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Sylvia Sidney Biography

Birth Name:Sylvia Sidney

Birth Place:New York City, New York, United States

Profession Actress

Fast Facts

  • Bequeathed her entire estate to the National Arts Club, a private New York Club established to stimulate, foster and promote public interest in the arts
  • Joined the Theater Guild's School for Acting at a teenager to overcome her shyness
  • Began her career with supporting roles in numerous gangster films during the 1930s
  • Her Broadway career spanned five decades, from 1926 in Prunella to 1977's Vieux Carre
  • Awarded a lifetime achievement award by the Film Society of Lincoln Center in 1990
  • Excellent at needlepoint, for which she published who books in the 1970s

Awards

  • 1931Photoplay Award-Best Performances of the Month (August): winner
  • 1931Photoplay Award-Best Performances of the Month (June): winner
  • 1932Photoplay Award-Best Performances of the Month (August): winner
  • 1932Photoplay Award-Best Performances of the Month (February): winner
  • 1933Photoplay Award-Best Performances of the Month (August): winner
  • 1933Photoplay Award-Best Performances of the Month (February): winner
  • 1934Photoplay Award-Best Performances of the Month (April): winner
  • 1936Photoplay Award-Best Performances of the Month (August): winner
  • 1936Photoplay Award-Best Performances of the Month (April): winner
  • 1937Photoplay Award-Best Performances of the Month (April): winner
  • 1963Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Single Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role: nominated
  • 1973NBR Award-Best Supporting Actress: winner
  • 1974Oscar-Best Actress in a Supporting Role: nominated
  • 1974Golden Globe-Best Supporting Actress - Motion Picture: nominated
  • 1974KCFCC Award-Best Supporting Actress: winner
  • 1974NSFC Award-Best Supporting Actress: nominated
  • 1975BAFTA Film Award-Best Supporting Actress: nominated
  • 1986Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television: winner
  • 1986Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Special: nominated
  • 1990Saturn Award-Best Supporting Actress: winner
  • 1999OFTA Television Award-Best Actress in a New Drama Series: nominated