Ruthanna Hopper (born December 5, 1972) is an American artist, author and curator.

Family

A member of the Hopper family, her father was

Dennis Hopper Dennis Lee Hopper (May 17, 1936 – May 29, 2010) was an American actor, filmmaker, photographer and visual artist. He was considered one of the key figures of New Hollywood. He earned prizes from the Cannes Film Festival and Venice Internatio ...

. A member of the Halprin family, her mother is Daria Halprin. Her grandparents are Anna and Lawrence Halprin.

Biography

Hopper was born in

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, the daughter of actor

and actress Daria Halprin, and grew up in

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. She describes her upbringing as "

bohemian Bohemian or Bohemians may refer to: *Anything of or relating to Bohemia Culture and arts * Bohemianism, an unconventional lifestyle, originally practised by 19th–20th century European and American artists and writers. * Bohemian style, a ...

". She has three paternal half-siblings (two sisters, one brother) and a maternal half-sibling (brother) with whom she was raised in Marin County. Hopper studied art at UC Davis and theater arts in New York. In 2008, she co-wrote ''Celebutantes'' with Amanda Goldberg, daughter of producer

Leonard Goldberg Leonard J. Goldberg (January 24, 1934 – December 4, 2019) was an American film and television producer. He had his own production company, Panda Productions (formerly Mandy Films, and earlier Daydream Productions when he was working with Jerr ...

. The novel became a ''New York Times'' bestseller. In 2011, the follow-up novel ''Beneath a Starlet Sky'' was published by

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. Hopper returned to her work in visual art in 2011 after release of her second novel. Her art practice is in the tradition of the Halprin work. Hopper is a visual artist and a curator.

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