Birthname: Sophia Kosow
| Sign | Leo |
| Born | Aug 8, 1910 Bronx, NY |
| Died | Jul 1, 1999 New York City, NY |
| Age | Died at 88 |
Sylvia Sidney | |
| Job | Actress |
| Years active | 1926-1998 |
| Top Roles | Helen Dennis, Nancy Lane / Princess Catterina, Drina, Mary Richards, Mrs. Sylvia Verloc |
| Top Genres | Drama, Crime, Romance, Film Adaptation, Comedy, Film Noir |
| Top Topics | Book-Based, Pre-Code Cinema, Supernatural |
| Top Collaborators | Marion Gering (Director), Fritz Lang (Director), B.P. Schulberg (Producer), Walter Wanger (Producer) |
| Shares birthday with | Esther Williams, Daniel Mann, Dustin Hoffman see more.. |
Sylvia Sidney Overview:
Legendary actress, Sylvia Sidney, was born Sophia Kosow on Aug 8, 1910 in Bronx, NY. Sidney died at the age of 88 on Jul 1, 1999 in New York City, NY .
MINI BIO:
Pretty, plaintive-looking, dark-haired American actress who played plucky working girls battling against environmental odds, and only sometimes winning. Her naturalistic acting style made her one of Paramount's biggest stars of the thirties, but her decision to do stage work in 1939 came at the wrong time in her career, and a film comeback in the mid-forties failed. In the seventies she unexpectedly returned, playing elderly character roles. Has written a book on needlepoint. Married to Luther Adler (1903-1984) from 1938 to 1946, second of three. Nominated for an Academy Award on Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams. Died from throat cancer. (Source: available at Amazon Quinlan's Film Stars).HONORS and AWARDS:
.Although Sidney was nominated for one Oscar, she never won a competitive Academy Award.
Academy Awards
| Year | Award | Film name | Role | Result |
| 1973 | Best Supporting Actress | Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams (1973) | Mrs. Pritchett | Nominated |
She was honored with one star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the category of Motion Pictures.
Sylvia Sidney BlogHub Articles:
Sylvia Sidney and Joel McCrea star in “Dead End”
By Stephen Reginald on Aug 8, 2022 From Classic Movie ManSylvia Sidney and Joel McCrea star in “Dead End” Dead End (1937) is a crime melodrama directed by William Wyler and starring Sylvia Sidney and Joel McCrea. The supporting cast includes Humphrey Bogart, Wendy Barie, Claire Trevor, and Allen Jenkins. The screenplay was written by Lill... Read full article
Street Scene (1931): King Vidor and Sylvia Sidney
By 4 Star Film Fan on Apr 26, 2022 From 4 Star FilmsFilm at its finest is able to use images to leave an indelible impression on an audience. King Vidor’s Street Scene opens with a telling montage. Kids being sprayed by a hose in a street. A slab of ice being carried off by a worker. A man swatting gnats away from his horse. A dog sprawled out ... Read full article
Sylvia Sidney and Oskar Homolka star in Alfred Hitchcock’s “Sabotage”
By Stephen Reginald on Sep 2, 2020 From Classic Movie ManSylvia Sidney and Oskar Homolka star in Alfred Hitchcock’s “Sabotage” Sabotage (1936) is a British espionage thriller directed by Alfred Hitchcock and starring Sylvia Sidney, Oskar Homolka, and John Loder. The film is loosely based on Joseph Conrad’s novel The Secret Age... Read full article
TCM Summer Under the Stars: Day Seven — Sylvia Sidney
By shadowsandsatin on Aug 7, 2020 From Shadows and SatinThe saddest eyes in Hollywood. I was introduced to Sylvia Sidney in the 1980s, in television programs like Ryan?s Hope and Starsky and Hutch, and Do Not Fold, Spindle or Mutilate. It wasn?t until years later that I discovered her classic movies… and what a discovery! She was known, for a time,... Read full article
Pawsome Pet Pictures: Sylvia Sidney.
By Dawn Sample on Jun 19, 2013 From Noir and Chick FlicksPersonal Quote: "What did Hitchcock teach me? To be a puppet and not try to be creative".... Read full article
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Sylvia Sidney Quotes:
Harry Glynn: I sorta ran into her today and...
Mary Richards: And you wasn't so particular.
Margaret Wyndham Chase: You'll make a very impressive governor's husband, darling.
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