Hedda Hopper

    Hedda Hopper

    Acting

    May 2, 1885
    Died February 1, 1966 (80 years old)
    Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, USA

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    Hedda Hopper (May 2, 1885 – February 1, 1966) was an American actress and gossip columnist, notorious for feuding with her arch-rival Louella Parsons. She had been a moderately successful actress of stage and screen for years before being offered the chance to write the column Hedda Hopper's Hollywood for the Los Angeles Times in 1938. At the height of her power in the 1940s she commanded a 35 million strong readership. She was well known for her political conservatism, and during the McCarthy e...

    Known For

    Filmography

    1939: Secrets of Hollywood's Golden Year

    1939: Secrets of Hollywood's Golden Year

    2023

    5.7
    The Real Charlie Chaplin

    The Real Charlie Chaplin

    2021

    as Self (archive footage)

    7.7
    Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story

    Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story

    2018

    as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

    6.9
    Junket Whore

    Junket Whore

    1998

    as Self

    5.5
    Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

    Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

    1983

    as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

    7
    Hooray for Hollywood

    Hooray for Hollywood

    1976

    as Self (archive footage)

    8

    Bob Hope's World of Comedy

    1976

    as Self (archive footage)

    The Oscar

    The Oscar

    1966

    as Hedda Hopper

    5.1
    Alice in Wonderland or What's a Nice Kid Like You Doing in a Place Like This?

    Alice in Wonderland or What's a Nice Kid Like You Doing in a Place Like This?

    1966

    as Hedda Hatter

    5.2
    The Patsy

    The Patsy

    1964

    as Herself

    6.2
    The Beverly Hillbillies

    The Beverly Hillbillies

    1962

    as Hedda Hopper

    6.9
    The Merv Griffin Show

    The Merv Griffin Show

    1962

    as Self

    6.8
    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    1962

    as Self

    7.5
    Pepe

    Pepe

    1960

    as Hedda Hopper

    6.4
    Hedda Hopper's Hollywood

    Hedda Hopper's Hollywood

    1960

    as Self

    6
    Disneyland '59

    Disneyland '59

    1959

    as Self

    7.3
    Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

    Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

    1958

    6.3

    Small World

    1958

    as Self

    7.3
    The Last Tycoon

    The Last Tycoon

    1957

    as Self - Announcer

    The Hostess with the Mostes'

    The Hostess with the Mostes'

    1957

    as Maizie Weldon

    The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour

    The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour

    1957

    as Hedda Hopper

    8.6
    The Steve Allen Show

    The Steve Allen Show

    1956

    as Self

    6.2
    A Star Is Born World Premiere

    A Star Is Born World Premiere

    1954

    as Self

    8
    I Love Lucy

    I Love Lucy

    1951

    as Hedda Hopper

    7.9
    Sunset Boulevard

    Sunset Boulevard

    1950

    as Hedda Hopper

    8.3
    The Colgate Comedy Hour

    The Colgate Comedy Hour

    1950

    as Self

    6.9
    What's My Line?

    What's My Line?

    1950

    as Self

    7
    The Corpse Came C.O.D.

    The Corpse Came C.O.D.

    1947

    as Herself

    6.5
    Breakfast in Hollywood

    Breakfast in Hollywood

    1946

    as Self

    6
    Reap the Wild Wind

    Reap the Wild Wind

    1942

    as Aunt Henrietta

    6.4
    Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 3

    Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 3

    1942

    as Self

    10
    Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 4

    Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 4

    1942

    as Self

    10
    Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 5

    Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 5

    1942

    as Self

    10
    Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6

    Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6

    1942

    as Herself

    6
    Life with Henry

    Life with Henry

    1941

    as Mrs. Aldrich

    6.5
    Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 1

    Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 1

    1941

    as Self - Host

    7
    Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2

    Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2

    1941

    as Herself - Host

    7
    Queen of the Mob

    Queen of the Mob

    1940

    as Mrs. Emily Sturgis

    6.2
    Cross-Country Romance

    Cross-Country Romance

    1940

    as Mrs. North

    6.7
    Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

    Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

    1940

    as Self

    6.3
    The Women

    The Women

    1939

    as Dolly Dupuyster

    7.2
    What a Life

    What a Life

    1939

    as Mrs. Aldrich

    10
    Midnight

    Midnight

    1939

    as Stephanie

    7.4
    That's Right – You're Wrong

    That's Right – You're Wrong

    1939

    as Hedda Hopper (Uncredited)

