Hedda Hopper (Judy Davis)

Hopper was a moderately successful actress who was much more well known for her gossip column in the Los Angeles Times. Naturally, the Crawford-Davis feud on the Baby Jane set definitely piqued her interest.

Hopper was also a fervent supporter of Joseph McCarthy and the House Un-American Activities Committee, naming suspecting Communists during the McCarthyism of the ’40s and ’50s.