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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

150

Gender

Female

Birthday

1885-05-01

Day of Death

1966-02-01 (81 years old)

Place of Birth

Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, USA

Also Known As

Elda Furry

Elda Curry

Ella Furry

Elda Millar

Hedda Hopper

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 era she named suspected communists. Hopper continued to write gossip until the end, her work appearing in many magazines and later on radio. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Known For

Sunset Boulevard

Sunset Boulevard

The Women

The Women

The Man Who Played God

The Man Who Played God

Midnight

Midnight

Wings

Wings

A Star Is Born World Premiere

A Star Is Born World Premiere

Hollywood, The Dream Life of Lana Turner

Hollywood, The Dream Life of Lana Turner

Acting

Sunset Boulevard

1950

Sunset Boulevard

as

Hedda Hopper

Topper

1937

Topper

as

Mrs. Stuyvesant

Dracula's Daughter

1936

Dracula's Daughter

as

Lady Esme Hammond

The Women

1939

The Women

as

Dolly Dupuyster

The Third Degree

1919

The Third Degree

as

Mrs. Howard Jeffries Sr

Sadie Love

1919

Sadie Love

as

Mrs. James Wakeley

One Frightened Night

1935

One Frightened Night

as

Laura Proctor

Speak Easily

1932

Speak Easily

as

Mrs. Peets

Alice Adams

1935

Alice Adams

as

Mrs. Palmer

Reap the Wild Wind

1942

Reap the Wild Wind

as

Aunt Henrietta

The Unwritten Law

1932

The Unwritten Law

as

Jean

The Beloved Traitor

1918

The Beloved Traitor

as

Myrna Bliss

The Stolen Jools

1931

The Stolen Jools

as

Hedda - Norma's Friend

Pepe

1960

Pepe

as

Hedda Hopper

Sherlock Holmes

1922

Sherlock Holmes

as

Madge Larrabee

The Oscar

1966

The Oscar

as

Hedda Hopper

Déclassé

1925

Déclassé

as

Lady Wildering

French Dressing

1927

French Dressing

as

(uncredited)

Dance Madness

1926

Dance Madness

as

Valentina

Don Juan

1926

Don Juan

as

Marchesia Rinaldo

Fools of Fashion

1926

Fools of Fashion

as

Countess de Fragni

Holiday

1930

Holiday

as

Susan Potter

As You Desire Me

1932

As You Desire Me

as

Ines Montari

The Man Who Played God

1932

The Man Who Played God

as

Mrs. Alice Chittendon

The Common Law

1931

The Common Law

as

Claire Neville Collis

Queen of the Mob

1940

Queen of the Mob

as

Mrs. Emily Sturgis

Downstairs

1932

Downstairs

as

Countess De Marnac

Flying High

1931

Flying High

as

Mrs. Smith

Men Must Fight

1933

Men Must Fight

as

Mrs. Chase

Maid's Night Out

1938

Maid's Night Out

as

Mrs. Harrison

West of Broadway

1931

West of Broadway

as

Mrs. Trent

Beauty for Sale

1933

Beauty for Sale

as

Madame Sonia Barton

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

1983

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

as

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Thanks for the Memory

1938

Thanks for the Memory

as

Polly Griscom

The Dark Hour

1936

The Dark Hour

as

Mrs. Marian Tallman

Cat, Dog & Co.

1929

Cat, Dog & Co.