    6.3

    Laugh It Off

    1939

    as Elizabeth 'Lizzie' Rockingham

    6
    Maid's Night Out

    Maid's Night Out

    1938

    as Mrs. Harrison

    5.9
    Thanks for the Memory

    Thanks for the Memory

    1938

    as Polly Griscom

    5.8
    Dangerous to Know

    Dangerous to Know

    1938

    as Mrs. Carson

    6.6
    Tarzan's Revenge

    Tarzan's Revenge

    1938

    as Penny Reed

    4.8
    Topper

    Topper

    1937

    as Mrs. Stuyvesant

    6.7
    Dangerous Holiday

    Dangerous Holiday

    1937

    as Lottie Courtney

    5.3
    Nothing Sacred

    Nothing Sacred

    1937

    as Dowager on Ship (uncredited)

    6.3
    You Can't Buy Luck

    You Can't Buy Luck

    1937

    as Agnes White

    4.7
    Walter Wanger's Vogues of 1938

    Walter Wanger's Vogues of 1938

    1937

    as Mrs. Van Klettering

    5.5
    Artists & Models

    Artists & Models

    1937

    as Mrs. Townsend

    6.3
    Dracula's Daughter

    Dracula's Daughter

    1936

    as Lady Esme Hammond

    5.9
    The Dark Hour

    The Dark Hour

    1936

    as Mrs. Marian Tallman

    5.9
    Doughnuts and Society

    Doughnuts and Society

    1936

    as Mrs. Murray Hill

    8
    Bunker Bean

    Bunker Bean

    1936

    as Mrs. Dorothy Kent

    5.3
    One Frightened Night

    One Frightened Night

    1935

    as Laura Proctor

    5.6
    Alice Adams

    Alice Adams

    1935

    as Mrs. Palmer

    6.7
    Lady Tubbs

    Lady Tubbs

    1935

    as Mrs. Ronald Ash-Orcutt

    7.5
    Society Fever

    Society Fever

    1935

    as Mrs. Vandergriff

    7
    I Live My Life

    I Live My Life

    1935

    as Alvin's Mother

    6.6
    3 Kids and a Queen

    3 Kids and a Queen

    1935

    as Mrs. Cummings

    6.8
    Ship Cafe

    Ship Cafe

    1935

    as Tutor

    8
    Bombay Mail

    Bombay Mail

    1934

    as Lady Daniels

    7.5

    No Ransom

    1934

    as Mrs. John Winfield

    8
    Let’s Be Ritzy

    Let’s Be Ritzy

    1934

    as Mrs. Burton

    10
    Men Must Fight

    Men Must Fight

    1933

    as Mrs. Chase

    6.2
    Beauty for Sale

    Beauty for Sale

    1933

    as Madame Sonia Barton

    7.2
    The Barbarian

    The Barbarian

    1933

    as Mrs. Loway

    5.1
    Pilgrimage

    Pilgrimage

    1933

    as Mrs. Worth

    7.1
    Speak Easily

    Speak Easily

    1932

    as Mrs. Peets

    5.8
    The Unwritten Law

    The Unwritten Law

    1932

    as Jean

    8
    As You Desire Me

    As You Desire Me

    1932

    as Ines Montari

    6.4
    The Man Who Played God

    The Man Who Played God

    1932

    as Mrs. Alice Chittendon

    7.2
    Downstairs

    Downstairs

    1932

    as Countess De Marnac

    6.6
    Night World

    Night World

    1932

    as Mrs. Rand

    6.8
    Skyscraper Souls

    Skyscraper Souls

    1932

    as Ella Dwight

    5.5
    The Stolen Jools

    The Stolen Jools

    1931

    as Hedda - Norma's Friend

    5.6
    The Common Law

    The Common Law

    1931

    as Claire Neville Collis

    5.4
    Flying High

    Flying High

    1931

    as Mrs. Smith

    5.8
    West of Broadway

    West of Broadway

    1931

    as Mrs. Trent

    6.8
    Men Call It Love

    Men Call It Love

    1931

    as Callie

    6
    Good Sport

    Good Sport

    1931

    as Mrs. Atherton

    5.5
    The Easiest Way

    The Easiest Way

    1931

    as Mrs. Clara Williams (uncredited)

