Miriam Hopkins

Personal Info

Birthday

October 18, 1902

Day of Death

1972-10-09

(69 years old)

Place of Birth

Savannah, Georgia, USA

Also Known As

Ellen Miriam Hopkins

ミリアム・ホプキンス

Miriam Hopkins

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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.

Known For

Climax!

Studio One

The Outer Limits

Lux Video Theatre

The Chase

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Becky Sharp

General Electric Theater

Filmography

2008
Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood
as Ivy Pearson (archive footage)
2006
Stardust: The Bette Davis Story
as Self as Millie Drake (archive footage)
2003
Complicated Women
as Self (archive footage)
1970
Hollywood Horror House
as Katherine Parker
1966
The Chase
as Mrs. Reeves
1964
Fanny Hill
as Maude Brown
1961
The Children's Hour
as Lily Mortar
1955
Summer Pavilion
as Theresa Durand
1952
The Outcasts of Poker Flat
as Mrs. Shipton aka 'The Duchess'
Carrie
as Julie Hurstwood
1951
The Mating Season
as Fran Carleton
1949
The Heiress
as Lavinia Penniman
1943
Old Acquaintance
as Millie Drake
1942
A Gentleman After Dark
as Flo Melton
1940
Breakdowns of 1940
as Self
Lady with Red Hair
as Mrs. Leslie Carter
Virginia City
as Julia Hayne
1939
The Old Maid
as Delia Lovell Ralston
1937
Wise Girl
as Susan Fletcher
Woman Chases Man
as Virginia Travis
The Woman I Love
as Mme. Helene Maury
1936
Men Are Not Gods
as Ann Williams
These Three
as Martha Dobie
1935
Splendor
as Phyllis Manning Lorrimore
Barbary Coast
as Mary 'Swan' Rutledge
Becky Sharp
as Becky Sharp
1934
The Richest Girl in the World
as Dorothy Hunter
She Loves Me Not
as Curly Flagg
All of Me
as Lydia Darrow
1933
Design for Living
as Gilda Farrell
The Stranger's Return
as Louise
The Story of Temple Drake
as Temple Drake
1932
Trouble in Paradise
as Lily
The World and the Flesh
as Maria Yaskaya
Dancers in the Dark
as Gloria Bishop
Two Kinds of Women
as Emma Krull
1931
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
as Ivy Pearson
24 Hours
as Rosie Dugan
The Smiling Lieutenant
as Princess Anna
The House That Shadows Built
as (archive footage)
1930
Fast and Loose
as Marion Lenox