as

Be Kind to Animals Society President

The Drop Kick

1927

The Drop Kick

as

Mrs. Hamill

Half Marriage

1929

Half Marriage

as

Mrs. Page

Lady Tubbs

1935

Lady Tubbs

as

Mrs. Ronald Ash-Orcutt

Dangerous Holiday

1937

Dangerous Holiday

as

Lottie Courtney

Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 3

1942

Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 3

as

Self

Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 4

1942

Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 4

as

Self

Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 5

1942

Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 5

as

Self

The Last of Mrs. Cheyney

1929

The Last of Mrs. Cheyney

as

Lady Maria

Life with Henry

1941

Life with Henry

as

Mrs. Aldrich

The Barbarian

1933

The Barbarian

as

Mrs. Loway

Night World

1932

Night World

as

Mrs. Rand

Men Call It Love

1931

Men Call It Love

as

Callie

His Glorious Night

1929

His Glorious Night

as

Mrs. Collingswood Stratton

Dangerous to Know

1938

Dangerous to Know

as

Mrs. Carson

Good Sport

1931

Good Sport

as

Mrs. Atherton

Cross-Country Romance

1940

Cross-Country Romance

as

Mrs. North

What a Life

1939

What a Life

as

Mrs. Aldrich

Nothing Sacred

1937

Nothing Sacred

as

Dowager on Ship (uncredited)

Hedda Hopper's Hollywood

1960

Hedda Hopper's Hollywood

as

Self

Let Us Be Gay

1930

Let Us Be Gay

as

Madge Livingston

Raffles: The Amateur Cracksman

1925

Raffles: The Amateur Cracksman

as

Mrs. Clarice Vidal

Harold Teen

1928

Harold Teen

as

Mrs. Hazzit

Bombay Mail

1934

Bombay Mail

as

Lady Daniels

Doughnuts and Society

1936

Doughnuts and Society

as

Mrs. Murray Hill

High Society Blues

1930

High Society Blues

as

Mrs. Divine

Skyscraper Souls

1932

Skyscraper Souls

as

Ella Dwight

Midnight

1939

Midnight

as

Stephanie

The Port of Missing Girls

1928

The Port of Missing Girls

as

Mrs. C. King

The Chorus Kid

1928

The Chorus Kid

as

Mrs. Garrett

Reno

1923

Reno

as

Mrs. Kane Norton Tappan

You Can't Buy Luck

1937

You Can't Buy Luck

as

Agnes White

Vogues of 1938

1937

Vogues of 1938

as

Mrs. Van Klettering

Zander the Great

1925

Zander the Great

as

Mrs. Caldwell

Tarzan's Revenge

1938

Tarzan's Revenge

as

Penny Reed

The Easiest Way

1931

The Easiest Way

as

Mrs. Clara Williams (uncredited)

War Nurse

1930

War Nurse

as

Matron

That's Right – You're Wrong

1939

That's Right – You're Wrong

as

Hedda Hopper (Uncredited)

The Prodigal

1931

The Prodigal

as

Christine

Our Blushing Brides

1930

Our Blushing Brides

as

Mrs. Russ-Weaver

Rebound

1931

Rebound

as

Liz Crawford

The Last Tycoon

1957

The Last Tycoon

as

Self - Announcer

Seven Keys to Baldpate

1917

Seven Keys to Baldpate

as

Myra Thornhill (as Elda Furry)

Society Fever

1935

Society Fever

as

Mrs. Vandergriff

Artists & Models

1937

Artists & Models

as

Mrs. Townsend

Breakfast in Hollywood

1946

Breakfast in Hollywood

as

Self

Bunker Bean

1936

Bunker Bean

as

Mrs. Dorothy Kent

A Reno Divorce

1927

A Reno Divorce

as

Hedda Frane

No Ransom

1934

No Ransom

as

Mrs. John Winfield

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

1966

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

as

Hedda Hatter

Junket Whore

1998

Junket Whore

as

Self

Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 1

1941

Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 1

as

Herself - Host

The Silver Treasure

1926

The Silver Treasure

as

Mrs. Gould

Laugh It Off

1939

Laugh It Off

as

Elizabeth 'Lizzie' Rockingham

Let’s Be Ritzy

1934

Let’s Be Ritzy

as

Mrs. Burton

Dangerous Innocence

1925

Dangerous Innocence

as

Muriel Church

The Teaser

1925

The Teaser

as

Margaret Wyndham

Children of Divorce

1927

Children of Divorce

as

Katherine Flanders

I Live My Life

1935

I Live My Life

as

Alvin's Mother

Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2

1941

Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2

as

Herself - Host

By Right of Purchase

1918

By Right of Purchase

as

Society Woman (uncredited)

