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Date of Birth:

2 May 1885, Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, USA more

Date of Death:

1 February 1966, Hollywood, California, USA more

Mini Biography:

Her father was a butcher. In 1913 she met and married matinée idol... more

Trivia:

Hedda's political allies/sources in the 1940s and 1950s included such... more

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2 wins more

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			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	Alice in Wonderland or What's a Nice Kid Like You Doing in a Place Like This? (1966) (TV)	(voice) Hedda, the Mad Hatter	1966	-	6.5 (44)
	AKAs: Alice in Wonderland (USA: short title)
2.	"Playhouse 90" (1956)	Hostess / Maizie Weldon (2 episodes, 1957)	1957	-	8.5 (67)
	2 TV episodes: "Playhouse 90: For I Have Loved Strangers (#2.15)" Hostess "Playhouse 90: The Hostess with the Mostess (#1.25)" Maizie Weldon
3.	"Goodyear Television Playhouse" (1951)	Hostess (1 episode, 1953)	1953	-	7.4 (12)
	AKAs: Goodyear Playhouse (USA: new title) 1 TV episode: "Goodyear Television Playhouse: A. Fadeout (#2.23)" Hostess
4.	Reap the Wild Wind (1942)	Aunt Henrietta Beresford	1942	-	6.8 (920)
	AKAs: Cecil B. DeMille's Reap the Wild Wind (USA: complete title)
5.	I Wanted Wings (1941)	(uncredited) Mrs. Young	1941	-	6.0 (86)

6.	Life with Henry (1941)	Mrs. Aldrich	1941	-	7.1 (16)

7.	Cross-Country Romance (1940)	Mrs. North	1940	-	6.0 (48)

8.	Queen of the Mob (1940)	Mrs. Emily Sturgis	1940	-	-

9.	Laugh It Off (1939)	Elizabeth 'Lizzie' Rockingham	1939	-	-

10.	That's Right - You're Wrong (1939)	(uncredited) Hedda Hopper - Newspaper Columnist	1939	-	6.0 (85)

11.	What a Life (1939)	Mrs. Aldrich	1939	-	7.3 (29)

12.	The Women (1939)	Dolly Dupuyster (columnist)	1939	-	8.0 (5,086)

13.	Midnight (1939)	Stephanie	1939	-	8.0 (1,576)

14.	Thanks for the Memory (1938/II)	Polly Griscom	1938	-	7.0 (39)

15.	Dangerous to Know (1938)	Mrs. Carson	1938	-	6.9 (26)

16.	Maid's Night Out (1938)	Mrs. Harrison	1938	-	6.3 (127)

17.	Tarzan's Revenge (1938)	Penny Reed	1938	-	4.9 (203)
	AKAs: Edgar Rice Burrough's Tarzan's Revenge (USA: complete title)
18.	Nothing Sacred (1937)	(uncredited) Dowager on Ship	1937	-	7.7 (1,995)

19.	Vogues of 1938 (1937)	(uncredited) Mrs. Van Klettering	1937	-	6.1 (115)
	AKAs: All This and Glamour Too Vogues (USA: TV title) Walter Wanger's Vogues of 1938 (USA: complete title)
20.	Artists & Models (1937)	Mrs. Townsend	1937	-	6.3 (74)

21.	Topper (1937)	Mrs. Grace Stuyvesant	1937	-	7.4 (2,406)

22.	Dangerous Holiday (1937)	Lottie Courtney	1937	-	-

23.	You Can't Buy Luck (1937)	Mrs. Agnes White	1937	-	-
	AKAs: Borrowed Time
24.	Bunker Bean (1936)	Mrs. Dorothy Kent	1936	-	5.8 (44)
	AKAs: His Majesty Bunker Bean (UK)
25.	Dracula's Daughter (1936)	Lady Esme Hammond	1936	-	6.4 (1,540)
	AKAs: Daughter of Dracula
26.	Doughnuts and Society (1936)	Mrs. Murray Hill	1936	-	6.5 (12)
	AKAs: Stepping Into Society (UK)
27.	The Dark Hour (1936)	Mrs. Tallman	1936	-	5.4 (57)

28.	Ship Cafe (1935)	Tutor	1935	-	-

29.	Three Kids and a Queen (1935)	Mrs. Cummings	1935	-	-
	AKAs: The Baxter Millions (UK)
30.	I Live My Life (1935)	Alvin's Mother	1935	-	6.1 (122)

