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 Lubitschs romantic comedy Trouble in Paradise a bar singer named Ivy in Rouben Mamoulians 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 costarred with Joel McCrea in five films Description above from the Wikipedia article Miriam Hopkins licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia