Biography
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 g...
Known For
Complete Filmography
Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood
2008
as Ivy Pearson (archive footage)
A look at the forces that shaped Pre-Code Hollywood and brought about the strict enforcement of the Hays Code in 1934.
Stardust: The Bette Davis Story
2006
as Self as Millie Drake (archive footage)
Combining unprecedented access to Davis' vast personal archives with original interviews, this documentary reveals a startling portrait of one of Holl...
Complicated Women
2003
as Self (archive footage)
Looks at the stereotype-breaking films of the period from 1929, when movies entered the sound era, until 1934 when the Hays Code virtually neutered fi...
Hollywood Horror House
1970
as Katherine Parker
An enigmatic young man manipulates his way into working at the decaying mansion of a once prolific, but now reclusive and alcoholic, movie star named ...
The Chase
1966
as Mrs. Reeves
The escape of Bubber Reeves from prison affects the inhabitants of a small Southern town.
Fanny Hill
1964
as Maude Brown
In 18th century London, a vivacious young woman becomes a chambermaid for a brothel madam.
The Children's Hour
1961
as Lily Mortar
An unruly student at a private all-girls boarding school scandalously accuses the two women who run it of having a romantic relationship.
Summer Pavilion
1955
as Theresa Durand
In an old Louisiana plantation, the furnishings and the once great family are fading fast.The matriarch desperately tries to hold on to the gazebo tha...
The Outcasts of Poker Flat
1952
as Mrs. Shipton aka 'The Duchess'
Four undesirables run out of a mining town and become marooned in a deserted mountain cabin during a raging snowstorm.
Carrie
1952
as Julie Hurstwood
Carrie's dreams of adventure in the big city are quickly squashed as she discovers all that awaits her there is a bleak life of grueling and poorly pa...
The Mating Season
1951
as Fran Carleton
Ellen McNulty leaves her New Jersey hamburger stand and heads west to pay a surprise visit to her son and his new bride. When Ellen arrives, her daugh...
The Heiress
1949
as Lavinia Penniman
In 1840s New York, the uneventful and boring days of the daughter of a wealthy doctor come to an end when she meets a dashing poorer man — who may or ...
Old Acquaintance
1943
as Millie Drake
Two writers, friends since childhood, fight over their books and lives.
A Gentleman After Dark
1942
as Flo Melton
A greedy woman betrays her jewel thief husband to the police, for the reward. Her husband's friend, a detective, adopts the couple's child and raises ...
Breakdowns of 1940
1940
as Self
Flubs and bloopers that occurred on the set of some of the major Warner Bros. pictures of 1940.
Lady with Red Hair
1940
as Mrs. Leslie Carter
An actress hopes to regain her lost son by making it to the top.
Virginia City
1940
as Julia Hayne
Union officer Kerry Bradford escapes from a Confederate prison and races to intercept $5 million in gold destined for Confederate coffers. A Confedera...
The Old Maid
1939
as Delia Lovell Ralston
The lives of two cousins are complicated by the return of an ex-boyfriend and an illegitimate child.
Wise Girl
1937
as Susan Fletcher
Snooty heiress decides to track down her dead sister's kids, who are living a Bohemian life with their uncle in Greenwich Village. Once she finds them...
Woman Chases Man
1937
as Virginia Travis
A pretty architect devises a wild scheme to convince a handsome millionaire to fund a new housing development project.
The Woman I Love
1937
as Mme. Helene Maury
In World War I France, a pilot falls in love with the wife of his friend and superior officer.
Men Are Not Gods
1936
as Ann Williams
Actor Edmund Davey becomes a star overnight when his wife and co-star teams up with the secretary of a noted stage critic to produce a glowing review ...
These Three
1936
as Martha Dobie
Close friends Martha and Karen build a private boarding school together with the aid of the local doctor Joe. The school takes off and many students e...
Splendor
1935
as Phyllis Manning Lorrimore
When Brighton Lorrimore returns home with his new bride, Phyllis, his family makes their disappointment in his choice obvious. Facing bankruptcy and t...
Barbary Coast
1935
as Mary 'Swan' Rutledge
Mary Rutledge arrives from the east, finds her fiancé dead, and goes to work at the roulette wheel of Luis Chamalis' Bella Donna, a rowdy gambling hou...
Becky Sharp
1935
as Becky Sharp
The first feature length film to use three-strip Technicolor film. Adapted from a play that was adapted from William Makepeace Thackeray's book "Vanit...
The Richest Girl in the World
1934
as Dorothy Hunter
Millionairess Dorothy Hunter is tired of finding out that her boyfriends love her for her money, and equally weary of losing eligible beaus who don't ...
She Loves Me Not
1934
as Curly Flagg
A cabaret dancer witnesses a murder and is forced to hide from gangsters by disguising herself as a male Princeton student.
Hollywood on Parade No. B-1
1934
Short film in which Frankie Darro as a Telegram delivery boy visits various Hollywood locations to make deliveries. He visits the Los Angeles Pier and...
All of Me
1934
as Lydia Darrow
A professor tires of the direction his life is going and wants to move west, but his girlfriend doesn't understand why he is so dissatisfied.
Design for Living
1933
as Gilda Farrell
An independent woman can't choose between the two men she loves.
The Stranger's Return
1933
as Louise
A divorcée leaves New York to visit her grandfather's farm and recover in the Midwest, where she unexpectedly falls in love with a married farmer.
The Story of Temple Drake
1933
as Temple Drake
The coquettish granddaughter of a respected small-town judge is stranded at a bootleggers’ hide-out, subjected to an act of nightmarish sexual violenc...
Trouble in Paradise
1932
as Lily
Thief Gaston Monescu and pickpocket Lily are partners in crime and love. Working for perfume company executive Mariette Colet, the two crooks decide t...
The World and the Flesh
1932
as Maria Yaskaya
During the 1917 Russian revolution, a group of artistocrats find themselves in the custody of a brutal Communist revolutionary. He lusts after one of ...
Dancers in the Dark
1932
as Gloria Bishop
A bandleader tries to romance a dancer by sending her boyfriend, a musician, out of town. However, things get complicated when he finds out that a gan...
Two Kinds of Women
1932
as Emma Krull
The daughter of a senator from South Dakota visits Manhattan for the first time, eager to see the sights of the big city. While there, she finds herse...
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
1931
as Ivy Pearson
Dr. Henry Jekyll believes that there are two distinct sides to men - a good and an evil side. He believes that by separating the two, man can become l...
24 Hours
1931
as Rosie Dugan
A nightclub singer is carrying on an affair with a married man. When she is found murdered, her lover is suspected of the crime.
The Smiling Lieutenant
1931
as Princess Anna
An amorous lieutenant is forced to marry a socially awkward princess, though he tries to keep his violin-playing girlfriend on the side.
The House That Shadows Built
1931
as (archive footage)
The House That Shadows Built (1931) is a short feature, roughly 48 minutes long, from Paramount Pictures made to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the...
Fast and Loose
1930
as Marion Lenox
A wealthy family is thrown into turmoil when the daughter falls for the family chauffeur and the son begins to keep company with a chorus girl.
The Home Girl
1928
A short film featuring the debut of actress Miriam Hopkins.