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Overview
Date of Birth:
Mini Biography:
Sylvia Sidney was born in New York City, in the Bronx borough, on August 8... more
Trivia:
Wrote two books on needlepoint, which were published in the 1970s. more
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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1. | "Fantasy Island" (1998) | Clia (7 episodes, 1998) | 1998 | - | 5.9 (159) |
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2. | Mars Attacks! (1996) | Grandma Florence Norris | 1996 | $101M | 6.3 (69,635) |
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3. | "Diagnosis Murder" (1993) | Alice Blake (1 episode, 1993) | 1993 | - | 6.9 (1,127) |
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4. | Used People (1992) | Becky | 1992 | - | 5.7 (786) |
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5. | "Equal Justice" (1990) | Mrs. Rogan (1 episode, 1990) | 1990 | - | 6.8 (23) |
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6. | Andre's Mother (1990) (TV) | Andre's Grandmother | 1990 | - | 7.6 (79) |
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7. | "thirtysomething" (1987) | Rose Waldman (1 episode, 1989) | 1989 | - | 7.0 (462) |
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8. | "The Equalizer" (1985) | Judge (1 episode, 1989) | 1989 | - | 7.6 (667) |
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9. | "Dear John" (1988) | Mrs. Lumenski (1 episode, 1988) | 1988 | - | 7.0 (187) |
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10. | Beetle Juice (1988) | Juno | 1988 | - | 7.3 (55,134) |
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11. | Pals (1987) (TV) | Fern Stobbs | 1987 | - | 5.2 (47) |
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12. | The Witching of Ben Wagner (1987) (TV) | Grammy (Regina's Grandmother) | 1987 | - | 5.3 (91) |
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13. | "Morningstar/Eveningstar" (1986) | Binnie Baylor (7 episodes, 1986) | 1986 | - | - |
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14. | An Early Frost (1985) (TV) | Beatrice McKenna | 1985 | - | 7.8 (440) |
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15. | Finnegan Begin Again (1985) (TV) | Margaret Finnegan | 1985 | - | 7.0 (233) |
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16. | "Trapper John, M.D." (1979) | Mildred Prosser (1 episode, 1984) | 1984 | - | 6.6 (247) |
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17. | "Whiz Kids" (1983) | Dolly (1 episode, 1984) | 1984 | - | 6.6 (88) |
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18. | "Domestic Life" (1984) | Mrs. Moskewicz (1 episode, 1984) | 1984 | - | - |
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19. | Copkiller (1983) | Margaret Smith | 1983 | - | 5.6 (380) |
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20. | "Magnum, P.I." (1980) | Elizabeth Barrett (1 episode, 1983) | 1983 | - | 7.7 (2,867) |
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21. | The Brass Ring (1983) (TV) | Grandmother | 1983 | - | 5.6 (31) |
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22. | Having It All (1982) (TV) | Marney | 1982 | - | 5.5 (42) |
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23. | Hammett (1982) | Donaldina Cameron | 1982 | - | 6.4 (973) |
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24. | Come Along with Me (1982) (TV) | Mrs. Flanner | 1982 | - | 6.5 (23) |
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25. | A Small Killing (1981) (TV) | Sadie Ross | 1981 | - | 6.3 (18) |
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26. | "The Love Boat" (1977) | Natalie (1 episode, 1981) | 1981 | - | 5.6 (1,092) |
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27. | The Shadow Box (1980) (TV) | Felicity | 1980 | - | 5.9 (77) |
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28. | F.D.R.: The Last Year (1980) (TV) | Cousin Polly | 1980 | - | 7.8 (18) |
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29. | The Gossip Columnist (1980) (TV) | Alma Lewellyn | 1980 | - | 5.6 (24) |
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30. | "California Fever" (1979) | Mother (1 episode, 1979) | 1979 | - | 8.6 (16) |
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31. | "Supertrain" (1979) | Agatha (1 episode, 1979) | 1979 | - | 3.9 (27) |
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32. | "Kaz" (1978) | (1 episode, 1978) | 1978 | - | 7.2 (19) |
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33. | "WKRP in Cincinnati" (1978) | Mama Carlson (1 episode, 1978) | 1978 | - | 8.5 (1,137) |
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34. | Damien: Omen II (1978) | Aunt Marion | 1978 | - | 6.0 (8,099) |
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35. | Siege (1978) (TV) | Lillian Gordon | 1978 | - | 6.6 (25) |
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36. | "Eight Is Enough" (1977) | (2 episodes, 1977) | 1977 | - | 6.4 (329) |
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37. | I Never Promised You a Rose Garden (1977) | Miss Coral | 1977 | - | 6.4 (459) |
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38. | Snowbeast (1977) (TV) | Mrs. Carrie Rill | 1977 | - | 4.1 (455) |
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39. | "Westside Medical" (1977) | (1 episode) | 1977 | - | - |
