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Melanie Griffith
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Melanie Griffith at München Film Festival in 2012
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Melanie Richards Griffith
August 9, 1957 |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1969–present |
| Spouse(s) | Don Johnson (m. 1976; 1989-1996, divorced) Steven Bauer (m. 1981-1987, divorced) Antonio Banderas (m. 1996-present) |
| Children | Alexander Bauer Dakota Johnson Stella Banderas |
| Parent(s) | Peter Griffith (dead) Tippi Hedren |
| Relatives | Tracy Griffith (half-sister) Clay A. Griffith (half-brother) |
Melanie Griffith (born August 9, 1957) is an American actress. She is the daughter of Tippi Hedren. She has been in many motion pictures. She is an Academy Award nominee and Golden Globe winner for her performance in the 1988 movie Working Girl.
Early life
She graduated from Hollywood Professional School when she was 16 years old.
Griffith began work at nine months old in a commercial.
Personal life
At age 14, Griffith began dating 22-year old actor Don Johnson. He co-starred with her mother in The Harrad Experiment. Griffith was an extra. They had a six-month marriage in 1976.
Griffith and Antonio Banderas began a relationship in May 1995 when they began filming Two Much. The couple married on May 14, 1996. Their daughter, Stella del Carmen Banderas Griffith, was born on September 24, 1996. Griffith and Banderas divorced in 2015.
Her father, Peter Griffith, died at age 67 on May 14, 2001.
Honors
- Named "Star of Tomorrow" by the Motion Picture Booker's Club (1984)
- Taormina International Film Festival — Diamond Award (2000)
- Cannes Film Festival — Lifetime Achievement Award (2001)
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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| 1969 | Smith! | Extra | Uncredited |
| 1973 | The Harrad Experiment | ||
| 1975 | Night Moves | Delly Grastner | |
| The Drowning Pool | Schuyler Devereaux | ||
| Smile | Karen Love | ||
| 1976 | Once an Eagle | Jinny Massengale | |
| 1977 | The Garden | Young Girl | |
| One on One | The Hitchhiker | ||
| Joyride | Susie | ||
| 1978 | Daddy, I Don't Like it Like This | Girl in Hotel | |
| Steel Cowboy | Johnnie | ||
| 1981 | Roar | Melanie | |
| Underground Aces | Lucy | ||
| The Star Maker | Dawn Barnett Youngblood | ||
| She's in the Army Now | Pvt. Sylvie Knoll | ||
| Golden Gate | Karen | ||
| 1984 | Fear City | Loretta | |
| Body Double | Holly Body | National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture |
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| 1985 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Girl | |
| 1986 | Something Wild | Audrey Hankel aka Lulu | Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy |
| 1987 | Cherry 2000 | Edith 'E' Johnson | |
| 1988 | The Milagro Beanfield War | Flossie Devine | |
| Stormy Monday | Kate | ||
| Working Girl | Tess McGill | Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actress Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy Nominated — Academy Award for Best Actress Nominated — BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role |
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| 1990 | Women and Men: Stories of Seduction | Hadley | |
| In the Spirit | Lureen | ||
| Pacific Heights | Patty Palmer | ||
| The Bonfire of the Vanities | Maria Ruskin | ||
| 1991 | Paradise | Lily Reed | |
| 1992 | Shining Through | Linda Voss | |
| A Stranger Among Us | Emily Eden | ||
| 1993 | Born Yesterday | Billie Dawn | |
| 1994 | Milk Money | V | |
| Nobody's Fool | Toby Roebuck | ||
| 1995 | Buffalo Girls | Dora DuFran | Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film |
| Now and Then | Tina 'Teeny' Tercell | ||
| Two Much | Betty Kerner | ||
| 1996 | Mulholland Falls | Katherine Hoover | |
| 1997 | Lolita | Charlotte Haze | |
| 1998 | Another Day in Paradise | Sid | Sant Jordi Award for Best Foreign Actress also for Crazy in Alabama |
| Shadow of Doubt | Kitt Devereux | ||
| Celebrity | Nicole Oliver | ||
| 1999 | Crazy in Alabama | Lucille Vinson | Sant Jordi Award for Best Foreign Actress also for Another Day in Paradise |
| RKO 281 | Marion Davies | Nominated — Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress – Miniseries or a Movie Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film |
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| 2000 | Cecil B. Demented | Honey Whitlock | |
| Forever Lulu | Lulu McAfee | Released on DVD as Along for the Ride (2000) | |
| 2001 | Tart | Diane Milford | |
| 2002 | Searching for Debra Winger | Herself | |
| Stuart Little 2 | Margalo the Bird | Voice | |
| 2003 | The Night We Called It a Day | Barbara Marx | Nominated — Australian Film Institute Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role |
| Shade | Eve | ||
| Tempo | Sarah | ||
| 2005 | Heartless | Miranda Wells | |
| 2007 | Viva Laughlin | Bunny Baxter | Supporting role, TV series |
| 2010 | Nip/Tuck | Brandie Henry | Recurring role, TV series |
| Eli | Narrator | Lead role, Movie | |
| 2011 | Hot in Cleveland | Herself | Episode: "Sisterhood of the Traveling SPANX" |
| 2012 | This American Housewife | Leila | Lifetime original series |
Images for kids
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Griffith with Robert Redford and Sônia Braga, Cannes Film Festival 1988
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