31.	Alice Adams (1935)	Mrs. Palmer	1935	-	7.0 (1,231)
	AKAs: Booth Tarkington's Alice Adams (USA: complete title)
32.	Society Fever (1935)	Mrs. Vandergriff	1935	-	-

33.	Lady Tubbs (1935)	Mrs. Ronald Ash-Orcutt	1935	-	-
	AKAs: The Gay Lady (UK)
34.	One Frightened Night (1935)	Laura Proctor	1935	-	6.3 (105)

35.	No Ransom (1934)	Mrs. John Winfield	1934	-	-
	AKAs: Bonds of Honor (UK)
36.	Little Man, What Now? (1934)	(uncredited) Nurse	1934	-	7.9 (160)

37.	Let's Be Ritzy (1934)	Mrs. Burton	1934	-	-
	AKAs: Millionaire for a Day (UK)
38.	Apples to You! (1934)	(uncredited) Chairman of the Board's Wife	1934	-	3.8 (11)

39.	Bombay Mail (1934)	Lady Daniels	1934	-	7.9 (15)

40.	Beauty for Sale (1933)	Madame Sonia Barton	1933	-	6.7 (102)
	AKAs: Beauty
41.	Pilgrimage (1933)	Mrs. Worth (Gary Worth's mother)	1933	-	7.3 (201)

42.	The Barbarian (1933)	Mrs. Loway, American Tourist	1933	-	6.4 (138)
	AKAs: A Night in Cairo (UK) Man of the Nile The Arab
43.	Men Must Fight (1933)	Mrs. Chase	1933	-	6.8 (74)

44.	The Unwritten Law (1932)	Jean	1932	-	-

45.	Speak Easily (1932)	Mrs. Peets	1932	-	6.0 (294)

46.	Downstairs (1932)	Countess De Marnac	1932	-	8.4 (713)

47.	Skyscraper Souls (1932)	Ella Dwight	1932	-	7.3 (228)

48.	As You Desire Me (1932)	Ines Montari	1932	-	6.4 (271)

49.	Night World (1932)	Mrs. Rand	1932	-	7.3 (59)

50.	The Man Who Played God (1932)	Mrs. Alice Chittendon	1932	-	7.6 (296)
	AKAs: The Silent Voice (UK)
51.	Good Sport (1931)	Mrs. Atherton	1931	-	-

52.	West of Broadway (1931)	Mrs. Edith Trent	1931	-	8.0 (260)

53.	Flying High (1931)	Mrs. Smith	1931	-	6.1 (36)
	AKAs: George White's Flying High Happy Landing (UK)
54.	Rebound (1931)	Liz Crawford	1931	-	6.5 (35)

55.	The Mystery Train (1931)	Mrs. Marian Radcliffe	1931	-	6.1 (10)

56.	The Common Law (1931)	Mrs. Claire Collis	1931	-	6.3 (59)

57.	Shipmates (1931)	Auntie	1931	-	6.2 (30)

58.	A Tailor Made Man (1931)	Mrs. Stanlaw	1931	-	7.3 (6)

59.	Men Call It Love (1931)	Callie Brooks	1931	-	5.9 (21)

60.	The Prodigal (1931)	Christine	1931	-	-

61.	The Easiest Way (1931)	(uncredited) Mrs. Clara Williams	1931	-	6.2 (152)

62.	War Nurse (1930)	Mrs. Townsend, Matron	1930	-	6.0 (43)

63.	Our Blushing Brides (1930)	Mrs. Lansing Ross-Weaver	1930	-	6.3 (219)

64.	Let Us Be Gay (1930)	Madge Livingston	1930	-	7.0 (142)

65.	Holiday (1930)	Susan Potter	1930	-	7.5 (58)

66.	Murder Will Out (1930)	Aunt Pat	1930	-	-

67.	High Society Blues (1930)	Mrs. Divine	1930	-	-

68.	Such Men Are Dangerous (1930)	Muriel Wyndham	1930	-	6.7 (14)

69.	A Song of Kentucky (1929)	Mrs. Coleman	1929	-	-

70.	The Racketeer (1929)	Mrs. Karen Lee	1929	-	5.8 (129)
	AKAs: Love's Conquest (UK)
71.	Half Marriage (1929)	Mrs. Page	1929	-	5.1 (13)

72.	His Glorious Night (1929)	Mrs. Collingswood Stratton	1929	-	-
	AKAs: Breath of Scandal
73.	Cat, Dog & Co. (1929)	President of the Be Kind to Animals Society	1929	-	7.1 (16)

