Hedda Hopper

Hedda Hopper

Acting

Birthday

1885/05/01

Day of death

1966/02/01 (80 years old)

Gender

Female

Place of Birth

Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, USA

Also know as

Elda Furry, Elda Curry, Ella Furry, Elda Millar

Biography

Hedda Hopper (May 2, 1885 – February 1, 1966) was an American actress and gossip columnist, notorious for feuding with her arch-rival Louella Parsons. She had been a moderately successful actress of stage and screen for years before being offered the chance to write the column Hedda Hopper's Hollywood for the Los Angeles Times in 1938. At the height of her power in the 1940s she commanded a 35 million strong readership. She was well known for her political conservatism, and during the McCarthy e...Read more

Acting
Sunset Boulevard
8.3

(1950) Sunset Boulevard

as Hedda Hopper

Topper
6.7

(1937) Topper

as Mrs. Stuyvesant

Dracula's Daughter
5.9

(1936) Dracula's Daughter

as Lady Esme Hammond

The Women
7.1

(1939) The Women

as Dolly Dupuyster

The Third Degree
0.0

(1919) The Third Degree

as Mrs. Howard Jeffries Sr

0.0

(1919) Sadie Love

as Mrs. James Wakeley

One Frightened Night
5.5

(1935) One Frightened Night

as Laura Proctor

Speak Easily
5.8

(1932) Speak Easily

as Mrs. Peets

Alice Adams
6.7

(1935) Alice Adams

as Mrs. Palmer

Reap the Wild Wind
6.4

(1942) Reap the Wild Wind

as Aunt Henrietta

The Unwritten Law
0.0

(1932) The Unwritten Law

as Jean

The Beloved Traitor
0.0

(1918) The Beloved Traitor

as Myrna Bliss

The Stolen Jools
5.6

(1931) The Stolen Jools

as Hedda - Norma's Friend

Pepe
6.1

(1960) Pepe

as Hedda Hopper

Sherlock Holmes
6.1

(1922) Sherlock Holmes

as Madge Larrabee

The Oscar
5.1

(1966) The Oscar

as Hedda Hopper

Déclassé
3.5

(1925) Déclassé

as Lady Wildering

French Dressing
1.0

(1927) French Dressing

as (uncredited)

Dance Madness
0.0

(1926) Dance Madness

as Valentina

Don Juan
6.5

(1926) Don Juan

as Marchesia Rinaldo

0.0

(1926) Fools of Fashion

as Countess de Fragni

Holiday
6.2

(1930) Holiday

as Susan Potter

As You Desire Me
6.2

(1932) As You Desire Me

as Ines Montari

The Man Who Played God
7.4

(1932) The Man Who Played God

as Mrs. Alice Chittendon

The Common Law
5.5

(1931) The Common Law

as Claire Neville Collis

Queen of the Mob
4.5

(1940) Queen of the Mob

as Mrs. Emily Sturgis

Downstairs
6.9

(1932) Downstairs

as Countess De Marnac

Flying High
4.8

(1931) Flying High

as Mrs. Smith

Men Must Fight
5.7

(1933) Men Must Fight

as Mrs. Chase

Maid's Night Out
6.2

(1938) Maid's Night Out

as Mrs. Harrison

West of Broadway
6.0

(1931) West of Broadway

as Edith Trent

Beauty for Sale
7.0

(1933) Beauty for Sale

as Madame Sonia Barton

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
6.5

(1983) Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Thanks for the Memory
5.7

(1938) Thanks for the Memory

as Polly Griscom

The Dark Hour
5.5

(1936) The Dark Hour

as Mrs. Marian Tallman

Cat, Dog & Co.
6.0

(1929) Cat, Dog & Co.

