan's Hope" .... Sister Mary Joel (3 episodes, 1975-1976)
- Episode #1.128 (1976) TV episode .... Sister Mary Joel
- Episode #1.50 (1975) TV episode .... Sister Mary Joel
- Episode #1.49 (1975) TV episode .... Sister Mary Joel - Winner Take All (1975) (TV) .... Anne Barclay
... aka Time Lock - The Secret Night Caller (1975) (TV) .... Kitty
- Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams (1973) .... Mrs. Pritchett
- Do Not Fold, Spindle, or Mutilate (1971) (TV) .... Elizabeth Gibson
- "My Three Sons" .... Miss Houk (1 episode, 1969)
- Teacher's Pet (1969) TV episode .... Miss Houk - "The Nurses" .... Mrs. Sands (1 episode, 1964)
... aka The Doctors and the Nurses (USA: new title)
- To All My Friends on Shore (1964) TV episode .... Mrs. Sands - "Route 66" .... Hannah / ... (2 episodes, 1961-1964)
- Child of a Night (1964) TV episode (as Sylvia Sydney) .... Lonnie
- Like a Motherless Child (1961) TV episode .... Hannah - "The Eleventh Hour" .... Mrs. Arnold (1 episode, 1963)
- Five Moments Out of Time (1963) TV episode .... Mrs. Arnold - "The Defenders" .... Adela Collins (2 episodes, 1962)
- Madman: Part 2 (1962) TV episode .... Adela Collins
- Madman: Part 1 (1962) TV episode .... Adela Collins - "Naked City" .... Florence (1 episode, 1961)
- A Hole in the City (1961) TV episode .... Florence - "The DuPont Show with June Allyson" .... Beulah (1 episode, 1960)
... aka The June Allyson Show
- Escape (1960) TV episode .... Beulah - "General Electric Theater" .... Gloria Roma (1 episode, 1960)
... aka G.E. Theater (USA: informal short title)
... aka G.E. True Theater (USA: new title)
- Lear vs. the Committeeman (1960) TV episode .... Gloria Roma - "Playhouse 90" .... Lulu Morgan / ... (3 episodes, 1957-1958)
- No Time at All (1958) TV episode .... Mrs. Kramer
- The Gentleman from Seventh Avenue (1958) TV episode .... Mrs. Golden
- The Helen Morgan Story (1957) TV episode .... Lulu Morgan - "Kraft Television Theatre" (1 episode, 1957)
... aka Kraft Mystery Theatre (USA: new title)
... aka Kraft Theatre (USA: new title)
- Circle of Fear (1957) TV episode - "Climax!" .... Louella Wheedron (2 episodes, 1955-1957)
... aka Climax Mystery Theater (USA: alternative title)
- The Gold Dress (1957) TV episode .... Louella Wheedron
- The Leaf Out of the Book (1955) TV episode - Behind the High Wall (1956) .... Hilda Carmichael
- "Celebrity Playhouse" .... Meg Fraser (2 episodes, 1955-1956)
- More Than Kin (1956) TV episode .... Meg Fraser
- A House Between Flags (1955) TV episode - "The 20th Century-Fox Hour" .... Mrs. Cosick (1 episode, 1955)
... aka Fox Hour of Stars (USA: rerun title)
- Man on the Ledge (1955) TV episode .... Mrs. Cosick - "Playwrights '56" .... Sophie (1 episode, 1955)
... aka Pontiac Playwrights '56 (USA: alternative title)
... aka The Playwright Hour
- The Heart's a Forgotten Hotel (1955) TV episode .... Sophie - Violent Saturday (1955) .... Elsie Braden
- "The Ford Television Theatre" .... Laura Blake (2 episodes, 1953-1955)
... aka Ford Theatre (USA: short title)
- Deception (1955) TV episode .... Laura Blake
- As the Flames Dies (1953) TV episode - "Kraft Television Theatre" (2 episodes, 1953-1955)
... aka Ponds Theater (USA: new title)
- The Hickory Limb (1955) TV episode
- Johnny Came Home (1953) TV episode - "The Philco Television Playhouse" (1 episode, 1954)
... aka Arena Theatre (USA: new title)
... aka Repertory Theatre (USA: new title)
... aka The Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse (USA: new title)
- Catch My Boy on Sunday (1954) TV episode - "Broadway Television Theatre" (6 episodes, 1952-1953)
- Angel Street (1953) TV episode
- Kind Lady (1953) TV episode
- Dark Victory (1953) TV episode
- Climax (1953) TV episode
- The Letter (1952) TV episode
(1 more) - Les miserables (1952) .... Fantine
- "Lux Video Theatre" (2 episodes, 1952)
... aka Summer Video Theatre (USA: summer title)
- Pattern for Glory (1952) TV episode
