Victoria Hopper (24 May 1909 – 22 January 2007) was a Canadian-born British stage and film actress and singer.[1]
Victoria Hopper | |
|---|---|
 Publicity still | |
| Born | 24 May 1909 |
| Died | 22 January 2007 (aged 97) |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Known for | Lorna Doone |
Biography
editVictoria Evelyn Hopper was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada and brought up in North East England.[2] She studied acting and singing at the Webber-Douglas School of Singing, and was talent spotted in a school production and cast in the title role in a West End play, Martine in 1933.[3] She was at the peak of her popularity during the 1930s.[3] She was married from August 1934 until 1939 to Basil Dean, a British stage and film writer, director and producer.[3] Dean reportedly grew interested in Hooper due to her resemblance to his former lover, actress Meggie Albanesi (died 1923).[4]
Dean promoted Hopper's career and cast her as the leading lady in several major films for Associated Talking Pictures in the mid-1930s. However, the films did badly at the box office and her career waned.[2] Two films she was scheduled to appear in, Grace Darling and Come Live with Me, never materialised.[5]
Filmography
edit- The Constant Nymph (1933) as Tess Sanger
- Lorna Doone (1934) as Lorna Doone
- Whom the Gods Love (1936) as Constanze Mozart
- Lonely Road (released in the US as Scotland Yard Commands) (1936) as Molly Gordon
- Laburnum Grove (1936) as Elsie Radfern
- The Mill on the Floss (1937) as Lucy Deane
- The Constant Nymph (1938, TV film) as Tessa Sanger
- Nine Till Six (1938, TV film)
- Cornelius (1938, TV film)
- London Wall (1938, TV film) as Pat Milligan
- Magic (1939, TV film) as Patricia Carleon
- The Rose Without a Thorn (1947, TV film)
- Escape from Broadmoor (1948)
Theatre roles
edit- Three Sisters (1934) as Mary (Theatre Royal Drury Lane, London) (from 30 April)
- Cornelius (1935) as Judy Evison (Duchess Theatre, Aldwych, London) (from 8 April)
- The Melody That Got Lost (1936) as Edith (Embassy Theatre, Swiss Cottage, London) (26 December)
- Autumn (1937) as Monica Brooke (St. Martin's Theatre, London)
- Autumn (1938) as Monica Brooke (Touring production, Leeds - 19 May for one week)
- Drawing Room (1938) as Sylvia (Touring production) (Theatre Royal, Brighton, 19 June for one week)
- Johnson Over Jordan (1939) as Freda Johnson (Saville Theatre, London)
- The Dominant Sex (1941) as Angela Shale (Touring production?) (Theatre Royal, Hanley, from 2 March)
- The Shop on Sly Corner (1945) as Margaret Heiss (St. Martin's Theatre, London)
- Vanity Fair (1946) as Amelia Sedley (Comedy Theatre, London) (29 October 1946 - 21 December 1946)
- Once Upon a Crime (1948) (Theatre Royal Birmingham) (Commenced Monday, 21 June)
- Serious Charge (1955) as Hester Byfield (Garrick Theatre, London) (From 17 February)
Bibliography
edit- Sweet, Matthew. Shepperton Babylon: The Lost Worlds of British Cinema, Faber and Faber (16 February 2006); ISBN 0571212980/ISBN 978-0571212989
References
edit- ^ "Victoria Hopper". Archived from the original on 25 November 2018.
- ^ a b "Victoria Hopper - Obituaries - The Stage". 26 April 2007.
- ^ a b c "Victoria Hopper". Independent.co.uk. 3 February 2007.
- ^ "Victoria Hopper". 5 March 2007 – via www.telegraph.co.uk.
- ^ Sweet, p. 142
Sources
edit- Obituary: Victoria Hopper, independent.co.uk; 3 February 2007.
External links
edit- Victoria Hopper at IMDb
- Victoria Hopper website Archived 18 May 2013 at the Wayback Machine