Hedda Hopper
Biography
Hedda Hopper was an American actress and gossip columnist who started out in Broadway choruses and toured with DeWolf Hopper's theater company. Born Elda Furry in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, she won the lead in a road tour of the play The Country Boy, then began acting in silent films in 1915 and became known for playing society women, as in Virtuous Wives (1918). She moved to Hollywood in 1923 as a contract player for Louis B. Mayer Pictures, appearing in more than 120 movies over 23 years. As her screen work slowed in the mid-1930s, she turned to journalism, and her column Hedda Hopper's Hollywood debuted in 1938, drawing more than 35 million readers. She also hosted her own radio programs and a 1960 television special, wrote two autobiographies, and appeared as herself in Sunset Boulevard (1950) and The Patsy (1964).
80years old at death
- Born Hollidaysburg
- Died Hollywood
- Star sign: TaurusThe sign runs April 20 to May 20
- Also credited as Elda Furry and Hedda DeWolf Hopper
Movie Career
- Films
- 18
- Career span
- 39 years1927 to 1966
Genres
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Getting ready for a role
Hopper could not type or spell well, so she dictated her Los Angeles Times gossip column to a typist over the phone.
A first
Hopper's extravagant hats earned her a $5,000 annual tax deduction from the Internal Revenue Service as a work expense, and the Nazis used photographs of her in them for propaganda.
First role
Hopper began her career in the Broadway chorus, where Florenz Ziegfeld called her a clumsy cow and refused her a slot in his Follies.
Hedda Hopper movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
William A. Wellman directed two of these films. Sixteen actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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All films by William A. Wellman
Also two films together10 more actors
- Sammy Davis Jr.Alice in Wonderland or What's a Nice Kid Like You Doing in a Place Like This? (1966) and Pepe (1960)
- Billie BurkeBreakfast in Hollywood (1946) and Topper (1937)
- Paulette GoddardReap the Wild Wind (1942) and The Women (1939)
- Carole LombardNothing Sacred (1937) and The Racketeer (1929)
- Zsa Zsa GaborAlice in Wonderland or What's a Nice Kid Like You Doing in a Place Like This? (1966) and Pepe (1960)
- Al HillHoliday (1930) and The Racketeer (1929)
- Jimmy DurantePepe (1960) and Speak Easily (1932)
- Clara BowChildren of Divorce (1927) and Wings (1927)
- Phillips SmalleyHoliday (1930) and The Racketeer (1929)
- Julia Swayne GordonChildren of Divorce (1927) and Wings (1927)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Hedda Hopper's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$12.9 million
5 of the 18 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 18 films: 5 worldwide figure; 1 us gross only; 1 never in cinemas; 11 figure not found.
- 5Worldwide figure
- 1US gross only
- 1Never in cinemas
- 11Figure not found
Highest grossing
The five biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$5.0M38.9% of the total
- 2$3.6M28.0% of the total
- 3$2.3M17.7% of the total
- 4$1.2M9.4% of the total
- 5$770K6.0% of the total
Awards
One award and honor.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other honors | |||
| Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame | Honored | ||
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.