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.
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Known For
Wings
(1927)
Mrs. Powell (uncredited)
Sunset Boulevard
(1950)
Hedda Hopper
Midnight
(1939)
Stephanie
The Patsy
(1964)
Herself
The Women
(1939)
Dolly Dupuyster
Nothing Sacred
(1937)
Dowager on Ship (uncredited)
Reap the Wild Wind
(1942)
Aunt Henrietta
Dracula's Daughter
(1936)
Lady Esme Hammond
Topper
(1937)
Mrs. Stuyvesant
Alice Adams
(1935)
Mrs. Palmer
I Live My Life
(1935)
Alvin's Mother
Full Filmography
Acting
Seven Keys to Baldpate
(1917)
Myra Thornhill (as Elda Furry)
Nearly Married
(1917)
Hattie King
By Right of Purchase
(1918)
Society Woman (uncredited)
The Beloved Traitor
(1918)
Myrna Bliss
The Third Degree
(1919)
Mrs. Howard Jeffries Sr
The Isle of Conquest
(1919)
Mrs. Harmon
Sadie Love
(1919)
Mrs. James Wakeley
Women Men Marry
(1922)
Eleanor Carter
Sherlock Holmes
(1922)
Madge Larrabee
What's Wrong with the Women?
(1922)
Reno
(1923)
Mrs. Kane Norton Tappan
Happiness
(1924)
Mrs. Chrystal Pole
Why Men Leave Home
(1924)
Nina Neilson
Gambling Wives
(1924)
Madame Zoe
The Snob
(1924)
Mrs. Leiter
Her Market Value
(1925)
Mrs. Bernice Hamilton
Zander the Great
(1925)
Mrs. Caldwell
Raffles: The Amateur Cracksman
(1925)
Mrs. Clarice Vidal
Déclassé
(1925)
Lady Wildering
Don Juan
(1926)
Marchesia Rinaldo
Fools of Fashion
(1926)
Countess de Fragni
Dance Madness
(1926)
Valentina
Skinner's Dress Suit
(1926)
Mrs. Colby
Obey the Law
(1926)
The Society Woman
The Cave Man
(1926)
Mrs. Van Dream
Wings
(1927)
Mrs. Powell (uncredited)
French Dressing
(1927)
(uncredited)
One Woman to Another
(1927)
Olive Gresham
Children of Divorce
(1927)
Katherine Flanders
Venus of Venice
(1927)
Jean's Mother
Orchids and Ermine
(1927)
The Modiste
The Drop Kick
(1927)
Mrs. Hamill
Adam and Evil
(1927)
Love and Learn
(1928)
Mrs. Ann Blair
The Port of Missing Girls
(1928)
Mrs. C. King
The Chorus Kid
(1928)
Mrs. Garrett
The Whip Woman
(1928)
Countess Ferenzi
Harold Teen
(1928)
Mrs. Hazzit
His Glorious Night
(1929)
Mrs. Collingswood Stratton
The Last of Mrs. Cheyney
(1929)
Lady Maria
Cat, Dog & Co.
(1929)
Be Kind to Animals Society President
Half Marriage
(1929)
Mrs. Page
The Racketeer
(1929)
Mrs. Lee
Such Men Are Dangerous
(1930)
Muriel Wyndham
Let Us Be Gay
(1930)
Madge Livingston
Our Blushing Brides
(1930)
Mrs. Russ-Weaver
High Society Blues
(1930)
Mrs. Divine
Holiday
(1930)
Susan Potter
War Nurse
(1930)
Matron
Good Sport
(1931)
Mrs. Atherton
Men Call It Love
(1931)
Callie
The Prodigal
(1931)
Christine
West of Broadway
(1931)
Edith Trent
Shipmates
(1931)
Auntie
Flying High
(1931)
Mrs. Smith
The Common Law
(1931)
Claire Neville Collis
The Mystery Train
(1931)
Mrs. Marian Radcliffe
A Tailor-Made Man
(1931)
Mrs. Stanslaw
Rebound
(1931)
Liz Crawford
The Stolen Jools
(1931)
Hedda - Norma's Friend
The Easiest Way
(1931)
Mrs. Clara Williams (uncredited)
Night World
(1932)
Mrs. Rand
Downstairs
(1932)
Countess De Marnac
As You Desire Me
(1932)
Ines Montari
The Man Who Played God
(1932)
Mrs. Alice Chittendon
Skyscraper Souls
(1932)
Ella Dwight
Speak Easily
(1932)
Mrs. Peets
The Unwritten Law
(1932)
Jean
Pilgrimage
(1933)
Mrs. Worth
The Barbarian
(1933)
Mrs. Loway
Beauty for Sale
(1933)
Madame Sonia Barton
Men Must Fight
(1933)
Mrs. Chase
No Ransom
(1934)
Mrs. John Winfield
Bombay Mail
(1934)
Lady Daniels
Society Fever
(1935)
Mrs. Vandergriff
Lady Tubbs
(1935)
Mrs. Ronald Ash-Orcutt
3 Kids and a Queen
(1935)
Mrs. Cummings
Alice Adams
(1935)
Mrs. Palmer
One Frightened Night
(1935)
Laura Proctor
I Live My Life
(1935)
Alvin's Mother
Ship Cafe
(1935)
Tutor
Bunker Bean
(1936)
Mrs. Dorothy Kent
Doughnuts and Society
(1936)
Mrs. Murray Hill
The Dark Hour
(1936)
Mrs. Marian Tallman
Dracula's Daughter
(1936)
Lady Esme Hammond
Artists & Models
(1937)
Mrs. Townsend
Vogues of 1938
(1937)
Mrs. Van Klettering
You Can't Buy Luck
(1937)
Agnes White
Dangerous Holiday
(1937)
Lottie Courtney
Topper
(1937)
Mrs. Stuyvesant
Nothing Sacred
(1937)
Dowager on Ship (uncredited)
Tarzan's Revenge
(1938)
Penny Reed
Thanks for the Memory
(1938)
Polly Griscom
Maid's Night Out
(1938)
Mrs. Harrison
Dangerous to Know
(1938)
Mrs. Carson
Midnight
(1939)
Stephanie
That's Right - You're Wrong
(1939)
Hedda Hopper (Uncredited)
What a Life
(1939)
Mrs. Aldrich
The Women
(1939)
Dolly Dupuyster
Laugh It Off
(1939)
Elizabeth 'Lizzie' Rockingham
Cross-Country Romance
(1940)
Mrs. North
Queen of the Mob
(1940)
Mrs. Emily Sturgis
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
(1940)
Self
Life with Henry
(1941)
Mrs. Aldrich
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2
(1941)
Herself - Host
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 1
(1941)
Herself - Host
Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6
(1942)
Herself
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 4
(1942)
Self
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 3
(1942)
Self
Reap the Wild Wind
(1942)
Aunt Henrietta
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 5
(1942)
Self
Breakfast in Hollywood
(1946)
Self
The Corpse Came C.O.D.
(1947)
Herself
Sunset Boulevard
(1950)
Hedda Hopper
A Star Is Born World Premiere
(1954)
Self
The Last Tycoon
(1957)
Self - Announcer
Disneyland '59
(1959)
Self
Pepe
(1960)
Hedda Hopper
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood
(1960)
Self
The Patsy
(1964)
Herself
The Oscar
(1966)
Hedda Hopper
Alice in Wonderland or What's a Nice Kid Like You Doing in a Place Like This?
(1966)
Hedda Hatter
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
(1983)
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hollywood, la vie rêvée de Lana Turner
(2019)
Self (archive footage)
Writing