Miriam Hopkins
Acting
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Acting Credits
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
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 Outer Limits
1963
as Mary Kry
The Children's Hour
1961
as Lily Mortar
The Investigators
1961
as Minna Carter
Route 66
1960
Summer Pavilion
1955
as Theresa Durand
Matinee Theater
1955
Climax!
1954
as Amanda Hale
The Whistler
1954
General Electric Theater
1953
General Electric Theater
1953
as Mrs. Cynthia Lockman
The Outcasts of Poker Flat
1952
as Mrs. Shipton aka 'The Duchess'
Carrie
1952
as Julie Hurstwood
The Mating Season
1951
as Fran Carleton
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Bertha Jacks
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Julie Arden
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Margaret
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Norma Desmond
The Heiress
1949
as Lavinia Penniman
Studio One
1948
as Theresa Durand
Old Acquaintance
1943
as Millie Drake
A Gentleman After Dark
1942
as Flo Melton
Virginia City
1940
as Julia Hayne
Lady with Red Hair
1940
as Mrs. Leslie Carter
Breakdowns of 1940
1940
as Self
The Old Maid
1939
as Delia Lovell Ralston
Woman Chases Man
1937
as Virginia Travis
Wise Girl
1937
as Susan Fletcher
The Woman I Love
1937
as Mme. Helene Maury
These Three
1936
as Martha Dobie
Men Are Not Gods
1936
as Ann Williams
Becky Sharp
1935
as Becky Sharp
Barbary Coast
1935
as Mary 'Swan' Rutledge
Splendor
1935
as Phyllis Manning Lorrimore
She Loves Me Not
1934
as Curly Flagg
The Richest Girl in the World
1934
as Dorothy Hunter
All of Me
1934
as Lydia Darrow
Hollywood on Parade No. B-1
1934
The Story of Temple Drake
1933
as Temple Drake
Design for Living
1933
as Gilda Farrell
The Stranger's Return
1933
as Louise
Trouble in Paradise
1932
as Lily
Dancers in the Dark
1932
as Gloria Bishop
Two Kinds of Women
1932
as Emma Krull
The World and the Flesh
1932
as Maria Yaskaya
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
1931
as Ivy Pearson
The Smiling Lieutenant
1931
as Princess Anna
24 Hours
1931
as Rosie Dugan
The House That Shadows Built
1931
as (archive footage)
Fast and Loose
1930
as Marion Lenox
The Home Girl
1928