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.

  • Titlu: Miriam Hopkins
  • Popularitate: 3.134
  • Cunoscut pentru: Acting
  • Zi de nastere: 1902-10-18
  • Locul nasterii: Savannah, Georgia, USA
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  • De asemenea cunoscut ca si: Ellen Miriam Hopkins, ミリアム・ホプキンス
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  • 1932
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    Probleme în Paradis

    Probleme în Paradis

    7.418 1932 HD

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  • 1931
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    Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

    Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

    7.269 1931 HD

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  • 1961
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    The Children's Hour

    The Children's Hour

    7.7 1961 HD

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  • 1964
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    Fanny Hill

    Fanny Hill

    4.1 1964 HD

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  • 1931
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    The Smiling Lieutenant

    The Smiling Lieutenant

    6.861 1931 HD

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  • 1966
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    The Chase

    The Chase

    7.071 1966 HD

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  • 1952
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    The Outcasts of Poker Flat

    The Outcasts of Poker Flat

    5.9 1952 HD

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  • 1933
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    The Story of Temple Drake

    The Story of Temple Drake

    6.5 1933 HD

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  • 1949
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    Moștenitoarea

    Moștenitoarea

    7.7 1949 HD

    Morris Townsend spera să se poată însura cu Catherine, o fată mult mai înstărită decât el. Când tatăl fetei îl...

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  • 1970
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    Hollywood Horror House

    Hollywood Horror House

    5.4 1970 HD

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  • 1952
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    Carrie

    Carrie

    6.4 1952 HD

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  • 1935
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    Becky Sharp

    Becky Sharp

    5.6 1935 HD

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  • 1939
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    The Old Maid

    The Old Maid

    7.1 1939 HD

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  • 1940
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    Virginia City

    Virginia City

    6.1 1940 HD

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  • 1936
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    These Three

    These Three

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  • 1943
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    Old Acquaintance

    Old Acquaintance

    6.9 1943 HD

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  • 1935
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    Barbary Coast

    Barbary Coast

    6.5 1935 HD

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  • 1933
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    Proiectare pentru trăit

    Proiectare pentru trăit

    7.146 1933 HD

    O femeie nu se poate decide între doi bărbați care îi iubește și cei trei hotărăsc sa trăiască împreună, într-o...

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  • 1942
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    A Gentleman After Dark

    A Gentleman After Dark

    3.5 1942 HD

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  • 1940
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    Lady with Red Hair

    Lady with Red Hair

    6.5 1940 HD

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  • 1937
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    Woman Chases Man

    Woman Chases Man

    5.6 1937 HD

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  • 1951
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    The Mating Season

    The Mating Season

    6.52 1951 HD

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  • 1933
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    The Stranger's Return

    The Stranger's Return

    6.2 1933 HD

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  • 1936
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    Men Are Not Gods

    Men Are Not Gods

    5.7 1936 HD

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  • 1935
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    Splendor

    Splendor

    6.3 1935 HD

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  • 1934
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    She Loves Me Not

    She Loves Me Not

    5.6 1934 HD

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  • 1934
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    The Richest Girl in the World

    The Richest Girl in the World

    5.615 1934 HD

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  • 1937
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    Wise Girl

    Wise Girl

    7 1937 HD

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  • 1934
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    All of Me

    All of Me

    6 1934 HD

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  • 1931
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    24 Hours

    24 Hours

    5.5 1931 HD

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  • 1932
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    Dancers in the Dark

    Dancers in the Dark

    4.8 1932 HD

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  • 1937
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    The Woman I Love

    The Woman I Love

    1 1937 HD

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  • 1930
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    Fast and Loose

    Fast and Loose

    4.944 1930 HD

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  • 1932
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    Two Kinds of Women

    Two Kinds of Women

    5 1932 HD

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  • 1931
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    The House That Shadows Built

    The House That Shadows Built

    7 1931 HD

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  • 1932
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    The World and the Flesh

    The World and the Flesh

    6.5 1932 HD

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  • 1940
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    Breakdowns of 1940

    Breakdowns of 1940

    4 1940 HD

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  • 2003
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    Femeile complicate

    Femeile complicate

    6.7 2003 HD

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  • 2006
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    Stardust: The Bette Davis Story

    Stardust: The Bette Davis Story

    7 2006 HD

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  • 2008
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    Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood

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

    6.4 2008 HD

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  • 1934
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    Hollywood on Parade No. B-1

    Hollywood on Parade No. B-1

    6 1934 HD

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  • 1955
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    Summer Pavilion

    Summer Pavilion

    1 1955 HD

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  • 1928
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    The Home Girl

    The Home Girl

    1 1928 HD

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  • 1960
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    Route 66

    Route 66

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  • 1948
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    Studio One

    Studio One

    4.727 1948 HD

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  • 1953
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    General Electric Theater

    General Electric Theater

    6 1953 HD

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  • 1950
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    Lux Video Theatre

    Lux Video Theatre

    6 1950 HD

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  • 1954
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    Climax!

    Climax!

    3 1954 HD

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  • 1955
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    Matinee Theater

    Matinee Theater

    4.6 1955 HD

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  • 1954
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    The Whistler

    The Whistler

    1 1954 HD

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  • 1963
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    The Outer Limits

    The Outer Limits

    7.8 1963 HD

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  • 1953
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    General Electric Theater

    General Electric Theater

    6 1953 HD

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  • 1950
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    Lux Video Theatre

    Lux Video Theatre

    6 1950 HD

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  • 1950
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    Lux Video Theatre

    Lux Video Theatre

    6 1950 HD

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  • 1950
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    Lux Video Theatre

    Lux Video Theatre

    6 1950 HD

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