Miriam Hopkins
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- October 18, 1902
- Died
- October 9, 1972 (aged 69)
- Birthplace
- Savannah, Georgia, USA
Biography
Ellen Miriam Hopkins (October 18, 1902 – October 9, 1972) was an American actress known for her versatility. She signed with Paramount Pictures in 1930. She portrayed a pickpocket in Ernst Lubitsch's romantic comedy Trouble in Paradise, a bar singer named Ivy in Rouben Mamoulian's Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, and the titular character in the controversial drama The Story of Temple Drake. She received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress for the 1935 film Becky Sharp, becoming the first performer nominated for a color picture. She was nominated for a Golden Globe for The Heiress. She co-starred with Joel McCrea in five films. Description above from the Wikipedia article Miriam Hopkins, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
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Filmography
Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood
Movie · as Ivy Pearson (archive footage)
Complicated Women
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Savage Intruder
Movie · as Katherine Parker
The Chase
Movie · as Mrs. Reeves
Fanny Hill
Movie · as Maude Brown
The Outer Limits
TV · as Mary Kry · 1 ep
The Children's Hour
Movie · as Lily Mortar
The Investigators
TV · as Minna Carter · 1 ep
Route 66
TV · 1 ep
Summer Pavilion
Movie · as Theresa Durand
Matinee Theater
TV · 1 ep
Climax!
TV · as Amanda Hale · 1 ep
The Whistler
TV · 2 eps
General Electric Theater
TV · as Mrs. Cynthia Lockman · 1 ep
The Outcasts of Poker Flat
Movie · as Mrs. Shipton aka 'The Duchess'
Carrie
Movie · as Julie Hurstwood
The Mating Season
Movie · as Fran Carleton
Lux Video Theatre
TV · as Bertha Jacks, Julie Arden, Margaret, Norma Desmond · 2 eps
The Heiress
Movie · as Lavinia Penniman
Studio One
TV · as Theresa Durand · 1 ep
Old Acquaintance
Movie · as Millie Drake
A Gentleman After Dark
Movie · as Flo Melton
Virginia City
Movie · as Julia Hayne
Lady with Red Hair
Movie · as Mrs. Leslie Carter
Breakdowns of 1940
Movie · as Self
The Old Maid
Movie · as Delia Lovell Ralston
Woman Chases Man
Movie · as Virginia Travis
Wise Girl
Movie · as Susan Fletcher
The Woman I Love
Movie · as Mme. Helene Maury
These Three
Movie · as Martha Dobie
Men Are Not Gods
Movie · as Ann Williams
Becky Sharp
Movie · as Becky Sharp
Barbary Coast
Movie · as Mary 'Swan' Rutledge
Splendor
Movie · as Phyllis Manning Lorrimore
She Loves Me Not
Movie · as Curly Flagg
The Richest Girl in the World
Movie · as Dorothy Hunter
All of Me
Movie · as Lydia Darrow
Hollywood on Parade No. B-1
Movie
The Story of Temple Drake
Movie · as Temple Drake
Design for Living
Movie · as Gilda Farrell
The Stranger's Return
Movie · as Louise
Trouble in Paradise
Movie · as Lily
Dancers in the Dark
Movie · as Gloria Bishop
Two Kinds of Women
Movie · as Emma Krull
The World and the Flesh
Movie · as Maria Yaskaya
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Movie · as Ivy Pearson
The Smiling Lieutenant
Movie · as Princess Anna
24 Hours
Movie · as Rosie Dugan
The House That Shadows Built
Movie · as (archive footage)
Fast and Loose
Movie · as Marion Lenox
The Home Girl
Movie