as Be Kind to Animals Society President

The Drop Kick
5.0

(1927) The Drop Kick

as Mrs. Hamill

Half Marriage
5.2

(1929) Half Marriage

as Mrs. Page

Lady Tubbs
0.0

(1935) Lady Tubbs

as Mrs. Ronald Ash-Orcutt

Dangerous Holiday
0.0

(1937) Dangerous Holiday

as Lottie Courtney

Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 3
0.0

(1942) Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 3

as Self

Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 5
0.0

(1942) Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 5

as Self

Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 4
0.0

(1942) Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 4

as Self

The Last of Mrs. Cheyney
5.5

(1929) The Last of Mrs. Cheyney

as Lady Maria

Life with Henry
5.0

(1941) Life with Henry

as Mrs. Aldrich

The Barbarian
4.9

(1933) The Barbarian

as Mrs. Loway

Night World
6.7

(1932) Night World

as Mrs. Rand

Men Call It Love
4.5

(1931) Men Call It Love

as Callie

His Glorious Night
0.0

(1929) His Glorious Night

as Mrs. Collingswood Stratton

Dangerous to Know
6.5

(1938) Dangerous to Know

as Mrs. Carson

Good Sport
4.5

(1931) Good Sport

as Mrs. Atherton

Cross-Country Romance
6.4

(1940) Cross-Country Romance

as Mrs. North

What a Life
0.0

(1939) What a Life

as Mrs. Aldrich

Nothing Sacred
6.2

(1937) Nothing Sacred

as Dowager on Ship (uncredited)

Hedda Hopper's Hollywood
6.0

(1960) Hedda Hopper's Hollywood

as Self

Let Us Be Gay
4.0

(1930) Let Us Be Gay

as Madge Livingston

Raffles: The Amateur Cracksman
5.5

(1925) Raffles: The Amateur Cracksman

as Mrs. Clarice Vidal

Harold Teen
7.0

(1928) Harold Teen

as Mrs. Hazzit

Bombay Mail
6.0

(1934) Bombay Mail

as Lady Daniels

Doughnuts and Society
0.0

(1936) Doughnuts and Society

as Mrs. Murray Hill

High Society Blues
0.0

(1930) High Society Blues

as Mrs. Divine

Skyscraper Souls
5.6

(1932) Skyscraper Souls

as Ella Dwight

Midnight
7.4

(1939) Midnight

as Stephanie

The Chorus Kid
0.0

(1928) The Chorus Kid

as Mrs. Garrett

The Port of Missing Girls
0.0

(1928) The Port of Missing Girls

as Mrs. C. King

Reno
0.0

(1923) Reno

as Mrs. Kane Norton Tappan

You Can't Buy Luck
4.5

(1937) You Can't Buy Luck

as Agnes White

Vogues of 1938
5.3

(1937) Vogues of 1938

as Mrs. Van Klettering

Zander the Great
5.5

(1925) Zander the Great

as Mrs. Caldwell

Tarzan's Revenge
4.3

(1938) Tarzan's Revenge

as Penny Reed

The Easiest Way
5.4

(1931) The Easiest Way

as Mrs. Clara Williams (uncredited)

War Nurse
5.1

(1930) War Nurse

as Matron

That's Right – You're Wrong
5.7

(1939) That's Right – You're Wrong

as Hedda Hopper (Uncredited)

The Prodigal
3.3

(1931) The Prodigal

as Christine

Our Blushing Brides
5.9

(1930) Our Blushing Brides

as Mrs. Russ-Weaver

Rebound
4.3

(1931) Rebound

as Liz Crawford

The Last Tycoon
0.0

(1957) The Last Tycoon

as Self - Announcer

Seven Keys to Baldpate
4.4

(1917) Seven Keys to Baldpate

as Myra Thornhill (as Elda Furry)

Society Fever
6.0

(1935) Society Fever

as Mrs. Vandergriff

Artists & Models
6.0

(1937) Artists & Models

as Mrs. Townsend

Breakfast in Hollywood
5.0

(1946) Breakfast in Hollywood

as Self

Bunker Bean
4.6

(1936) Bunker Bean

as Mrs. Dorothy Kent

A Reno Divorce
0.0

(1927) A Reno Divorce

as Hedda Frane

0.0

(1934) No Ransom

as Mrs. John Winfield

Alice in Wonderland or What's a Nice Kid Like You Doing in a Place Like This?
4.7

(1966) Alice in Wonderland or What's a Nice Kid Like You Doing in a Place Like This?

as Hedda Hatter

Junket Whore
0.0

(1998) Junket Whore

as Self

Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 1
0.0

(1941) Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 1

as Herself - Host

The Silver Treasure
0.0

(1926) The Silver Treasure

as Mrs. Gould

2.0

(1939) Laugh It Off

as Elizabeth 'Lizzie' Rockingham

Let’s Be Ritzy
0.0

(1934) Let’s Be Ritzy

as Mrs. Burton

The Teaser
1.0

(1925) The Teaser

as Margaret Wyndham

Dangerous Innocence
0.0

(1925) Dangerous Innocence

as Muriel Church

Children of Divorce
5.9

(1927) Children of Divorce

as Katherine Flanders

I Live My Life
6.4

(1935) I Live My Life

as Alvin's Mother

Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2
6.0

(1941) Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2

as Herself - Host

By Right of Purchase
0.0

(1918) By Right of Purchase

as Society Woman (uncredited)

