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Melanie Griffith

Actress / Film Actress / Television Actress / Film Producer / Voice Actress | * 08/09/1957 (66) | Manhattan, New York City, New York (United States of America (USA))
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Melanie Richards Griffith (born August 9, 1957) is an American actress. Born in Manhattan to future actress Tippi Hedren, she was raised mainly in Los Angeles, where she graduated from the Hollywood Professional School at age 16. In 1975, 17-year-old Griffith appeared opposite Gene Hackman in Arthur Penn's neo-noir film Night Moves. She later rose to prominence as an actor in films such as Brian De Palma's Body Double (1984), which earned her a National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress. Griffith's subsequent performance in the comedy Something Wild (1986) attracted critical acclaim before she was cast in 1988's Working Girl, which earned her a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress and won her a Golden Globe. In the 1990s Griffith performed in a series of roles which received varying critical reception; she received Golden Globe nominations for her performances in B..."> ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Crime

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After losing an acting role and his girlfriend, Jake Scully finally catches a break: he gets offered a gig house-sitting in the Hollywood Hills. While peering through the beautiful home's telescope on ...

Body Double

R

1984 | 3.4/5 | 1h 54min
Crime, Mystery, Thriller
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A free-spirited woman "kidnaps" a yuppie for a weekend of adventure. But the fun quickly takes a dangerous turn when her ex-con husband shows up. ...

Something Wild

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1986 | 3.3/5 | 1h 54min
Crime, Comedy, Romance / Love
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In 1950s Los Angeles, a special crime squad of the LAPD investigates the murder of a young woman. ...

Mulholland Falls

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1996 | 2.9/5 | 1h 47min
Drama, Mystery, Thriller, Crime
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Tess McGill is an ambitious secretary with a unique approach for climbing the ladder to success. When her classy, but villainous boss breaks a leg skiing, Tess takes over her office, her apartment and ...

Working Girl

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1988 | 3.3/5 | 1h 54min
Comedy, Romance / Love, Drama
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Awards & Nominations for Melanie Griffith

Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical Golden Globe Ambassador National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actress Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actress Academy Award for Best Actress National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actress
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Movies with Melanie Griffith as Actress(66)

as Tess2020 The High Note
as Karen (archive footage)2018 Howard
as Self (archive footage)2017 Roar : The Most Dangerous Movie Ever Made
as Jean Shelton2017 The Disaster Artist
as Maria Bahadur2017 The Pirates of Somalia
as Laura Lee2016 JL Family Ranch
2015 Back to the Jurassic
as Kathy2015 Day Out of Days
as Celeste2015 Nerd Herd
as Dr. Susan Dupré / Cleo (voice)2014 Automata
as Kristin2013 Call Me Crazy: A Five Film
as Betsy2013 The Grief Tourist
as Tyra2012 Dino Time
as Patsy2012 Yellow
as Snow (voice)2010 A Turtle's Tale: Sammy's Adventures
as Miranda Wells2005 Lethal Seduction
as Sarah James2003 Tempo
as Barbara Marx2003 The Night We Called It a Day
as Eve2003 Shade
as Margalo the Bird (voice)2002 Stuart Little 2
as herself2002 Searching for Debra Winger
as Diane Milford2001 Tart
as Lulu Mcafee2000 Forever Lulu
as Honey Whitlock2000 Cecil B. Demented
as Marion Davies2000 RKO 281
as Lucille Vinson1999 Crazy in Alabama
as Sid1998 Another Day in Paradise
as Kitt Devereux1998 Shadow of Doubt
as Nicole Oliver1998 Celebrity
as Charlotte Haze1997 Lolita
as Katherine Hoover1996 Mulholland Falls
as Dora DuFran1995 Buffalo Girls
as Teeny1995 Now and Then
as Betty1995 Two Much
as Toby Roebuck1994 Nobody's Fool
as V1994 Milk Money
as Billie Dawn1993 Born Yesterday
as Linda Voss1992 Shining Through
as Emily Eden1992 A Stranger Among Us
as Lily Reed1991 Paradise
as Lureen1990 In the Spirit
as Patty Palmer1990 Pacific Heights
as Hadley1990 Women and Men: Stories of Seduction
as Maria Ruskin1990 The Bonfire of the Vanities
as Tess McGill1988 Working Girl
as Flossie Devine1988 The Milagro Beanfield War
as Kate1988 Stormy Monday
as Edith 'E.' Johnson1987 Cherry 2000
as Audrey Hankel1986 Something Wild
as Loretta1984 Fear City
as Holly Body1984 Body Double
as Pvt. Sylvie Knoll1981 She's in the Army Now
as Karen1981 Golden Gate
as Lucy1981 Underground Aces
as Melanie1981 Roar
as Dawn Barnett Youngblood1981 The Star Maker
as Ellie - Waitress1979 The Cheryl Ladd Special
as Johnnie1978 Steel Cowboy
as Girl in Hotel Room1978 Daddy, I Don't Like It Like This
as Young Girl1977 The Garden
as The Hitchhiker1977 One on One
as Susie1977 Joyride
as Delilah "Delly" Grastner1975 Night Moves
as Schuyler1975 The Drowning Pool
as Karen1975 Smile
as Student1973 The Harrad Experiment

TV Shows/Series with Melanie Griffith as Actress(23)

as Kimberly2012 DTLA
as Clara Williams2010 Hawaii Five-0
as herself2010 Hot in Cleveland
as Bunny2007 Viva Laughlin
as herself2007 Keeping Up with the Kardashians
as Lee Arnold2005 Twins
as herself2003 Celebrities Uncensored
2003 Nip/Tuck
as herself2003 The Ellen DeGeneres Show
as herself1997 The View
1996 E! True Hollywood Story
as herself1994 Inside the Actors Studio
1992 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1989 The Simpsons
as Girl1985 The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1984 Miami Vice
1978 Vega$
1977 Carter Country
1977 The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
as Jinny Massengale1976 Once an Eagle
1975 Starsky & Hutch
as Self - Host1975 Saturday Night Live
as herself1966 Goldene Kamera Verleihung

Additional Information

Full Name: Melanie Griffith
Born: Friday, 08/09 1957 (August) in Manhattan, New York City, New York (United States of America (USA)) (current age: 66 years + 260 days)
Zodiac sign: Leo (Chinese zodiac sign: Rooster)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Educated at: Stella Adler Studio of Acting, St. Cyril of Jerusalem Church and School, Hollywood Professional School
Spouses (current/former): Antonio Banderas, Don Johnson, Steven Bauer
Children: Dakota Johnson, Stella Banderas
Siblings: Tracy Griffith
Mother: Tippi Hedren
Other names for Melanie Griffith (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Melanie Richards Griffith"
"Μέλανι Γκρίφιθ"
Melanie Griffith frequently works together with these people:
Tress MacNeille (36x, Actress)
Andy Samberg (31x, Actor)
Bill Hader (23x, Actor)
Pamela Hayden (23x, Actress)
Fred Armisen (19x, Actor)
Kristen Wiig (18x, Actress)
Kevin Michael Richardson (17x, Actor)
Kenan Thompson (17x, Actor)
Maggie Roswell (17x, Actress)
Albert Brooks (16x, Actor)
Will Forte (15x, Actor)
Noel Marshall (6x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:3217, Added: 03/23/2018, Last updated: 04/24/2024