- Night Be Quiet (1952) TV episode - "Tales of Tomorrow" .... Natalie (1 episode, 1952)
- Time to Go (1952) TV episode .... Natalie - "Schlitz Playhouse of Stars" (1 episode, 1952)
... aka Herald Playhouse (USA: syndication title)
... aka Schlitz Playhouse (USA: new title)
... aka The Playhouse (USA: syndication title)
- Experiment (1952) TV episode - "Cameo Theatre" (1 episode, 1952)
- The Gathering Twilight (1952) TV episode - Screen Snapshots 1860: Howdy, Podner (1949) .... Sylvia Sidney - Resort Guest
- Love from a Stranger (1947) .... Cecily Harrington
... aka A Stranger Walked In (UK) - Mr. Ace (1946) .... Margaret Wyndham Chase
- The Searching Wind (1946) .... Cassie Bowwman
- Blood on the Sun (1945) .... Iris Hilliard
- The Wagons Roll at Night (1941) .... Flo Lorraine
- ...One Third of a Nation... (1939) .... Mary Rogers
- You and Me (1938) .... Helen Dennis
- Dead End (1937) .... Drina
... aka Dead End: Cradle of Crime (USA: reissue title) - You Only Live Once (1937) .... Joan Graham
- Sabotage (1936) (as Sylvia Sydney) .... Mrs. Sylvia Verloc
... aka I Married a Murderer (USA: reissue title)
... aka Sabotage (USA)
... aka The Hidden Power
... aka The Woman Alone (USA) - Fury (1936) .... Katherine Grant
- The Trail of the Lonesome Pine (1936) .... June Tolliver
- Mary Burns, Fugitive (1935) .... Mary Burns
- Accent on Youth (1935) .... Linda Brown
- Behold My Wife (1934) .... Tonita Storm Cloud
- Thirty Day Princess (1934) .... Princess Catterina/Nancy Lane
- Good Dame (1934) .... Lillie Taylor
... aka Good Girl (UK) - Jennie Gerhardt (1933) .... Jennie Gerhardt
- Pick-up (1933) .... Mary Richards
- Madame Butterfly (1932) .... Cho-Cho San
- Merrily We Go to Hell (1932) .... Joan Prentice
... aka Merrily We Go to ____ (UK) - The Miracle Man (1932) .... Helen Smith aka Helen Vail
- Ladies of the Big House (1931) .... Kathleen Storm McNeil
- Street Scene (1931) .... Rose Maurrant
- An American Tragedy (1931) .... Roberta 'Bert' Alden
- Confessions of a Co-Ed (1931) .... Patricia
... aka Her Dilemma (UK) - City Streets (1931) .... Nan Cooley
- Five Minutes from the Station (1930) .... Carrie Adams
... aka Vitaphone Varieties: Five Minutes from the Station (USA: series title) - Thru Different Eyes (1929) .... Valerie Briand
... aka Guilty (USA: alternative title)
... aka Public Opinion (USA: alternative title)
Self:
- Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies (2001) (TV) .... Herself
- The 72nd Annual Academy Awards (2000) (TV) .... Herself (Memorial Tribute)
- Night of 100 Stars III (1990) (TV) .... Herself
- "American Masters" .... Herself (1 episode, 1989)
- Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre (1989) TV episode .... Herself - Going Hollywood: The War Years (1988) .... Herself
- Night of 100 Stars (1982) (TV) .... Herself
- The 46th Annual Academy Awards (1974) (TV) .... Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Supporting Role & Co-Presenter: Best Art Direction-Set Decoration
- "The Joan Rivers Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 1969)
... aka That Show
- Episode dated 16 September 1969 (1969) TV episode .... Herself - "Girl Talk" .... Herself (2 episodes, 1965-1967)
- Episode dated 28 April 1967 (1967) TV episode .... Herself
- Episode dated 5 November 1965 (1965) TV episode .... Herself - Screen Snapshots: The Skolsky Party (1946) .... Herself
- Breakdowns of 1941 (1941) (uncredited) .... Herself
- Make Me a Star (1932) (uncredited) .... Herself
- Broadway Nights (1927) .... Herself
Archive Footage:
- The 51st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1999) (TV) .... Herself - Memorial Tribute
- The House That Shadows Built (1931)
Additional Details
Other Works:
Author: "Sylvia Sidney's Needlepoint Book," (1968) and "The Sylvia Sidney Question and Answer Book on Needlepoint" (1975). morePublicity Listings:
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