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Miriam Hopkins

Miriam Hopkins

Actor Oct 18 (died age 69) Savannah, Georgia, USA 1928–2008 (80 year career)
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Biography

Ellen Miriam Hopkins (October 18, 1902 – October 9, 1972) was an American actress known for her versatility. She first signed with Paramount Pictures in 1930, working with Ernst Lubitsch and Joel McCrea, among many others. Her long-running feud with Bette Davis was publicized for effect. Later she became a pioneer of TV drama. Hopkins was a distinguished Hollywood hostess, who moved in intellectual and creative circles. At age 20, Hopkins became a chorus girl in New York City. In 1930, she sign…

Known For

The Children's Hour
Film

The Children's Hour

Lily Mortar
The Heiress
Film

The Heiress

Lavinia Penniman
Trouble in Paradise
Film

Trouble in Paradise

Lily
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Film

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Ivy Pearson
The Chase
Film

The Chase

Mrs. Reeves
Design for Living
Film

Design for Living

Gilda Farrell
The Smiling Lieutenant
Film

The Smiling Lieutenant

Princess Anna
The Old Maid
Film

The Old Maid

Delia Lovell Ralston

Filmography

Acting (51)

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Movies (42)

Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood

Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood

2008

as Ivy Pearson (archive footage)

6.1
Complicated Women

Complicated Women

2003

as Self (archive footage)

6.7
Savage Intruder

Savage Intruder

1970

as Katherine Parker

5.3
The Chase

The Chase

1966

as Mrs. Reeves

7.1
Fanny Hill

Fanny Hill

1964

as Maude Brown

4.0
The Children's Hour

The Children's Hour

1961

as Lily Mortar

7.7
Summer Pavilion

Summer Pavilion

1955

as Theresa Durand

The Outcasts of Poker Flat

The Outcasts of Poker Flat

1952

as Mrs. Shipton aka 'The Duchess'

5.9
Carrie

Carrie

1952

as Julie Hurstwood

6.4
The Mating Season

The Mating Season

1951

as Fran Carleton

6.6
The Heiress

The Heiress

1949

as Lavinia Penniman

7.8
Old Acquaintance

Old Acquaintance

1943

as Millie Drake

7.1
A Gentleman After Dark

A Gentleman After Dark

1942

as Flo Melton

2.7
Virginia City

Virginia City

1940

as Julia Hayne

6.2
Breakdowns of 1940

Breakdowns of 1940

1940

as Self

4.0
Lady with Red Hair

Lady with Red Hair

1940

as Mrs. Leslie Carter

6.5
The Old Maid

The Old Maid

1939

as Delia Lovell Ralston

7.1
Wise Girl

Wise Girl

1937

as Susan Fletcher

7.0
The Woman I Love

The Woman I Love

1937

as Mme. Helene Maury

Woman Chases Man

Woman Chases Man

1937

as Virginia Travis

5.9
These Three

These Three

1936

as Martha Dobie

7.2
Men Are Not Gods

Men Are Not Gods

1936

as Ann Williams

5.6
Barbary Coast

Barbary Coast

1935

as Mary 'Swan' Rutledge

6.5
Becky Sharp

Becky Sharp

1935

as Becky Sharp

5.8
Splendor

Splendor

1935

as Phyllis Manning Lorrimore

6.3
Hollywood on Parade No. B-1

Hollywood on Parade No. B-1

1934
6.0
She Loves Me Not

She Loves Me Not

1934

as Curly Flagg

6.0
The Richest Girl in the World

The Richest Girl in the World

1934

as Dorothy Hunter

5.7
All of Me

All of Me

1934

as Lydia Darrow

6.0
Design for Living

Design for Living

1933

as Gilda Farrell

7.1
The Story of Temple Drake

The Story of Temple Drake

1933

as Temple Drake

6.4
The Stranger's Return

The Stranger's Return

1933

as Louise

6.2
The World and the Flesh

The World and the Flesh

1932

as Maria Yaskaya

6.5
Trouble in Paradise

Trouble in Paradise

1932

as Lily

7.4
Two Kinds of Women

Two Kinds of Women

1932

as Emma Krull

5.0
Dancers in the Dark

Dancers in the Dark

1932

as Gloria Bishop

4.8
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

1931

as Ivy Pearson

7.2
The Smiling Lieutenant

The Smiling Lieutenant

1931

as Princess Anna

6.8
24 Hours

24 Hours

1931

as Rosie Dugan

5.5
The House That Shadows Built

The House That Shadows Built

1931

as (archive footage)

8.5
Fast and Loose

Fast and Loose

1930

as Marion Lenox

5.0
The Home Girl

The Home Girl

1928
8.0