Hedda Hopper

She died in and was interred in Altoona, Pennsylvania. She is married to Scottish Indy Racing League driver Dario Franchitti. She also briefly appeared as herself in the 1950 film Sunset Boulevard. Whenever her schedule allows, she is regularly at UK basketball games, and is frequently sought out for celebrity camera shots during televised games (much like Jack Nicholson with the Los Angeles Lakers or Spike Lee with the New York Knicks). She also had several acting roles during the latter part of her career, and made a cameo appearance in the 1950s television show I Love Lucy. As a result she could play leading roles in films that were bound to be successful at the box office, but still required acting skills, like Double Jeopardy (1999) and Someone Like You (2001). She remained active as a writer until her death, producing six daily columns and a Sunday column for the Chicago Tribune syndicate, as well as writing for celebrity magazines like Photoplay. By the end of the 1990s she managed to achieve significant fame and success as an actress.

In 1937 she started a career as a gossip columnist, and in 1939 The Hedda Hopper Show debuted with Hopper as host, running until 1951. She found further critical acclaim in Smoke (1995) and publicity in Heat (1995). She made her screen debut in 1916 with Battle of Hearts and appeared in supporting roles in dozens of films through the early 1930s, usually portraying society women. She had a role in Oliver Stone's Natural Born Killers, but all the scenes she played in were cut from the final version of the film. She was active on the stage before her marriage in 1913 to matinee idol DeWolf Hopper, whom she divorced in 1921. Her film debut was a small part in Kuffs (1992) and the first major role was in Ruby in Paradise (1993), a hit independent drama. Hedda Hopper was born Elda Furry in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania. She graduated from the University of Kentucky in 1990, majoring in French.

Hedda Hopper (May 2, 1885 - February 1, 1966) was an American actress and newspaper gossip columnist. Her mother and sister are country singers, Naomi Judd and Wynonna Judd, respectively. Ashley Judd (born April 19, 1968 in Granada Hills, California) is an American actress. Kuffs (1992). Ruby in Paradise (1993).

Smoke (1995). Heat (1995). The Passion of Darkly Noon (aka Darkly Noon) (1995). A Time to Kill (1996).

Normal Life (1996). The Locusts (aka A Secret Sin) (1997). Kiss the Girls (1997). Simon Birch (aka Angels and Armadillos) (1998).

Eye of the Beholder (1999). Double Jeopardy (1999). Where the Heart Is (2000). Someone Like You (aka Animal Attraction) (2001).

High Crimes (2002). The Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood (2002). Frida (2002). De-Lovely (2004).