74.	The Last of Mrs. Cheyney (1929)	Lady Maria	1929	-	5.9 (77)

75.	Girls Gone Wild (1929)	Mrs. Holworthy	1929	-	8.5 (29)

76.	Runaway Girls (1928)	Mrs. Hartley	1928	-	-

77.	Undressed (1928)	Mrs. Stanley	1928	-	-

78.	Green Grass Widows (1928)	Mrs. Worthing	1928	-	-

79.	Harold Teen (1928)	Mrs. Hazzit	1928	-	-

80.	The Chorus Kid (1928)	Mrs. Garrett	1928	-	-
	AKAs: Her Great Ambition
81.	The Port of Missing Girls (1928)	Mrs. C. King	1928	-	-

82.	The Whip Woman (1928)	Countess Ferenzi	1928	-	-

83.	Love and Learn (1928)	Mrs. Ann Blair	1928	-	-

84.	Companionate Marriage (1928)	Mrs. Moore	1928	-	-
	AKAs: The Jazz Bride
85.	French Dressing (1927)	(uncredited) Bit Part	1927	-	-
	AKAs: Lessons for Wives (UK)
86.	A Reno Divorce (1927)	Hedda Frane	1927	-	-

87.	The Drop Kick (1927)	Mrs. Hamill	1927	-	8.0 (107)
	AKAs: Glitter (UK)
88.	One Woman to Another (1927)	Olive Gresham	1927	-	-

89.	Wings (1927)	(uncredited) Mrs. Powell	1927	-	7.9 (2,759)

90.	Adam and Evil (1927)	Eleanor Leighton	1927	-	4.4 (9)

91.	The Cruel Truth (1927)	Grace Sturdevant	1927	-	-

92.	Black Tears (1927)		1927	-	-

93.	Children of Divorce (1927)	Katherine Flanders	1927	-	7.5 (27)

94.	Matinee Ladies (1927)	Mrs. Aldrich	1927	-	-

95.	Venus of Venice (1927)	Jean's Mother	1927	-	-

96.	Orchids and Ermine (1927)	The Modiste	1927	-	6.9 (33)

97.	Obey the Law (1926)	Society Woman	1926	-	-

98.	Mona Lisa (1926)		1926	-	-

99.	Fools of Fashion (1926)	Countess de Fragni	1926	-	-

100.	Don Juan (1926)	Marchesia Rinaldo	1926	-	7.1 (289)

101.	The Silver Treasure (1926)	Mrs. Gould	1926	-	-

102.	Lew Tyler's Wives (1926)	Virginia Philips	1926	-	-

103.	Skinner's Dress Suit (1926)	Mrs. Colby	1926	-	7.3 (55)

104.	Pleasures of the Rich (1926)	Mona Vincent	1926	-	-

105.	The Caveman (1926)	Mrs. Van Dream	1926	-	4.9 (5)

106.	Dance Madness (1926)		1926	-	-

107.	Borrowed Finery (1925)	Mrs. Bordon	1925	-	-

108.	The Teaser (1925)	Margaret Wyndham	1925	-	-

109.	Raffles (1925)	Mrs. Clarice Vidal	1925	-	5.5 (5)
	AKAs: Raffles, the Amateur Cracksman The Amateur Cracksman
110.	Zander the Great (1925)	Mrs. Caldwell	1925	-	8.5 (398)

111.	Dangerous Innocence (1925)	Muriel Church	1925	-	-

112.	Declassée (1925)	Lady Wildering	1925	-	5.9 (7)
	AKAs: The Social Exile
113.	Her Market Value (1925)	Mrs. Bernice Hamilton	1925	-	-

114.	The Snob (1924)	Mrs. Leiter	1924	-	-

115.	Sinners in Silk (1924)	Mrs. Stevens	1924	-	-

116.	Miami (1924)	Mary Tate	1924	-	-

117.	Happiness (1924)	Mrs. Chrystal Pole	1924	-	8.0 (11)

118.	Why Men Leave Home (1924)	Nina Neilson	1924	-	-

119.	Gambling Wives (1924)	Madame Zoe	1924	-	-

120.	Another Scandal (1924)	Cousin Elizabeth MacKenzie	1924	-	-

121.	Reno (1923)	Mrs. Kate Norton Tappan	1923	-	-

122.	Has the World Gone Mad! (1923)	Mrs. Adams	1923	-	-

123.	Women Men Marry (1922)	Eleanor Carter	1922	-	-

124.	What's Wrong with the Women? (1922)	(as Mrs. De Wolf Hopper) Mrs. Neer	1922	-	-

125.	Sherlock Holmes (1922)	Madge Larrabee	1922	-	5.9 (49)
	AKAs: Moriarty (UK)
126.	Conceit (1921)	(as Mrs. De Wolf Hopper) Mrs. Agnes Crombie	1921	-	-

