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Ellen Miriam Hopkins 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. She later became a pioneer of TV drama, and was a distinguished Hollywood hostess who moved in intellectual and creative circles.
Birth Name
Ellen Miriam Hopkins
Born
Saturday, 18 October 1902
Died
Monday, 09 October 1972
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood | Ivy Pearson / Ivy Pearson (archive footage) | 2008 |
| Cinemassacre's Monster Madness | Ivy Pearson | 2007 |
| I'm King Kong!: The Exploits of Merian C. Cooper | Becky Sharp | 2005 |
| Complicated Women | Self / Self (archive footage) | 2003 |
| American Masters | Self / Millie Drake | 1986 |
| Hollywood Horror House | Katherine Parker / Katharine Packard | 1970 |
| The Flying Nun | Mother General Adelaide / Gloria Davenport | 1967 |
| The Chase | Mrs. Reeves | 1966 |
| Russ Meyer's Fanny Hill | Mrs. Maude Brown / Maude Brown | 1965 |
| The Outer Limits | Mary Kry | 1963 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood | Ivy Pearson / Ivy Pearson (archive footage) | 2008 |
| Cinemassacre's Monster Madness | Ivy Pearson | 2007 |
| I'm King Kong!: The Exploits of Merian C. Cooper | Becky Sharp | 2005 |
| Complicated Women | Self / Self (archive footage) | 2003 |
| American Masters | Self / Millie Drake | 1986 |
| Hollywood Horror House | Katherine Parker / Katharine Packard | 1970 |
| The Flying Nun | Mother General Adelaide / Gloria Davenport | 1967 |
| The Chase | Mrs. Reeves | 1966 |
| Russ Meyer's Fanny Hill | Mrs. Maude Brown / Maude Brown | 1965 |
| The Outer Limits | Mary Kry | 1963 |
| The Children's Hour | Mrs. Lily Mortar / Lily Mortar | 1961 |
| The Investigators | Minna Carter | 1961 |
| Route 66 | Leona Bowers | 1960 |
| Play of the Week | (The Indifferent Lover) | 1959 |
| Climax! | Amanda Hale | 1954 |
| The Whistler | Harriet Eldridge | 1954 |
| General Electric Theater | Mrs. Cynthia Lockman | 1953 |
| Carrie | Julie Hurstwood | 1952 |
| The Outcasts of Poker Flat | Mrs. Shipton aka 'The Duchess' | 1952 |
| The Kate Smith Evening Hour | Self | 1951 |
| The Mating Season | Fran Carleton | 1951 |
| Pulitzer Prize Playhouse | Jennie McCobb | 1950 |
| Lux Video Theatre | Bertha Jacks / Norma Desmond / Margaret / Julie Arden | 1950 |
| The Ken Murray Show | Self | 1950 |
| The Heiress | Lavinia Penniman | 1949 |
| Studio One | Theresa Durand | 1948 |
| The Milton Berle Show | Self - Actress | 1948 |
| Old Acquaintance | Millie Drake / Midred 'Millie' Drake | 1943 |
| A Gentleman After Dark | Flo Melton | 1942 |
| Lady with Red Hair | Caroline Carter / Mrs. Leslie Carter | 1940 |
| Virginia City | Julia Hayne | 1940 |
| The Old Maid | Delia Lovell / Delia Lovell Ralston | 1939 |
| Wise Girl | Susan Fletcher | 1937 |
| Woman Chases Man | Virginia Travis | 1937 |
| The Woman I Love | Mme. Helene Maury | 1937 |
| Men Are Not Gods | Ann Williams | 1937 |
| These Three | Martha Dobie / Martha | 1936 |
| Splendor | Phyllis Manning Lorrimore | 1935 |
| Barbary Coast | Mary 'Swan' Rutledge | 1935 |
| Becky Sharp | Becky Sharp | 1935 |
| The Richest Girl in the World | Dorothy Hunter | 1934 |
| She Loves Me Not | Curly Flagg | 1934 |
| Hollywood on Parade No. B-1 | Self | 1934 |
| All of Me | Lydia Darrow | 1934 |
| Design for Living | Gilda Farrell | 1933 |
| The Stranger's Return | Louise / Louise Storr | 1933 |
| The Story of Temple Drake | Temple Drake | 1933 |
| Trouble in Paradise | Lily | 1932 |
| The World and the Flesh | Maria Yaskaya | 1932 |
| Dancers in the Dark | Gloria Bishop | 1932 |
| Two Kinds of Women | Emma Krull | 1932 |
| Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde | Ivy Pearson | 1931 |
| 24 Hours | Rosie Dugan / Rosie Duggan | 1931 |
| The Smiling Lieutenant | Princess Anna | 1931 |
| The House That Shadows Built | (archive footage) | 1931 |
| Fast and Loose | Marion Lenox | 1930 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1950 | Golden Globe | Best Supporting Actress | Nominated |
| 1936 | Oscar | Best Actress in a Leading Role | Nominated |
