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Miriam Hopkins
Born
18 October 1902
Died
9 October 1972
Place
Savannah, Georgia, USA
Acting

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.

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As actor

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

2008 · Ivy Pearson (archive footage)

Complicated Women

2003 · Self (archive footage)

Savage Intruder

1970 · Katherine Parker

The Chase

1966 · Mrs. Reeves

Fanny Hill

1964 · Maude Brown

The Children's Hour

1961 · Lily Mortar

Summer Pavilion

1955 · Theresa Durand

The Outcasts of Poker Flat

1952 · Mrs. Shipton aka 'The Duchess'

Carrie

1952 · Julie Hurstwood

The Mating Season

1951 · Fran Carleton

The Heiress

1949 · Lavinia Penniman

Old Acquaintance

1943 · Millie Drake

A Gentleman After Dark

1942 · Flo Melton

Virginia City

1940 · Julia Hayne

Lady with Red Hair

1940 · Mrs. Leslie Carter

Breakdowns of 1940

1940 · Self

The Old Maid

1939 · Delia Lovell Ralston

Woman Chases Man

1937 · Virginia Travis

Wise Girl

1937 · Susan Fletcher

The Woman I Love

1937 · Mme. Helene Maury

These Three

1936 · Martha Dobie

Men Are Not Gods

1936 · Ann Williams

Becky Sharp

1935 · Becky Sharp

Barbary Coast

1935 · Mary 'Swan' Rutledge

Splendor

1935 · Phyllis Manning Lorrimore

She Loves Me Not

1934 · Curly Flagg

The Richest Girl in the World

1934 · Dorothy Hunter

All of Me

1934 · Lydia Darrow

Hollywood on Parade No. B-1

1934

The Story of Temple Drake

1933 · Temple Drake