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Sylvia Sidney

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Also known as Sophia Kosow

American actress (1910–1999)

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  • The innocents
  • Jane Eyre
  • Needlepoint Book
  • Question and answer book on needlepoint
  • Sylvia Sidney needlepoint book

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Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United States
Active from
1897-05-14
Active to
1959-05-14
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Key facts

Born
Sophia Kosow , ( 1910-08-08 ) August 8, 1910, New York City, U.S.
Died
July 1, 1999 (1999-07-01) (aged 88), New York City, U.S.
Occupation
Actress
Years active
1925–1998
Spouses
Bennett Cerf ​ ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1935 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1936 ) ​ Luther Adler ​ ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1938 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1946 ) ​ Carleton Alsop ​ ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1947 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1951 ) ​

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Sylvia
Gender
female
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
The Bronx
Place of death
New York City
Occupation
film actor
Languages spoken
English language
Native language
English language
Religion
Judaism
Image
Sylvia Sidney Argentinean Magazine AD (corp).jpg
Number of children
1
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Sylvia Sidney
date of birth
1910-08-08
date of death
1999-07-01
cause of death
esophageal cancer
Commons category
Sylvia Sidney
manner of death
natural causes
name in native language
Sylvia Sidney
start of work period
1929-00-00
end of work period
1998-00-00
birth name
Sophia Kosow
writing language
English language
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Encyclopedic overview

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 was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams in 1973. She later gained attention for her role as Juno, a case worker in the afterlife, in Tim Burton's 1988 film Beetlejuice, for which she won a Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress.

Early life

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