The Isle of Conquest
0.0

(1919) The Isle of Conquest

as Mrs. Harmon

Happiness
0.0

(1924) Happiness

as Mrs. Chrystal Pole

A Tailor-Made Man
0.0

(1931) A Tailor-Made Man

as Mrs. Stanslaw

A Tailor-Made Man
0.0

(1931) A Tailor-Made Man

as Mrs. Stanlaw

Wings
7.2

(1927) Wings

as Mrs. Powell (uncredited)

The Snob
0.0

(1924) The Snob

as Mrs. Leiter

Why Men Leave Home
1.0

(1924) Why Men Leave Home

as Nina Neilson

8.0

(1954) A Star Is Born World Premiere

as Self

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
6.5

(1940) Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

as Self

Shipmates
4.7

(1931) Shipmates

as Auntie

Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6
6.0

(1942) Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6

as Herself

The Mystery Train
4.4

(1931) The Mystery Train

as Mrs. Marian Radcliffe

Her Market Value
0.0

(1925) Her Market Value

as Mrs. Bernice Hamilton

One Woman to Another
0.0

(1927) One Woman to Another

as Olive Gresham

The Corpse Came C.O.D.
5.7

(1947) The Corpse Came C.O.D.

as Herself

Venus of Venice
0.0

(1927) Venus of Venice

as Jean's Mother

Women Men Marry
0.0

(1922) Women Men Marry

as Eleanor Carter

The Cave Man
0.0

(1926) The Cave Man

as Mrs. Van Dream

3 Kids and a Queen
6.0

(1935) 3 Kids and a Queen

as Mrs. Cummings

Hollywood, la vie rêvée de Lana Turner
9.5

(2019) Hollywood, la vie rêvée de Lana Turner

as Self (archive footage)

Nearly Married
0.0

(1917) Nearly Married

as Hattie King

The Racketeer
4.9

(1929) The Racketeer

as Mrs. Lee

Ship Cafe
0.0

(1935) Ship Cafe

as Tutor

Orchids and Ermine
4.5

(1927) Orchids and Ermine

as The Modiste

0.0

(1927) Adam and Evil

as ---

0.0

(1922) What's Wrong with the Women?

as ---

Such Men Are Dangerous
4.8

(1930) Such Men Are Dangerous

as Muriel Wyndham

Disneyland '59
6.5

(1959) Disneyland '59

as Self

The Patsy
6.2

(1964) The Patsy

as Herself

Gambling Wives
0.0

(1924) Gambling Wives

as Madame Zoe

Skinner's Dress Suit
7.0

(1926) Skinner's Dress Suit

as Mrs. Colby

The Whip Woman
0.0

(1928) The Whip Woman

as Countess Ferenzi

Obey the Law
0.0

(1926) Obey the Law

as The Society Woman

Love and Learn
0.0

(1928) Love and Learn

as Mrs. Ann Blair

Pilgrimage
6.7

(1933) Pilgrimage

as Mrs. Worth

0.0

(1925) Borrowed Finery

as Mrs. Bordon

Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story
6.9

(2018) Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Another Scandal
0.0

(1924) Another Scandal

as Elizabeth MacKenzie

0.0

(1927) Black Tears

as ---

Virtuous Wives
0.0

(1918) Virtuous Wives

as Irma Delabarre

Companionate Marriage
1.0

(1928) Companionate Marriage

as Mrs. Moore

Hooray for Hollywood
0.0

(1976) Hooray for Hollywood

as Self (archive footage)

The Colgate Comedy Hour
7.0

(1950) The Colgate Comedy Hour

as Self

The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour
8.6

(1957) The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour

as Hedda Hopper

The Beverly Hillbillies
6.8

(1962) The Beverly Hillbillies

as Herself

I Love Lucy
7.9

(1951) I Love Lucy

as Hedda Hopper

The Merv Griffin Show
5.6

(1962) The Merv Griffin Show

as Self

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
5.3

(1958) Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

as ---

The Steve Allen Show
5.0

(1956) The Steve Allen Show

as Self

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
7.4

(1962) The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as Self

What's My Line?
6.8

(1950) What's My Line?

as Self

What's My Line?
6.8

(1950) What's My Line?

as Self - Panelist