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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:
Sylvia Sidney was born in New York City, in the Bronx borough, on August 8... more
Trivia:
One of her hobbies was needlepoint. more
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Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 5 wins & 4 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(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 Sydney

Filmography

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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. "The Man in the Family" .... Mrs. Panetta (1 episode, 1991)
        - Honor Bound (1991) TV episode .... Mrs. Panetta
  6. "Equal Justice" .... Mrs. Rogan (1 episode, 1990)
        - The Art of the Possible (1990) TV episode .... Mrs. Rogan
  7. Andre's Mother (1990) (TV) .... Andre's Grandmother
  8. The Witching of Ben Wagner (1990) (TV) .... Grammy (Regina's Grandmother)

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

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

  50. "My Three Sons" .... Miss Houk (1 episode, 1969)
        - Teacher's Pet (1969) TV episode .... Miss Houk
  51. "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
  52. "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
  53. "The Eleventh Hour" .... Mrs. Arnold (1 episode, 1963)
        - Five Moments Out of Time (1963) TV episode .... Mrs. Arnold
  54. "The Defenders" .... Adela Collins (2 episodes, 1962)
        - Madman: Part 2 (1962) TV episode .... Adela Collins
        - Madman: Part 1 (1962) TV episode .... Adela Collins
  55. "Naked City" .... Florence (1 episode, 1961)
        - A Hole in the City (1961) TV episode .... Florence
  56. "The DuPont Show with June Allyson" .... Beulah (1 episode, 1960)
    ... aka The June Allyson Show
        - Escape (1960) TV episode .... Beulah
  57. "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

  58. "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
  59. "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
  60. "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
  61. Behind the High Wall (1956) .... Hilda Carmichael
  62. "Celebrity Playhouse" .... Meg Fraser (2 episodes, 1955-1956)
        - More Than Kin (1956) TV episode .... Meg Fraser
        - A House Between Flags (1955) TV episode
  63. "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
  64. "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
  65. Violent Saturday (1955) .... Elsie Braden
  66. "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
  67. "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
  68. "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
  69. "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)
  70. Les miserables (1952) .... Fantine
  71. "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
  72. "Tales of Tomorrow" .... Natalie (1 episode, 1952)
        - Time to Go (1952) TV episode .... Natalie
  73. "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
  74. "Cameo Theatre" (1 episode, 1952)
        - The Gathering Twilight (1952) TV episode

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

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

  104. Thru Different Eyes (1929) .... Valerie Briand
    ... aka Guilty (USA: alternative title)
    ... aka Public Opinion (USA: alternative title)
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 (2 episodes, 1965-1967)
        - Episode dated 28 April 1967 (1967) TV episode .... Herself
        - Episode dated 5 November 1965 (1965) 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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