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Miriam Hopkins‌

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Miriam Hopkins

Savannah, Georgia, USA

Miriam Hopkins

Savannah, Georgia, USA

Gender

Female

Birthday

calendar1902-10-18

Popularity

star3.0

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. 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.

Movie Credits

Trouble in Paradise

Trouble in Paradise‌
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calendar 1932

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde‌
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calendar 1931

The Children's Hour

The Children's Hour‌
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calendar 1961

Fanny Hill

Fanny Hill‌
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calendar 1964

The Smiling Lieutenant

The Smiling Lieutenant‌
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calendar 1931

The Chase

The Chase‌
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calendar 1966

The Outcasts of Poker Flat

The Outcasts of Poker Flat‌
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calendar 1952

The Story of Temple Drake

The Story of Temple Drake‌
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calendar 1933

The Heiress

The Heiress‌
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calendar 1949

Hollywood Horror House

Hollywood Horror House‌
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calendar 1970

Carrie

Carrie‌
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calendar 1952

Becky Sharp

Becky Sharp‌
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calendar 1935

The Old Maid

The Old Maid‌
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calendar 1939

Virginia City

Virginia City‌
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calendar 1940

These Three

These Three‌
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calendar 1936

Old Acquaintance

Old Acquaintance‌
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calendar 1943

Barbary Coast

Barbary Coast‌
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calendar 1935

Design for Living

Design for Living‌
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calendar 1933

A Gentleman After Dark

A Gentleman After Dark‌
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calendar 1942

Lady with Red Hair

Lady with Red Hair‌
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calendar 1940

Woman Chases Man

Woman Chases Man‌
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calendar 1937

The Mating Season

The Mating Season‌
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calendar 1951

The Stranger's Return

The Stranger's Return‌
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calendar 1933

Men Are Not Gods

Men Are Not Gods‌
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calendar 1936

Splendor

Splendor‌
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calendar 1935

She Loves Me Not

She Loves Me Not‌
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calendar 1934

The Richest Girl in the World

The Richest Girl in the World‌
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calendar 1934

Wise Girl

Wise Girl‌
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calendar 1937

All of Me

All of Me‌
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calendar 1934

24 Hours

24 Hours‌
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calendar 1931

Dancers in the Dark

Dancers in the Dark‌
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calendar 1932

The Woman I Love

The Woman I Love‌
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calendar 1937

Fast and Loose

Fast and Loose‌
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calendar 1930

Two Kinds of Women

Two Kinds of Women‌
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calendar 1932

The House That Shadows Built

The House That Shadows Built‌
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calendar 1931

The World and the Flesh

The World and the Flesh‌
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calendar 1932

Breakdowns of 1940

Breakdowns of 1940‌
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calendar 1940

Complicated Women

Complicated Women‌
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calendar 2003

Stardust: The Bette Davis Story

Stardust: The Bette Davis Story‌
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calendar 2006

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

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

Hollywood on Parade No. B-1

Hollywood on Parade No. B-1‌
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calendar 1934

Summer Pavilion

Summer Pavilion‌
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calendar 1955

The Home Girl

The Home Girl‌
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calendar 1928

Tv Credits

Route 66

Route 66‌
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calendar 1960

Studio One

Studio One‌
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calendar 1948

General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater‌
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calendar 1953

Lux Video Theatre

Lux Video Theatre‌
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calendar 1950

Climax!

Climax!‌
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calendar 1954

Matinee Theater

Matinee Theater‌
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calendar 1955

The Whistler

The Whistler‌
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calendar 1954

The Outer Limits

The Outer Limits‌
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calendar 1963

General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater‌
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calendar 1953

Lux Video Theatre

Lux Video Theatre‌
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calendar 1950

Lux Video Theatre

Lux Video Theatre‌
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calendar 1950

Lux Video Theatre

Lux Video Theatre‌
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calendar 1950