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40. | Raid on Entebbe (1976) (TV) | Dora Bloch | 1976 | - | 6.8 (973) |
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41. | God Told Me To (1976) | Elizabeth Mullin | 1976 | - | 6.3 (1,076) |
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42. | "Starsky and Hutch" (1975) | Olga Grossman (1 episode, 1976) | 1976 | - | 7.0 (928) |
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43. | Death at Love House (1976) (TV) | Clara Josephs | 1976 | - | 5.0 (103) |
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44. | "Ryan's Hope" (1975) | Sister Mary Joel (3 episodes, 1975-1976) | 1976 | - | 6.7 (106) |
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45. | Winner Take All (1975) (TV) | Anne Barclay | 1975 | - | 6.0 (33) |
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46. | The Secret Night Caller (1975) (TV) | Kitty | 1975 | - | 8.1 (11) |
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47. | Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams (1973) | Mrs. Pritchett | 1973 | - | 6.4 (205) |
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48. | Do Not Fold, Spindle, or Mutilate (1971) (TV) | Elizabeth Gibson | 1971 | - | 6.3 (43) |
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49. | "My Three Sons" (1960) | Miss Houk (1 episode, 1969) | 1969 | - | 7.2 (324) |
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50. | "The Nurses" (1962) | Mrs. Sands (1 episode, 1964) | 1964 | - | 7.8 (18) |
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51. | "Route 66" (1960) | Hannah / Lonnie (2 episodes, 1961-1964) | 1964 | - | 8.0 (233) |
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52. | "The Eleventh Hour" (1962) | Mrs. Arnold (1 episode, 1963) | 1963 | - | 8.3 (15) |
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53. | "The Defenders" (1961) | Adela Collins (2 episodes, 1962) | 1962 | - | 8.7 (86) |
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54. | "Naked City" (1958) | Florence (1 episode, 1961) | 1961 | - | 8.6 (169) |
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55. | "The DuPont Show with June Allyson" (1959) | Beulah (1 episode, 1960) | 1960 | - | 7.1 (26) |
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56. | "General Electric Theater" (1953) | Gloria Roma (1 episode, 1960) | 1960 | - | 8.1 (72) |
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57. | "Playhouse 90" (1956) | Lulu Morgan / 3 characters not shown (3 episodes, 1957-1958) | 1958 | - | 8.5 (67) |
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58. | "Kraft Television Theatre" (1947) | (1 episode, 1957) | 1957 | - | 8.2 (28) |
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59. | "Climax!" (1954) | Louella Wheedron (2 episodes, 1955-1957) | 1957 | - | 7.8 (40) |
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60. | Behind the High Wall (1956) | Hilda Carmichael | 1956 | - | 6.5 (12) |
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61. | "Celebrity Playhouse" (1955) | Meg Fraser (2 episodes, 1955-1956) | 1956 | - | - |
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62. | "The 20th Century-Fox Hour" (1955) | Mrs. Cosick (1 episode, 1955) | 1955 | - | 6.5 (24) |
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63. | "Playwrights '56" (1955) | Sophie (1 episode, 1955) | 1955 | - | 7.1 (7) |
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64. | Violent Saturday (1955) | Elsie Braden | 1955 | - | 6.9 (404) |
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65. | "The Ford Television Theatre" (1952) | Laura Blake (2 episodes, 1953-1955) | 1955 | - | 7.3 (31) |
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66. | "Kraft Television Theatre" (1953) | (2 episodes, 1953-1955) | 1955 | - | - |
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67. | "The Philco Television Playhouse" (1948) | (1 episode, 1954) | 1954 | - | 8.0 (19) |
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68. | "Broadway Television Theatre" (1952) | (6 episodes, 1952-1953) | 1953 | - | 5.0 (5) |
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69. | Les miserables (1952) | Fantine | 1952 | - | 6.6 (256) |
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70. | "Lux Video Theatre" (1950) | (2 episodes, 1952) | 1952 | - | 6.4 (31) |
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71. | "Tales of Tomorrow" (1951) | Natalie (1 episode, 1952) | 1952 | - | 7.5 (51) |
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72. | "Schlitz Playhouse of Stars" (1951) | (1 episode, 1952) | 1952 | - | 7.1 (49) |
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73. | "Cameo Theatre" (1950) | (1 episode, 1952) | 1952 | - | - |
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74. | Screen Snapshots 1860: Howdy, Podner (1949) | Sylvia Sidney - Resort Guest | 1949 | - | - |
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75. | Love from a Stranger (1947) | Cecily Harrington | 1947 | - | 5.8 (26) |
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76. | Mr. Ace (1946) | Margaret Wyndham Chase | 1946 | - | 5.7 (21) |
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77. | The Searching Wind (1946) | Cassie Bowwman | 1946 | - | 5.9 (23) |
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78. | Blood on the Sun (1945) | Iris Hilliard | 1945 | - | 6.3 (724) |
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79. | The Wagons Roll at Night (1941) | Flo Lorraine | 1941 | - | 6.2 (221) |
