Miriam Hopkins
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- October 18, 1902
- Died
- October 9, 1972
- Birthplace
- Savannah, Georgia, USA
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
Filmography
Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood 2008
as Ivy Pearson (archive footage)
Complicated Women 2003
as Self (archive footage)
Savage Intruder 1970
as Katherine Parker
The Chase 1966
as Mrs. Reeves
Fanny Hill 1964
as Maude Brown
The Children's Hour 1961
as Lily Mortar
Summer Pavilion 1955
as Theresa Durand
The Outcasts of Poker Flat 1952
as Mrs. Shipton aka 'The Duchess'
Carrie 1952
as Julie Hurstwood
The Mating Season 1951
as Fran Carleton
The Heiress 1949
as Lavinia Penniman
Old Acquaintance 1943
as Millie Drake
A Gentleman After Dark 1942
as Flo Melton
Breakdowns of 1940 1940
as Self
Lady with Red Hair 1940
as Mrs. Leslie Carter
Virginia City 1940
as Julia Hayne
The Old Maid 1939
as Delia Lovell Ralston
Wise Girl 1937
as Susan Fletcher
Woman Chases Man 1937
as Virginia Travis
The Woman I Love 1937
as Mme. Helene Maury
Men Are Not Gods 1936
as Ann Williams
These Three 1936
as Martha Dobie
Splendor 1935
as Phyllis Manning Lorrimore
Barbary Coast 1935
as Mary 'Swan' Rutledge
Becky Sharp 1935
as Becky Sharp
The Richest Girl in the World 1934
as Dorothy Hunter
She Loves Me Not 1934
as Curly Flagg
Hollywood on Parade No. B-1 1934
Actor
All of Me 1934
as Lydia Darrow
Design for Living 1933
as Gilda Farrell
The Stranger's Return 1933
as Louise
The Story of Temple Drake 1933
as Temple Drake
Trouble in Paradise 1932
as Lily
The World and the Flesh 1932
as Maria Yaskaya
Dancers in the Dark 1932
as Gloria Bishop
Two Kinds of Women 1932
as Emma Krull
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde 1931
as Ivy Pearson
24 Hours 1931
as Rosie Dugan
The Smiling Lieutenant 1931
as Princess Anna
The House That Shadows Built 1931
as (archive footage)
Fast and Loose 1930
as Marion Lenox
The Home Girl 1928
Actor
Credits from TMDB.