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Love from a Stranger (1947) -- Surf pounds on rocks as an Englishwoman realizes her Latin American husband is a killer.
"Tales of Tomorrow" (1951): Season 1: Episode 29 -- Aliens borrow people's time with deadly results.
"WKRP in Cincinnati" (1978): Season 1: Episode 1 -- Clip: Season 1 - Episode 22 - The Preacher
Damien: Omen II (1978) -- Damian the Antichrist, now age 13, finally learns of his destiny under the guidance of an unholy disciple of Satan, while dark mystical forces begin to eliminate all those who suspect the child's true identity.
Blood on the Sun (1945) -- Nick Condon is a newspaper reporter working in Tokyo who refuses to toe the Japanese line on the expansionist policies of the anti-democratic Imperialist government...

Overview

Date of Death:
1 July 1999, New York City, New York, USA more
Mini Biography:
"Film after film took advantage of the saddest eyes in Hollywood", says... more
Trivia:
She was nominated for a 1973 Joseph Jefferson Award for Best Guest Artist... more
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Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 5 wins & 4 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(3 articles)
Alice in Teaserland
 (From FilmExperience. 22 June 2009, 6:50 PM, PDT)

Carroll Baker To Be Honored at Nac, 6/15
 (From BroadwayWorld.com. 9 June 2009, 11:33 PM, PDT)

Alternate Names:
Sylvia Sydney

Filmography

Jump to filmography as: Actress, Self, Archive Footage
Actress:
  1. "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)
  2. Mars Attacks! (1996) .... Grandma Florence Norris
  3. "Diagnosis Murder" .... Alice Blake (1 episode, 1993)
        - Miracle Cure (1993) TV episode .... Alice Blake
  4. Used People (1992) .... Becky
  5. Andre's Mother (1990) (TV) .... Andre's Grandmother

  6. "thirtysomething" .... Rose Waldman (1 episode, 1989)
        - Be a Good Girl (1989) TV episode .... Rose Waldman
  7. "The Equalizer" .... Judge (1 episode, 1989)
        - Trial by Ordeal (1989) TV episode .... Judge
  8. "Dear John" .... Mrs. Lumenski (1 episode, 1988)
    ... aka "Dear John USA" (UK)
        - Dancing in the Dark (1988) TV episode .... Mrs. Lumenski
  9. Beetle Juice (1988) .... Juno
  10. Pals (1987) (TV) .... Fern Stobbs
  11. The Witching of Ben Wagner (1987) (TV) .... Grammy (Regina's Grandmother)
  12. "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)
  13. An Early Frost (1985) (TV) .... Beatrice McKenna
  14. Finnegan Begin Again (1985) (TV) .... Margaret Finnegan
  15. "Trapper John, M.D." .... Aunt Mildred (1 episode, 1984)
        - Aunt Mildred Is Watching (1984) TV episode .... Aunt Mildred
  16. "Whiz Kids" .... Dolly (1 episode, 1984)
        - The Lollypop Gang Strikes Back (1984) TV episode .... Dolly
  17. "Domestic Life" .... Mrs. Moskewicz (1 episode, 1984)
        - Small Cranes Court (1984) TV episode .... Mrs. Moskewicz
  18. 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
  19. "Magnum, P.I." .... Elizabeth Barrett (1 episode, 1983)
        - Birdman of Budapest (1983) TV episode .... Elizabeth Barrett
  20. The Brass Ring (1983) (TV) .... Grandmother
  21. Having It All (1982) (TV) .... Marney
  22. Hammett (1982) .... Donaldina Cameron
  23. Come Along with Me (1982) (TV) .... Mrs. Flanner
  24. A Small Killing (1981) (TV) .... Sadie Ross
  25. "The Love Boat" .... Natalie (1 episode, 1981)
        - I Love You Too, Smith/Mamma and Me/Sally's Paradise (1981) TV episode .... Natalie
  26. The Shadow Box (1980) (TV) .... Felicity
  27. F.D.R.: The Last Year (1980) (TV) .... Cousin Polly
  28. The Gossip Columnist (1980) (TV) .... Alma Lewellyn

