For the Irish Olympic swimmer, see Miriam Hopkins (swimmer).
Miriam Hopkins
Hopkins in the 1930s
Born
Ellen Miriam Hopkins
(1902-10-18)October 18, 1902
Savannah, Georgia, U.S.
Died
October 9, 1972(1972-10-09) (aged 69)
New York City, U.S.
Occupation
Actress
Years active
1921–1970
Political party
Democratic
Spouses
Brandon Peters (1926–1927)
Austin Parker (1928–1931)
Anatole Litvak (1937–1939)
Raymond B. Brock (1945–1951)
Children
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Ellen Miriam Hopkins (October 18, 1902 – October 9, 1972) was an American actress known for her versatility.[1] She signed with Paramount Pictures in 1930.
She portrayed a pickpocket in Ernst Lubitsch's romantic comedy Trouble in Paradise, a bar singer 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.
Her long-running feud with actress Bette Davis was publicized for effect. Hopkins later became a pioneer of TV drama. She was considered a distinguished hostess in Hollywood and moved in intellectual and creative circles.
Ellen MiriamHopkins (October 18, 1902 – October 9, 1972) was an American actress known for her versatility. She signed with Paramount Pictures in 1930...
American pre-Code drama film directed by Stephen Roberts and starring MiriamHopkins and Jack La Rue. It tells the story of Temple Drake, a reckless woman...
directed by Edmund Lawrence and starring Margalo Gillmore, Otto Kruger and MiriamHopkins. It was made by Paramount as part of their 'Great Stars and Authors'...
is a 1936 American drama film directed by William Wyler and starring MiriamHopkins, Merle Oberon, Joel McCrea, and Bonita Granville. The screenplay by...
Van Druten's 1940 play of the same title. The film stars Bette Davis, MiriamHopkins, Gig Young, John Loder, Dolores Moran, Roscoe Karns and Anne Revere...
American psychological horror film directed by Donald Wolfe and starring MiriamHopkins, John David Garfield and Gale Sondergaard. An ageing and reclusive former...
by Ernst Lubitsch, starring Maurice Chevalier, Claudette Colbert and MiriamHopkins, and released by Paramount Pictures. It was written by Samson Raphaelson...
extremely large role as a gangster in Dancers in the Dark (1932), below MiriamHopkins as a dancer and Jack Oakie as a bandleader. Raft said he never regarded...
appeared in three other box-office hits in 1939: The Old Maid with MiriamHopkins, Juarez with Paul Muni, and The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex...
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farce, The Mating Season (1951), with John Lund, Thelma Ritter, and MiriamHopkins. She gave a tender performance as Midge Sheridan in the Warner Bros...
years later MiriamHopkins played Sharp in Rouben Mamoulian's production, which was the first feature film to use three-strip Technicolor. Hopkins was nominated...
feature the character. In the two films she is played, respectively, by MiriamHopkins and Lee Remick. In the first novel, she is a University of Mississippi...
on stage at the La Jolla Playhouse in Look Homeward Angel alongside MiriamHopkins. Hutton auditioned for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer executives Al Tresconi and...
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