Actress Sylvia Sidney ✨ 1930s Born Sophia Kosow August 8, 1910 in New York City, U.S. Sylvia Sidney had a remarkably long career from silent films in 1927, to “Mars Attacks” in 1996 .. and many television appearances .. her final role was in “Fantasy Island” in 1998. Sylvia Sidney played the afterlife caseworker, Juno, in the 1988 film, “Beetlejuice”.