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