    5.1
    The Prodigal

    The Prodigal

    1931

    as Christine

    4
    Rebound

    Rebound

    1931

    as Liz Crawford

    4.7
    A Tailor-Made Man

    A Tailor-Made Man

    1931

    as Mrs. Stanslaw

    7
    A Tailor-Made Man

    A Tailor-Made Man

    1931

    as Mrs. Stanlaw

    7
    Shipmates

    Shipmates

    1931

    as Auntie

    5.8
    The Mystery Train

    The Mystery Train

    1931

    as Mrs. Marian Radcliffe

    4.8
    Holiday

    Holiday

    1930

    as Susan Potter

    6.2
    Let Us Be Gay

    Let Us Be Gay

    1930

    as Madge Livingston

    4.1
    High Society Blues

    High Society Blues

    1930

    as Mrs. Divine

    8
    War Nurse

    War Nurse

    1930

    as Matron

    5.2
    Our Blushing Brides

    Our Blushing Brides

    1930

    as Mrs. Russ-Weaver

    5.6
    Such Men Are Dangerous

    Such Men Are Dangerous

    1930

    as Muriel Wyndham

    5.4
    Murder Will Out

    Murder Will Out

    1930

    as Aunt Pat

    7
    Cat, Dog & Co.

    Cat, Dog & Co.

    1929

    as Be Kind to Animals Society President

    6.7
    Half Marriage

    Half Marriage

    1929

    as Mrs. Page

    5.8
    The Last of Mrs. Cheyney

    The Last of Mrs. Cheyney

    1929

    as Lady Maria

    6
    His Glorious Night

    His Glorious Night

    1929

    as Mrs. Collingswood Stratton

    7
    The Racketeer

    The Racketeer

    1929

    as Mrs. Lee

    5.1
    Girls Gone Wild

    Girls Gone Wild

    1929

    as Mrs. Holworthy

    9
    Harold Teen

    Harold Teen

    1928

    as Mrs. Hazzit

    7
    The Chorus Kid

    The Chorus Kid

    1928

    as Mrs. Garrett

    7
    The Port of Missing Girls

    The Port of Missing Girls

    1928

    as Mrs. C. King

    7
    The Whip Woman

    The Whip Woman

    1928

    as Countess Ferenzi

    10
    Love and Learn

    Love and Learn

    1928

    as Mrs. Ann Blair

    10
    Companionate Marriage

    Companionate Marriage

    1928

    as Mrs. Moore

    3.3
    Forgotten Faces

    Forgotten Faces

    1928

    7
    Runaway Girls

    Runaway Girls

    1928

    as Mrs. Hartley

    8

    Green Grass Widows

    1928

    as Mrs. Worthing

    7

    Undressed

    1928

    as Mrs. Stanley

    7
    French Dressing

    French Dressing

    1927

    as (uncredited)

    3.7
    The Drop Kick

    The Drop Kick

    1927

    as Mrs. Hamill

    5.3
    A Reno Divorce

    A Reno Divorce

    1927

    as Hedda Frane

    9
    Children of Divorce

    Children of Divorce

    1927

    as Katherine Flanders

    6
    Wings

    Wings

    1927

    as Mrs. Powell (uncredited)

