Miriam Hopkins: Miriam Hopkins. Actress: Trouble in Paradise. Born into wealth in Savannah, Georgia, on October 18, 1902, Ellen Miriam Hopkins was able to attend the finest educational institutions, including Goddard Seminary in Plainfield, Vermont, and Syracuse University in New York State. Studying dance in New York, she received her first taste of show business as a chorus girl at twenty. She appeared in local musicals before she began expanding her horizons...
Known For: Trouble in Paradise (Lily), The Heiress (Lavinia Penniman), Design for Living (Gilda Farrell), Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Ivy Pearson)