Miriam Hopkins

Miriam Hopkins

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1902-10-18
Deathday: 1972-10-09 (69 years old)

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Biography

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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 signed with Paramount Pictures, and made her official film debut in Fast and Loose. Her first great success was in the 1931 horror drama film Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, in which she portrayed the character Ivy Pearson, a prostitute who becomes entangled with Jekyll and Hyde. Hopkins received rave reviews, but because of the potential controversy of the film and her character, many of her scenes were cut before the official release, reducing her screen time to approximately five minutes.


Nevertheless, her career ascended swiftly thereafter and in 1932 she scored her breakthrough in Ernst Lubitsch's Trouble in Paradise, where she proved her charm and wit as a beautiful and jealous pickpocket. During the pre-code Hollywood of the early 1930s, she appeared in The Smiling Lieutenant, The Story of Temple Drake and Design for Living, all of which were box office successes and critically acclaimed. Her pre-Code films were considered risqué at the time, with The Story of Temple Drake depicting a rape scene and Design for Living featuring a ménage à trois with Fredric March and Gary Cooper. She also had success during the remainder of the decade with the romantic comedy The Richest Girl in the World (1934), the historical drama Becky Sharp (1935), for which she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress, Barbary Coast (1935), These Three (1936) (the first of four films with director William Wyler) and The Old Maid (1939).


Hopkins was one of the first actresses approached to play the role of Ellie Andrews in It Happened One Night (1934). However, she rejected the part, and Claudette Colbert was cast instead. She did audition for the role of Scarlett O'Hara in Gone with the Wind, having one advantage none of the other candidates had: she was a native Georgian. But the part went to Vivien Leigh. Both Colbert and Leigh won Oscars for their performances.


Hopkins had well-publicized fights with her arch-enemy Bette Davis (Hopkins believed Davis was having an affair with Hopkins' husband at the time), when they co-starred in their two films The Old Maid (1939) and Old Acquaintance (1943). Davis admitted to enjoying very much a scene in Old Acquaintance in which she shakes Hopkins forcefully during a scene where Hopkins' character makes unfounded allegations against Davis's. There were even press photos taken with both divas in a boxing ring with gloves up and director Vincent Sherman between the two.


Hopkins was a television pioneer, performing in teleplays in three decades, spanning the late 1940s through the late 1960s, in such programs as The Chevrolet Tele-Theatre (1949), Lux Video Theatre (1951-1955) and even an episode of The Flying Nun in 1969.


She has two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame: one for motion pictures at 1701 Vine Street, and one for television at 1708 Vine Street.

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Filmography

all 52

Movies 44

TV Shows 8

self 4

Ivy Pearson (archive footage)
Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood

Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood (2008)

Movie
Self as Millie Drake (archive footage)
Stardust: The Bette Davis Story

Stardust: The Bette Davis Story (2006)

Movie
Self / Millie Drake
Old Acquaintance: A Classic Woman's Picture

Old Acquaintance: A Classic Woman's Picture (2006)

Movie
Self (archive footage)
Complicated Women

Complicated Women (2003)

Movie
Katharine Packard
Savage Intruder

Savage Intruder (1970)

Movie
Mrs. Reeves
The Chase

The Chase (1966)

Movie
Mrs. Maude Brown
Fanny Hill

Fanny Hill (1964)

Movie
Mary Kry
The Outer Limits

The Outer Limits (1963)

TV
7.4
Mrs. Lily Mortar
The Children's Hour

The Children's Hour (1961)

Movie
Route 66

Route 66 (1960)

TV
Matinee Theater

Matinee Theater (1955)

TV
Theresa Durand
Summer Pavilion

Summer Pavilion (1955)

Movie
Amanda Hale
Climax!

Climax! (1954)

TV
The Whistler

The Whistler (1954)

TV
Mrs. Cynthia Lockman
General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater (1953)

TV
Mrs. Shipton aka 'The Duchess'
The Outcasts of Poker Flat

The Outcasts of Poker Flat (1952)

Movie
Julie Hurstwood
Carrie

Carrie (1952)

Movie
Fran Carleton
The Mating Season

The Mating Season (1951)

Movie
Bertha Jacks / Julie Arden / Norma Desmond / Margaret
Lux Video Theatre

Lux Video Theatre (1950)

TV
Lavinia Penniman
The Heiress

The Heiress (1949)

Movie
5.5
Theresa Durand
Studio One

Studio One (1948)

TV
Mildred 'Millie' Drake
Old Acquaintance

Old Acquaintance (1943)

Movie
Flo Melton
A Gentleman After Dark

A Gentleman After Dark (1942)

Movie
Self
Breakdowns of 1940

Breakdowns of 1940 (1940)

Movie
Caroline Carter aka Mrs. Leslie Carter
Lady with Red Hair

Lady with Red Hair (1940)

Movie
Julia Hayne
Virginia City

Virginia City (1940)

Movie
Delia Lovell
The Old Maid

The Old Maid (1939)

Movie
Susan Fletcher
Wise Girl

Wise Girl (1937)

Movie
Virginia Travis
Woman Chases Man

Woman Chases Man (1937)

Movie
Mme. Helene Maury
The Woman I Love

The Woman I Love (1937)

Movie
Ann Williams
Men Are Not Gods

Men Are Not Gods (1936)

Movie
Martha
These Three

These Three (1936)

Movie
Phyllis Manning Lorrimore
Splendor

Splendor (1935)

Movie
Mary 'Swan' Rutledge
Barbary Coast

Barbary Coast (1935)

Movie
Becky Sharp
Becky Sharp

Becky Sharp (1935)

Movie
5
Dorothy Hunter
The Richest Girl in the World

The Richest Girl in the World (1934)

Movie
Curly Flagg
She Loves Me Not

She Loves Me Not (1934)

Movie
Hollywood on Parade No. B-1

Hollywood on Parade No. B-1 (1934)

Movie
Lydia Darrow
All of Me

All of Me (1934)

Movie
Gilda Farrell
Design for Living

Design for Living (1933)

Movie
Louise Storr
The Stranger's Return

The Stranger's Return (1933)

Movie
Temple Drake
The Story of Temple Drake

The Story of Temple Drake (1933)

Movie
Lily
Trouble in Paradise

Trouble in Paradise (1932)

Movie
3.5
Maria Yaskaya
The World and the Flesh

The World and the Flesh (1932)

Movie
Gloria Bishop
Dancers in the Dark

Dancers in the Dark (1932)

Movie
Emma Krull
Two Kinds of Women

Two Kinds of Women (1932)

Movie
Ivy Pearson
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931)

Movie
6.17
Rosie Duggan
24 Hours

24 Hours (1931)

Movie
Princess Anna
The Smiling Lieutenant

The Smiling Lieutenant (1931)

Movie
(archive footage)
The House That Shadows Built

The House That Shadows Built (1931)

Movie
Marion Lenox
Fast and Loose

Fast and Loose (1930)

Movie
Actress
The Home Girl

The Home Girl (1928)

Movie

Ratings

Average 6.14
Based on 139 Thousand movie and tv ratings over time
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1934
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Information

Known For
Acting

Gender
Female

Birthday
1902-10-18

Deathday
1972-10-09 (69 years old)

Birth Place
Savannah, Georgia, United States of America

Relationships
Anatole Litvak (1937-01-01 - 1939-01-01)

Citizenships
United States of America

Also Known As
Мириам Хопкинс, Ellen Miriam Hopkins, ミリアム・ホプキンス

Awards
star on Hollywood Walk of Fame


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