Miriam Hopkins

Miriam Hopkins

🎂 18th October 1902 (123 yrs) 📍 Savannah, Georgia, USA

Known For

The Children's Hour

Biography

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.

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Miriam Hopkins

Movies Featuring Miriam Hopkins

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

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

as Ivy Pearson (archive footage)
Complicated Women

Complicated Women (2003)

as Self (archive footage)
Savage Intruder

Savage Intruder (1970)

as Katherine Parker
The Chase

The Chase (1966)

as Mrs. Reeves
Fanny Hill

Fanny Hill (1964)

as Maude Brown
The Children's Hour

The Children's Hour (1961)

as Lily Mortar
Summer Pavilion

Summer Pavilion (1955)

as Theresa Durand
The Outcasts of Poker Flat

The Outcasts of Poker Flat (1952)

as Mrs. Shipton aka 'The Duchess'
Carrie

Carrie (1952)

as Julie Hurstwood
The Mating Season

The Mating Season (1951)

as Fran Carleton
The Heiress

The Heiress (1949)

as Lavinia Penniman
Old Acquaintance

Old Acquaintance (1943)

as Millie Drake
A Gentleman After Dark

A Gentleman After Dark (1942)

as Flo Melton
Breakdowns of 1940

Breakdowns of 1940 (1940)

as Self
Lady with Red Hair

Lady with Red Hair (1940)

as Mrs. Leslie Carter
Virginia City

Virginia City (1940)

as Julia Hayne
The Old Maid

The Old Maid (1939)

as Delia Lovell Ralston
Wise Girl

Wise Girl (1937)

as Susan Fletcher
Woman Chases Man

Woman Chases Man (1937)

as Virginia Travis
The Woman I Love

The Woman I Love (1937)

as Mme. Helene Maury
Men Are Not Gods

Men Are Not Gods (1936)

as Ann Williams
These Three

These Three (1936)

as Martha Dobie
Splendor

Splendor (1935)

as Phyllis Manning Lorrimore
Barbary Coast

Barbary Coast (1935)

as Mary 'Swan' Rutledge
Becky Sharp

Becky Sharp (1935)

as Becky Sharp
The Richest Girl in the World

The Richest Girl in the World (1934)

as Dorothy Hunter
She Loves Me Not

She Loves Me Not (1934)

as Curly Flagg
Hollywood on Parade No. B-1

Hollywood on Parade No. B-1 (1934)

All of Me

All of Me (1934)

as Lydia Darrow
Design for Living

Design for Living (1933)

as Gilda Farrell
The Stranger's Return

The Stranger's Return (1933)

as Louise
The Story of Temple Drake

The Story of Temple Drake (1933)

as Temple Drake
Trouble in Paradise

Trouble in Paradise (1932)

as Lily
The World and the Flesh

The World and the Flesh (1932)

as Maria Yaskaya
Dancers in the Dark

Dancers in the Dark (1932)

as Gloria Bishop
Two Kinds of Women

Two Kinds of Women (1932)

as Emma Krull
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931)

as Ivy Pearson
24 Hours

24 Hours (1931)

as Rosie Dugan
The Smiling Lieutenant

The Smiling Lieutenant (1931)

as Princess Anna
The House That Shadows Built

The House That Shadows Built (1931)

as (archive footage)
Fast and Loose

Fast and Loose (1930)

as Marion Lenox
The Home Girl

The Home Girl (1928)