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80. | ...One Third of a Nation... (1939) | Mary Rogers | 1939 | - | 6.2 (17) |
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81. | You and Me (1938) | Helen Dennis | 1938 | - | 7.2 (193) |
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82. | Dead End (1937) | Drina | 1937 | - | 7.6 (2,082) |
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83. | You Only Live Once (1937) | Joan Graham | 1937 | - | 7.6 (1,305) |
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84. | Sabotage (1936) | (as Sylvia Sydney) Mrs. Sylvia Verloc | 1936 | - | 7.2 (4,406) |
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85. | Fury (1936) | Katherine Grant | 1936 | - | 7.9 (3,532) |
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86. | The Trail of the Lonesome Pine (1936) | June Tolliver | 1936 | - | 7.1 (208) |
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87. | Mary Burns, Fugitive (1935) | Mary Burns | 1935 | - | 6.0 (14) |
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88. | Accent on Youth (1935) | Linda Brown | 1935 | - | 6.2 (11) |
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89. | Behold My Wife (1934) | Tonita Storm Cloud | 1934 | - | 6.8 (14) |
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90. | Thirty Day Princess (1934) | Princess Catterina/Nancy Lane | 1934 | - | 6.7 (176) |
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91. | Good Dame (1934) | Lillie Taylor | 1934 | - | 3.4 (5) |
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92. | Jennie Gerhardt (1933) | Jennie Gerhardt | 1933 | - | 7.7 (9) |
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93. | Pick-up (1933) | Mary Richards | 1933 | - | 7.2 (27) |
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94. | Madame Butterfly (1932) | Cho-Cho San | 1932 | - | 6.2 (54) |
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95. | Merrily We Go to Hell (1932) | Joan Prentice | 1932 | - | 6.5 (116) |
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96. | The Miracle Man (1932) | Helen Smith aka Helen Vail | 1932 | - | 7.7 (28) |
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97. | Ladies of the Big House (1931) | Kathleen Storm McNeil | 1931 | - | 6.6 (19) |
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98. | Street Scene (1931) | Rose Maurrant | 1931 | - | 8.0 (294) |
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99. | An American Tragedy (1931) | Roberta 'Bert' Alden | 1931 | - | 6.7 (153) |
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100. | Confessions of a Co-Ed (1931) | Patricia | 1931 | - | 6.2 (9) |
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101. | City Streets (1931) | Nan Cooley | 1931 | - | 7.5 (205) |
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102. | Five Minutes from the Station (1930) | Carrie Adams | 1930 | - | 6.2 (40) |
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103. | Thru Different Eyes (1929) | Valerie Briand | 1929 | - | - |
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1. | Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies (2001) (TV) | Herself | 2001 | - | 8.0 (98) |
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2. | The 72nd Annual Academy Awards (2000) (TV) | Herself (Memorial Tribute) | 2000 | - | 6.3 (464) |
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3. | Night of 100 Stars III (1990) (TV) | Herself | 1990 | - | 5.0 (12) |
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4. | "American Masters" (1983) | Herself (1 episode, 1989) | 1989 | - | 8.3 (66) |
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5. | Going Hollywood: The War Years (1988) | Herself | 1988 | - | 7.0 (27) |
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6. | Night of 100 Stars (1982) (TV) | Herself | 1982 | - | 7.0 (108) |
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7. | The 46th Annual Academy Awards (1974) (TV) | Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Supporting Role & Co-Presenter: Best Art Direction-Set Decoration | 1974 | - | 6.1 (71) |
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8. | "The Joan Rivers Show" (1969) | Herself (1 episode, 1969) | 1969 | - | - |
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9. | "Girl Talk" (1962) | Herself (2 episodes, 1965-1967) | 1967 | - | 4.1 (14) |
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10. | Screen Snapshots: The Skolsky Party (1946) | Herself | 1946 | - | - |
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11. | Breakdowns of 1941 (1941) | (uncredited) Herself | 1941 | - | 8.8 (16) |
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12. | Make Me a Star (1932) | (uncredited) Herself | 1932 | - | 7.0 (82) |
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13. | Broadway Nights (1927) | Herself | 1927 | - | 6.6 (7) |
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1. | The 51st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1999) (TV) | Herself - Memorial Tribute |
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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
Publicity Listings:
1 Interview | 1 Article | 1 Pictorial | 4 Magazine Cover Photos more
Plot Keywords:
Character Name In Title | Based On Novel | Based On Play | Number In Title more
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