127.	The Inner Chamber (1921)	(as Mrs. De Wolf Hopper) Mrs. Candor	1921	-	-

128.	Heedless Moths (1921)	His Wife	1921	-	-

129.	The New York Idea (1920)	Vida Phillimore	1920	-	-

130.	The Man Who Lost Himself (1920)	Countess of Rochester	1920	-	-

131.	The Isle of Conquest (1919)	Mrs. Harmon	1919	-	-

132.	Sadie Love (1919)	Mrs. James Wakeley	1919	-	-

133.	The Third Degree (1919)	Mrs. Howard Jeffries Sr	1919	-	-

134.	Virtuous Wives (1918)	(as Mrs. DeWolf Hopper) Irma Delabarre	1918	-	-

135.	By Right of Purchase (1918)	(uncredited) Society Woman	1918	-	-

136.	The Beloved Traitor (1918)	Myrna Bliss	1918	-	-

137.	Nearly Married (1917)	Hattie King	1917	-	-

138.	Her Excellency, the Governor (1917)	(as Elda Millar) SylviaMarlowe	1917	-	-

139.	Seven Keys to Baldpate (1917)	(as Elda Furry) Myra Thornhill	1917	-	7.1 (17)

140.	The Battle of Hearts (1916)	(as Elda Furry) Maida Rhodes	1916	-	-
	AKAs: A Battle of Hearts (copyright title)

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	The Oscar (1966)	Herself	1966	-	5.2 (380)

2.	"House Party" (1952)	Herself / Herself - Guest (2 episodes, 1964-1965)	1965	-	7.0 (24)
	AKAs: Art Linkletter's House Party (USA: complete title) The Linkletter Show (USA: new title) 2 TV episodes: "House Party: (1965-10-28)" Herself - Guest "House Party: (1964-05-20)" Herself
3.	"The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" (1962)	Herself (1 episode, 1965)	1965	-	8.3 (463)
	AKAs: The Best of Carson (USA: rerun title) 1 TV episode: "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson: (1965-03-15)" Herself
4.	"The Beverly Hillbillies" (1962)	Herself (1 episode, 1964)	1964	-	7.2 (913)
	AKAs: Mornin' Beverly Hillbillies (USA: daytime version title) The Beverly HILLBILLIES (USA: daytime version title) 1 TV episode: "The Beverly Hillbillies: Hedda Hopper's Hollywood (#3.4)" Herself
5.	"The Celebrity Game" (1964)	Herself (1 episode, 1964)	1964	-	5.5 (6)
	1 TV episode: "The Celebrity Game: (1964-08-23)" Herself
6.	The Patsy (1964)	Herself	1964	-	5.9 (547)

7.	"What's My Line?" (1950)	Mystery Guest / 3 characters not shown (7 episodes, 1951-1963)	1963	-	8.9 (268)
	7 TV episodes: "What's My Line?: (1963-03-10)" Mystery Guest "What's My Line?: (1962-04-22)" Mystery Guest "What's My Line?: (1959-10-11)" Mystery Guest #2 "What's My Line?: (1956-05-27)" Guest Panelist "What's My Line?: (1956-05-20)" Guest Panelist 2 episodes not shown.
8.	"The Merv Griffin Show" (1962)	Herself (1 episode, 1963)	1963	-	7.3 (95)
	1 TV episode: "The Merv Griffin Show: (1963-03-01)" Herself
9.	"Here's Hollywood" (1960)	Herself (1 episode, 1961)	1961	-	7.6 (22)
	1 TV episode: "Here's Hollywood: (1961-10-31)" Herself
10.	Pepe (1960)	Herself, Cameo appearance	1960	-	4.9 (283)

11.	"The Steve Allen Show" (1956)	Herself (1 episode, 1960)	1960	-	9.3 (68)
	AKAs: The Steve Allen Plymouth Show (USA: new title) 1 TV episode: "The Steve Allen Show: The Movie Premiere of 'Can-Can' (#5.22)" Herself
12.	Hedda Hopper's Hollywood (1960) (TV)	Herself - Host	1960	-	-

