Miriam Hopkins

Miriam Hopkins

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.
Known For: Acting
Birthday: 1902-10-18
Place of Birth: Savannah, Georgia, USA
Also Known As: Мириам Хопкинс, Ellen Miriam Hopkins, ミリアム・ホプキンス

Movies List of Miriam Hopkins

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Fanny Hill

1964 Movie
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Savage Intruder

1970 Movie
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Becky Sharp

1935 Movie
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These Three

1936 Movie
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Barbary Coast

1935 Movie
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Lady with Red Hair

1940 Movie
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Woman Chases Man

1937 Movie
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Men Are Not Gods

1936 Movie
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Splendor

1935 Movie
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Wise Girl

1937 Movie
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Dancers in the Dark

1932 Movie
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Fast and Loose

1930 Movie
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Two Kinds of Women

1932 Movie
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Summer Pavilion

1955 Movie
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The Old Maid

1939 Movie
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Virginia City

1940 Movie
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Old Acquaintance

1943 Movie
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Design for Living

1933 Movie
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The Stranger's Return

1933 Movie
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She Loves Me Not

1934 Movie
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All of Me

1934 Movie
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The Woman I Love

1937 Movie
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Trouble in Paradise

1932 Movie
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Carrie

1952 Movie
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24 Hours

1931 Movie
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The Home Girl

1928 Movie
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The Children's Hour

1961 Movie
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The Heiress

1949 Movie
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The Mating Season

1951 Movie
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Breakdowns of 1940

1940 Movie
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The Chase

1966 Movie
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Complicated Women

2003 Movie