    7.2
    One Woman to Another

    One Woman to Another

    1927

    as Olive Gresham

    10
    Venus of Venice

    Venus of Venice

    1927

    as Jean's Mother

    10
    Orchids and Ermine

    Orchids and Ermine

    1927

    as The Modiste

    5.9

    Adam and Evil

    1927

    10

    Black Tears

    1927

    9
    Matinee Ladies

    Matinee Ladies

    1927

    as Mrs. Aldrich

    9
    Dance Madness

    Dance Madness

    1926

    as Valentina

    7
    Don Juan

    Don Juan

    1926

    as Marchesia Rinaldo

    6.6

    Fools of Fashion

    1926

    as Countess de Fragni

    9
    The Silver Treasure

    The Silver Treasure

    1926

    as Mrs. Gould

    10
    The Cave Man

    The Cave Man

    1926

    as Mrs. Van Dream

    8
    Skinner's Dress Suit

    Skinner's Dress Suit

    1926

    as Mrs. Colby

    7.5
    Obey the Law

    Obey the Law

    1926

    as The Society Woman

    10
    Lew Tyler's Wives

    Lew Tyler's Wives

    1926

    as Virginia Philips

    9
    Pleasures of the Rich

    Pleasures of the Rich

    1926

    as Mona Vincent

    10
    Déclassé

    Déclassé

    1925

    as Lady Wildering

    4
    Raffles: The Amateur Cracksman

    Raffles: The Amateur Cracksman

    1925

    as Mrs. Clarice Vidal

    6.4
    Zander the Great

    Zander the Great

    1925

    as Mrs. Caldwell

    6.2
    Dangerous Innocence

    Dangerous Innocence

    1925

    as Muriel Church

    8
    The Teaser

    The Teaser

    1925

    as Margaret Wyndham

    3
    Her Market Value

    Her Market Value

    1925

    as Mrs. Bernice Hamilton

    8

    Borrowed Finery

    1925

    as Mrs. Bordon

    Happiness

    Happiness

    1924

    as Mrs. Chrystal Pole

    9
    The Snob

    The Snob

    1924

    as Mrs. Leiter

    7
    Why Men Leave Home

    Why Men Leave Home

    1924

    as Nina Neilson

    3
    Gambling Wives

    Gambling Wives

    1924

    as Madame Zoe

    10
    Another Scandal

    Another Scandal

    1924

    as Elizabeth MacKenzie

    8
    Miami

    Miami

    1924

    as Mary Tate

    8
    Sinners in Silk

    Sinners in Silk

    1924

    as Mrs. Stevens

    7
    Reno

    Reno

    1923

    as Mrs. Kane Norton Tappan

    9
    Has the World Gone Mad!

    Has the World Gone Mad!

    1923

    as Mrs. Adams

    9
    Sherlock Holmes

    Sherlock Holmes

    1922

    as Madge Larrabee

    6.1
    Women Men Marry

    Women Men Marry

    1922

    as Eleanor Carter

    7
    What's Wrong with the Women?

    What's Wrong with the Women?

    1922

    as Mrs. Neer

    8
    Heedless Moths

    Heedless Moths

    1921

    as His Wife

    8
    The Man Who Lost Himself

    The Man Who Lost Himself

    1920

    as Countess of Rochester

    9
    The New York Idea

    The New York Idea

    1920

    as Vida Phillimore

    7
    The Third Degree

    The Third Degree

    1919

    as Mrs. Howard Jeffries Sr

    7

    Sadie Love

    1919

    as Mrs. James Wakeley

    9
    The Isle of Conquest

    The Isle of Conquest

    1919

    as Mrs. Harmon

    9
    The Beloved Traitor

    The Beloved Traitor

    1918

    as Myrna Bliss

    By Right of Purchase

    By Right of Purchase

    1918

    as Society Woman (uncredited)

    9
    Virtuous Wives

    Virtuous Wives

    1918

    as Irma Delabarre

    Seven Keys to Baldpate

    Seven Keys to Baldpate

    1917

    as Myra Thornhill (as Elda Furry)

    4.4
    Nearly Married

    Nearly Married

    1917

    as Hattie King

    The Food Gamblers

    The Food Gamblers

    1917

    as June Justice

    Her Excellency, the Governor

    1917

    as Sylvia Marlowe

    The Battle of Hearts

    The Battle of Hearts

    1916

    as Maida Rhodes