Miriam Hopkins

Acting · Born 1902-10-18 in Savannah, Georgia, USA

Biography

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…

Filmography

• Trouble in Paradise as Lily
• Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde as Ivy Pearson
• The Children's Hour as Lily Mortar
• The Chase as Mrs. Reeves
• The Heiress as Lavinia Penniman
• Design for Living as Gilda Farrell
• Fanny Hill as Maude Brown
• The Smiling Lieutenant as Princess Anna
• The Outcasts of Poker Flat as Mrs. Shipton aka 'The Duchess'
• The Story of Temple Drake as Temple Drake

TV

• The Outer Limits as Mary Kry
• Route 66
• Studio One as Theresa Durand
• General Electric Theater
• Lux Video Theatre as Bertha Jacks
• Climax! as Amanda Hale
• Matinee Theater
• General Electric Theater as Mrs. Cynthia Lockman
• Lux Video Theatre as Julie Arden
• Lux Video Theatre as Margaret