  29. "California Fever" .... Mother (1 episode, 1979)
        - Movin' Out (1979) TV episode .... Mother
  30. "Supertrain" .... Agatha (1 episode, 1979)
        - Superstar (1979) TV episode .... Agatha
  31. "Kaz" (1 episode, 1978)
        - A Fine Romance (1978) TV episode
  32. "WKRP in Cincinnati" .... Mama Carlson (1 episode, 1978)
        - Pilot: Part 1 (1978) TV episode .... Mama Carlson
  33. Damien: Omen II (1978) .... Aunt Marion
    ... aka Omen II
    ... aka Omen II: Damien (reissue title)
  34. Siege (1978) (TV) .... Lillian Gordon
  35. "Eight Is Enough" (2 episodes, 1977)
        - Children of the Groom: Part 1 (1977) TV episode
        - Children of the Groom: Part 2 (1977) TV episode
  36. I Never Promised You a Rose Garden (1977) .... Miss Coral
  37. Snowbeast (1977) (TV) .... Mrs. Carrie Rill
  38. "Westside Medical" (1 episode)
        - Tears for a Two Dollar Wine (????) TV episode
  39. Raid on Entebbe (1976) (TV) .... Dora Bloch
  40. God Told Me To (1976) .... Elizabeth Mullin
    ... aka Demon
  41. "Starsky and Hutch" .... Olga Grossman (1 episode, 1976)
        - Gillian (1976) TV episode .... Olga Grossman
  42. Death at Love House (1976) (TV) .... Clara Josephs
    ... aka The Shrine of Lorna Love (USA)
  43. "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
  44. Winner Take All (1975) (TV) .... Anne Barclay
    ... aka Time Lock
  45. The Secret Night Caller (1975) (TV) .... Kitty
  46. Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams (1973) .... Mrs. Pritchett
  47. Do Not Fold, Spindle, or Mutilate (1971) (TV) .... Elizabeth Gibson

  48. "My Three Sons" .... Miss Houk (1 episode, 1969)
        - Teacher's Pet (1969) TV episode .... Miss Houk
  49. "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
  50. "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
  51. "The Eleventh Hour" .... Mrs. Arnold (1 episode, 1963)
        - Five Moments Out of Time (1963) TV episode .... Mrs. Arnold
  52. "The Defenders" .... Adela Collins (2 episodes, 1962)
        - Madman: Part 2 (1962) TV episode .... Adela Collins
        - Madman: Part 1 (1962) TV episode .... Adela Collins
  53. "Naked City" .... Florence (1 episode, 1961)
        - A Hole in the City (1961) TV episode .... Florence
  54. "The DuPont Show with June Allyson" .... Beulah (1 episode, 1960)
    ... aka "The June Allyson Show"
        - Escape (1960) TV episode .... Beulah
  55. "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

  56. "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
  57. "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
  58. "Climax!" .... Louella Wheedron (2 episodes, 1955-1957)
    ... aka "Climax Mystery Theater" (USA)
        - The Gold Dress (1957) TV episode .... Louella Wheedron
        - The Leaf Out of the Book (1955) TV episode
  59. Behind the High Wall (1956) .... Hilda Carmichael
  60. "Celebrity Playhouse" .... Meg Fraser (2 episodes, 1955-1956)
        - More Than Kin (1956) TV episode .... Meg Fraser
        - A House Between Flags (1955) TV episode
  61. "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
  62. "Playwrights '56" .... Sophie (1 episode, 1955)
    ... aka "Pontiac Playwrights '56" (USA)
    ... aka "The Playwright Hour"
        - The Heart's a Forgotten Hotel (1955) TV episode .... Sophie
  63. Violent Saturday (1955) .... Elsie Braden
  64. "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
  65. "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
  66. "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
  67. "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)
  68. Les miserables (1952) .... Fantine
  69. "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
  70. "Tales of Tomorrow" .... Natalie (1 episode, 1952)
        - Time to Go (1952) TV episode .... Natalie
  71. "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
  72. "Cameo Theatre" (1 episode, 1952)
        - The Gathering Twilight (1952) TV episode

