Acting
Miriam Hopkins
EN cinema · 42 credits
Born
18 October 1902
Died
9 October 1972 (aged 69)
Birthplace
Savannah, Georgia, USA
Also known as Ellen Miriam Hopkins · ミリアム・ホプキンス
Ellen Miriam Hopkins (October 18, 1902 – October 9, 1972) was an American actress known for her versatility. She signed with Paramount Pictures in 1930. She portrayed a pickpocket in Ernst Lubitsch's romantic comedy Trouble in Paradise, a bar singer named Ivy in Rouben Mamoulian's Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, and the titular character in the controversial drama The Story of Temple Drake. She received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress for the 1935 film Becky Sharp, becoming the first performer nominated for a color picture. She was nominated for a Golden Globe for The Heiress. She co-starred with Joel McCrea in five films. Description above from the Wikipedia article Miriam Hopkins, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Known for
Filmography
Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood
as Ivy Pearson (archive footage)
Complicated Women
as Self (archive footage)
Savage Intruder
as Katherine Parker
The Chase
as Mrs. Reeves
Fanny Hill
as Maude Brown
The Children's Hour
as Lily Mortar
Summer Pavilion
as Theresa Durand
The Outcasts of Poker Flat
as Mrs. Shipton aka 'The Duchess'
Carrie
as Julie Hurstwood
The Mating Season
as Fran Carleton
The Heiress
as Lavinia Penniman
Old Acquaintance
as Millie Drake
A Gentleman After Dark
as Flo Melton
Virginia City
as Julia Hayne
Lady with Red Hair
as Mrs. Leslie Carter
The Old Maid
as Delia Lovell Ralston
Woman Chases Man
as Virginia Travis
Wise Girl
as Susan Fletcher
The Woman I Love
as Mme. Helene Maury
These Three
as Martha Dobie
Men Are Not Gods
as Ann Williams
Becky Sharp
as Becky Sharp
Barbary Coast
as Mary 'Swan' Rutledge
Splendor
as Phyllis Manning Lorrimore
She Loves Me Not
as Curly Flagg
The Richest Girl in the World
as Dorothy Hunter
All of Me
as Lydia Darrow
The Story of Temple Drake
as Temple Drake
Design for Living
as Gilda Farrell
The Stranger's Return
as Louise
Dancers in the Dark
as Gloria Bishop
Two Kinds of Women
as Emma Krull
The World and the Flesh
as Maria Yaskaya
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
as Ivy Pearson
The Smiling Lieutenant
as Princess Anna
24 Hours
as Rosie Dugan
The House That Shadows Built
as (archive footage)
Fast and Loose
as Marion Lenox