13.	"Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse" (1958)	Herself (1 episode, 1959)	1959	-	8.4 (26)
	AKAs: Desilu Playhouse 1 TV episode: "Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse: The Desilu Revue (#2.10)" Herself
14.	Disneyland '59 (1959) (TV)	Herself	1959	-	7.8 (46)
	AKAs: Kodak Presents Disneyland '59
15.	"The Garry Moore Show" (1958)	Herself (1 episode, 1958)	1958	-	7.3 (30)
	1 TV episode: "The Garry Moore Show: (#1.5)" Herself
16.	"The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour" (1957)	Herself (1 episode, 1957)	1957	-	8.6 (160)
	AKAs: The Lucille Ball-Desi Arnaz Show We Love Lucy (USA: syndication title) 1 TV episode: "The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour: Lucy Takes a Cruise to Havana (#1.1)" Herself
17.	"Playhouse 90" (1956)	Herself / Herself - Announcing Next Week's Show (2 episodes, 1957)	1957	-	8.5 (67)
	2 TV episodes: "Playhouse 90: Around the World in 90 Minutes (#2.6)" Herself "Playhouse 90: The Last Tycoon (#1.24)" Herself - Announcing Next Week's Show
18.	Screen Snapshots: WAIF International Ball (1957)	Herself	1957	-	-

19.	Screen Snapshots: The Walter Winchell Party (1957)	Herself - Gossip Columnist	1957	-	-

20.	"The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show" (1956)	Herself (1 episode, 1957)	1957	-	4.8 (8)
	AKAs: The Ford Show 1 TV episode: "The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show: (#1.19)" Herself
21.	"The Colgate Comedy Hour" (1950)	Herself - Gossip Columnist (2 episodes, 1955)	1955	-	7.8 (140)
	AKAs: Colgate Summer Comedy Hour (USA: summer title) Colgate Variety Hour (USA: sixth season title) Michael Todd Revue (USA: subtitle) 2 TV episodes: "The Colgate Comedy Hour: (#5.36)" Herself - Gossip Columnist "The Colgate Comedy Hour: (#5.13)" Herself - Gossip Columnist
22.	"I Love Lucy" (1951)	Herself (1 episode, 1955)	1955	-	9.0 (3,041)
	AKAs: Lucy in Connecticut (USA: rerun title) The Sunday Lucy Show (USA: rerun title) The Top Ten Lucy Show (USA: rerun title) 1 TV episode: "I Love Lucy: The Hedda Hopper Story (#4.20)" Herself
23.	"This Is Your Life" (1952)	Herself (1 episode, 1954)	1954	-	7.0 (41)
	1 TV episode: "This Is Your Life: William Wellman" Herself
24.	A Star Is Born World Premiere (1954) (TV)	Herself	1954	-	8.1 (49)

25.	Cancer Fund Film Notables Attend Glittering Benefits (1951)	Herself	1951	-	2.0 (6)

26.	Sunset Blvd. (1950)	Herself	1950	-	8.7 (48,247)
	AKAs: Sunset Boulevard (UK) (USA: alternative spelling)
27.	The Corpse Came C.O.D. (1947)	(uncredited) Herself	1947	-	6.1 (76)

28.	Screen Snapshots Series 26, No. 5: Hollywood Movie Columnists (1947)	Herself	1947	-	-

29.	Breakfast in Hollywood (1946)	Herself	1946	-	4.9 (53)
	AKAs: The Mad Hatter (UK)
30.	Unusual Occupations (1946/II)	(uncredited) Herself	1946	-	-

31.	Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 6 (1942)	Herself/narrator	1942	-	7.4 (9)

32.	Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 5 (1942)	Herself/narrator	1942	-	-

33.	Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 4 (1942)	Herself - Host	1942	-	6.4 (7)

34.	Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 3 (1942)	Herself/narrator	1942	-	-

35.	Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2 (1941)	Herself/narrator	1941	-	-

36.	Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 1 (1941)	Herself/narrator	1941	-	-

37.	The Slippery Pearls (1931)	Herself	1931	-	6.0 (228)
	AKAs: The Stolen Jools


1.	"Biography"
	1 TV episode: Elizabeth Taylor: Facets (2003) Herself
2.	Junket Whore (1998)	Herself

3.	Great Romances of the 20th Century: Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton (1997) (TV)	Herself

4.	This Is Elvis (1981)	Herself

5.	Bob Hope's Overseas Christmas Tours: Around the World with the Troops - 1941-1972 (1980) (TV)	Herself

6.	Hooray for Hollywood (1975)	Herself

7.	Hollywood Without Make-Up (1963)	Herself

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(1934) Stage: Appeared in "Divided By Three" on Broadway. more

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