Miriam Hopkins
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
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- 2008 · Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood as Ivy Pearson (archive footage)
- 2003 · Complicated Women as Self (archive footage)
- 1970 · Savage Intruder as Katherine Parker
- 1966 · The Chase as Mrs. Reeves
- 1964 · Fanny Hill as Maude Brown
- 1963 · The Outer Limits as Mary Kry
- 1961 · The Children's Hour as Lily Mortar
- 1961 · The Investigators as Minna Carter
- 1960 · Route 66 as
- 1955 · Matinee Theater as
- 1955 · Summer Pavilion as Theresa Durand
- 1954 · Climax! as Amanda Hale
- 1954 · The Whistler as
- 1953 · General Electric Theater as
- 1953 · General Electric Theater as Mrs. Cynthia Lockman
- 1952 · The Outcasts of Poker Flat as Mrs. Shipton aka 'The Duchess'
- 1952 · Carrie as Julie Hurstwood
- 1951 · The Mating Season as Fran Carleton
- 1950 · Lux Video Theatre as Bertha Jacks
- 1950 · Lux Video Theatre as Julie Arden
- 1950 · Lux Video Theatre as Margaret
- 1950 · Lux Video Theatre as Norma Desmond
- 1949 · The Heiress as Lavinia Penniman
- 1948 · Studio One as Theresa Durand
- 1943 · Old Acquaintance as Millie Drake
- 1942 · A Gentleman After Dark as Flo Melton
- 1940 · Breakdowns of 1940 as Self
- 1940 · Lady with Red Hair as Mrs. Leslie Carter
- 1940 · Virginia City as Julia Hayne
- 1939 · The Old Maid as Delia Lovell Ralston
- 1937 · Wise Girl as Susan Fletcher
- 1937 · Woman Chases Man as Virginia Travis
- 1937 · The Woman I Love as Mme. Helene Maury
- 1936 · Men Are Not Gods as Ann Williams
- 1936 · These Three as Martha Dobie
- 1935 · Splendor as Phyllis Manning Lorrimore
- 1935 · Barbary Coast as Mary 'Swan' Rutledge
- 1935 · Becky Sharp as Becky Sharp
- 1934 · The Richest Girl in the World as Dorothy Hunter
- 1934 · She Loves Me Not as Curly Flagg
- 1934 · Hollywood on Parade No. B-1 as
- 1934 · All of Me as Lydia Darrow
- 1933 · Design for Living as Gilda Farrell
- 1933 · The Stranger's Return as Louise
- 1933 · The Story of Temple Drake as Temple Drake
- 1932 · Trouble in Paradise as Lily
- 1932 · The World and the Flesh as Maria Yaskaya
- 1932 · Dancers in the Dark as Gloria Bishop
- 1932 · Two Kinds of Women as Emma Krull
- 1931 · Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde as Ivy Pearson
- 1931 · 24 Hours as Rosie Dugan
- 1931 · The Smiling Lieutenant as Princess Anna
- 1931 · The House That Shadows Built as (archive footage)
- 1930 · Fast and Loose as Marion Lenox
- 1928 · The Home Girl as