The Isle of Conquest

1919

The Isle of Conquest

as

Mrs. Harmon

Happiness

1924

Happiness

as

Mrs. Chrystal Pole

A Tailor-Made Man

1931

A Tailor-Made Man

as

Mrs. Stanslaw

A Tailor-Made Man

1931

A Tailor-Made Man

as

Mrs. Stanlaw

Wings

1927

Wings

as

Mrs. Powell (uncredited)

The Snob

1924

The Snob

as

Mrs. Leiter

Why Men Leave Home

1924

Why Men Leave Home

as

Nina Neilson

A Star Is Born World Premiere

1954

A Star Is Born World Premiere

as

Self

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

1940

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

as

Self

Shipmates

1931

Shipmates

as

Auntie

Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6

1942

Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6

as

Herself

The Mystery Train

1931

The Mystery Train

as

Mrs. Marian Radcliffe

Her Market Value

1925

Her Market Value

as

Mrs. Bernice Hamilton

One Woman to Another

1927

One Woman to Another

as

Olive Gresham

The Corpse Came C.O.D.

1947

The Corpse Came C.O.D.

as

Herself

Venus of Venice

1927

Venus of Venice

as

Jean's Mother

Women Men Marry

1922

Women Men Marry

as

Eleanor Carter

The Cave Man

1926

The Cave Man

as

Mrs. Van Dream

3 Kids and a Queen

1935

3 Kids and a Queen

as

Mrs. Cummings

Hollywood, The Dream Life of Lana Turner

2019

Hollywood, The Dream Life of Lana Turner

as

Self (archive footage)

Nearly Married

1917

Nearly Married

as

Hattie King

The Racketeer

1929

The Racketeer

as

Mrs. Lee

Ship Cafe

1935

Ship Cafe

as

Tutor

Orchids and Ermine

1927

Orchids and Ermine

as

The Modiste

Adam and Evil

1927

Adam and Evil

as

What's Wrong with the Women?

1922

What's Wrong with the Women?

as

Such Men Are Dangerous

1930

Such Men Are Dangerous

as

Muriel Wyndham

Disneyland '59

1959

Disneyland '59

as

Self

The Patsy

1964

The Patsy

as

Herself

Gambling Wives

1924

Gambling Wives

as

Madame Zoe

Skinner's Dress Suit

1926

Skinner's Dress Suit

as

Mrs. Colby

The Whip Woman

1928

The Whip Woman

as

Countess Ferenzi

Obey the Law

1926

Obey the Law

as

The Society Woman

Love and Learn

1928

Love and Learn

as

Mrs. Ann Blair

Pilgrimage

1933

Pilgrimage

as

Mrs. Worth

Borrowed Finery

1925

Borrowed Finery

as

Mrs. Bordon

Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story

2018

Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story

as

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Another Scandal

1924

Another Scandal

as

Elizabeth MacKenzie

Black Tears

1927

Black Tears

as

Virtuous Wives

1918

Virtuous Wives

as

Irma Delabarre

Companionate Marriage

1928

Companionate Marriage

as

Mrs. Moore

Hooray for Hollywood

1976

Hooray for Hollywood

as

Self (archive footage)

Matinee Ladies

1927

Matinee Ladies

as

Mrs. Aldrich

The Colgate Comedy Hour

The Colgate Comedy Hour

as

Self

The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour

The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour

as

Hedda Hopper

The Beverly Hillbillies

The Beverly Hillbillies

as

Herself

I Love Lucy

I Love Lucy

as

Hedda Hopper

The Merv Griffin Show

The Merv Griffin Show

as

Self

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

as

The Steve Allen Show

The Steve Allen Show

as

Self

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as

Self

What's My Line?

What's My Line?

as

Self

What's My Line?

What's My Line?

as

Self - Panelist

Production

Crew

Directing