Melanie Griffith

Most Popular Celeb Stories
Popular Photo Galleries
Take the Film.com Survey
Melanie Griffith in 2007
WireImage

Details

Nationality: American
Birthdate: 08/09/1957
Birthplace: New York City, New York, United States

biography

With her whispery baby-doll voice and voluptuous figure, blonde, blue-eyed Melanie Griffith could easily have been typecast as bimbos or wide-eyed innocents. Instead, this savvy performer, the daughter of actors Peter Griffith and Tippi Hedren, chose to defy convention and undertake roles that demonstrated her versatility and capabilities. While her mother specialized in playing cool Hitchcock blondes (e.g., "Marnie" 1964), Griffith attempted (not always successfully) to transcend her party girl image (fueled in part by very public troubles with substance abuse). With a strong director and the Continued

Credits

(TV Show)
2007-2007
Bunny Baxter
2007
Bunny Baxter
2007
(TV Show)
2006-2006
Herself
2006
(TV Show)
2005-2006
Lee Arnold
2006
Lee Arnold
2006
Lee Arnold
2006
Lee Arnold
2006
Lee Arnold
2006
Lee Arnold
2006
Lee Arnold
2006
Lee Arnold
2005
Lee Arnold
2005
Lee Arnold
2005
Lee Arnold
2005
Lee Arnold
2005
Lee Arnold
2005
Lee Arnold
2005
Lee Arnold
2005
Lee Arnold
2005
Lee Arnold
2005
+(13 More)
of Margalo
2002
Honey Whitlock
2000
Lucille
1999
Nicole Oliver
1998
Charlotte Haze
1998
Katherine
1996
Betty Kerner
1996
Tina Tercell
1995
Tess McGill
1988
Kate
1988
Audrey Hankel/Lulu
1986
Holly Body
1984
Schuyler Devereaux
Flossie Devine
Hitchhiker
Melanie
Loretta
Toby Roebuck
Marion Davies
Susie
Actor
Eve
Actor
Barbara Marx Sinatra
Linda Voss
Lily Reed
Patty Palmer
Emily Eden
E Johnson
Billie Dawn

milestones

Year
Milestone
 
Moved with family to Los Angeles at age four
1973 
Made film debut as extra in "The Harrad Experiment"; film starred her mother and future first husband, Don Johnson
1975 
Made feature acting debut in "Night Moves" at 17 years old
1975 
Played one of the beauty contestants in the superb satire "Smile"
1976 
TV miniseries debut, "Once an Eagle" (NBC)
Continued

post a comment




 
Terms of Use  |  Privacy Policy  |  RealNetworks  |    |  FAQ  |   RSS  |   Mobile  |   SiteMap  |   Blog   |   Partners
Browse All: Movies |  TV |  Celebrities
© 2006-2008 RealNetworks. All Rights Reserved. Portions of this page © 2008 Baseline StudioSystems. All rights reserved.