  73. Screen Snapshots 1860: Howdy, Podner (1949) .... Sylvia Sidney - Resort Guest
  74. Love from a Stranger (1947) .... Cecily Harrington
    ... aka A Stranger Walked In (UK)
  75. Mr. Ace (1946) .... Margaret Wyndham Chase
  76. The Searching Wind (1946) .... Cassie Bowwman
  77. Blood on the Sun (1945) .... Iris Hilliard
  78. The Wagons Roll at Night (1941) .... Flo Lorraine

  79. ...One Third of a Nation... (1939) .... Mary Rogers
  80. You and Me (1938) .... Helen Dennis
  81. Dead End (1937) .... Drina Gordon
    ... aka Dead End: Cradle of Crime (USA: reissue title)
  82. You Only Live Once (1937) .... Joan Graham Taylor
  83. 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)
  84. Fury (1936) .... Katherine Grant
  85. The Trail of the Lonesome Pine (1936) .... June Tolliver
  86. Mary Burns, Fugitive (1935) .... Mary Burns
  87. Accent on Youth (1935) .... Linda Brown
  88. Behold My Wife (1934) .... Tonita Storm Cloud
  89. Thirty Day Princess (1934) .... Princess Catterina/Nancy Lane
  90. Good Dame (1934) .... Lillie Taylor
    ... aka Good Girl (UK)
  91. Jennie Gerhardt (1933) .... Jennie Gerhardt
  92. Pick-up (1933) .... Mary Richards
  93. Madame Butterfly (1932) .... Cho-Cho San
  94. Merrily We Go to Hell (1932) .... Joan Prentice
    ... aka Merrily We Go to ____ (UK)
  95. The Miracle Man (1932) .... Helen Smith
  96. Ladies of the Big House (1931) .... Kathleen Storm McNeil
  97. Street Scene (1931) .... Rose Maurrant
  98. An American Tragedy (1931) .... Roberta 'Bert' Alden
  99. Confessions of a Co-Ed (1931) .... Patricia
    ... aka Her Dilemma (UK)
  100. City Streets (1931) .... Nan Cooley
  101. Five Minutes from the Station (1930) .... Carrie Adams
    ... aka Vitaphone Varieties: Five Minutes from the Station (USA: series title)

  102. Thru Different Eyes (1929) .... Valerie Briand
    ... aka Guilty (USA)
    ... aka Public Opinion (USA)
Self:
  1. Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies (2001) (TV) .... Herself
  2. The 72nd Annual Academy Awards (2000) (TV) .... Herself (Memorial Tribute)

  3. Night of 100 Stars III (1990) (TV) .... Herself

  4. "American Masters" .... Herself (1 episode, 1989)
        - Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre (1989) TV episode .... Herself
  5. Going Hollywood: The War Years (1988) .... Herself
  6. Night of 100 Stars (1982) (TV) .... Herself

  7. The 46th Annual Academy Awards (1974) (TV) .... Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Supporting Role & Co-Presenter: Best Art Direction-Set Decoration

  8. "The Joan Rivers Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 1969)
    ... aka "That Show"
        - Episode dated 16 September 1969 (1969) TV episode .... Herself
  9. "Girl Talk" .... Herself (1 episode, 1967)
        - Episode dated 28 April 1967 (1967) TV episode .... Herself

  10. Screen Snapshots: The Skolsky Party (1946) .... Herself
  11. Breakdowns of 1941 (1941) (uncredited) .... Herself

  12. Make Me a Star (1932) (uncredited) .... Herself

  13. Broadway Nights (1927) .... Herself
Archive Footage:
  1. The 51st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1999) (TV) .... Herself - Memorial Tribute
  2. 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). more
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