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Sylvia Sidney

  • Birthplace: Bronx, New York
  • Birthday: August 8, 1910

A petite saucer-eyed stage-trained player, Sylvia Sidney first became established on the Broadway stage while still in her teens. In 1927. at age 16, she had the ingenue role in the melodrama "Crime" and received strong notices for her work. Over the course of the next 70-plus years, Sidney proved her mettle in a wide-range of productions on stage, screen and TV.

While she had a supporting role in "Thru Different Eyes" (1929), Sidney continued to work on stage and achieved a breakthrough in the title role of "Bad Girl" in 1930. Put under cont…more

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Career Milestones

  • 1998

    Appeared as a regular in the remake of the ABC series "Fantasy Island"

  • 1996

    Returned to features in Burton's "Mars Attacks!"

  • 1995

    Sustained injuries after being struck by a car

  • 1992

    Appeared alongside Shirley MacLaine in "Used People"

  • 1990

    Co-starred in the PBS drama "Andre's Mother"

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Awards

  • 1985

    Golden Globe Award: Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Mini-Series or Made-For-Television Movie

  • 1973

    National Board of Review Award: Best Supporting Actress

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