According to an in-depth article by Sandra Grabman for "Classic Images" (October 2010), Sybil was primarily raised by older sister Anita due to their mother's delicate health. Anita was her prime coach for singing, acting and dancing. She made her costumes as well and was her constant companion.
Daughter Toni Maryanna (Drake) Rossi.
Grandson Daniel Rossi.
Her first form of entertainment was mimicking the stars of the day: Mae West, Maurice Chevalier, Greta Garbo and Jimmy Durante.
Met husband Anthony Drake, a Navy man, during rehearsals for a stage play of "The Wizard of Oz." They married shortly after on December 30, 1947. They had one daughter, Toni Maryanna, and the union lasted for 58 years until his death.
Mother-in-law of Phillip W. Rossi.
Sybil and Anthony's son-in-law Phillip is a producer for "The Price Is Right" (1972).
Sybil has her own fan club - the International Sybil Jason Fan Club The International Sybil Jason Fan Club began in 1985 and ended December 2010.
Sybil is an active honorary member of the International Al Jolson Society
Sybil was once escorted and "guarded" at a benefit in Chicago by G-Man Eliot Ness
Sybil's cockney accent in The Little Princess (1939) was coached by Wendy Hiller, of Pygmalion (1938) fame.
Sybil's father was in the shoe business. He provided her with ballet shoes when she was young.
With her first US movie, Little Big Shot (1935), she had the distinction of being Warner Brothers Studios' only child star.