Melanie Griffith Biography (1957-)

Born August 9, 1957, in New York, NY; daughter of Peter Griffith (an advertising executive) and Tippi Hedren (an actress); married Don Johnson (an actor),January 1976 (divorced, 1977); married Steven Bauer (an actor), 1980 (divorced, 1987); remarried Don Johnson, June 6, 1989 (divorced, 1996); married Antonio Banderas (an actor), May 14, 1996; children: (second marriage) Alexander;(third marriage) Dakota Mayi; (fourth marriage) Stella del Carmen. Addresses: Office: Green Moon Productions, 3110 Main St., Suite 205, Santa Monica, CA 90405.; Agent: William Morris Agency, 151 El Camino Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90212.; Publicist: PMK/HBH Public Relations, 8500 Wilshire Blvd., Suite700, Beverly Hills, CA 90211.; Contact: 201 S. Rockingham Ave., Los Angeles,CA 90049; c/o Spunky Taylor, 3727 W. Magnolia Blvd., #300, Burbank, CA 91505.

Nationality
American
Gender
Female
Occupation
Actress, producer
Birth Details
August 9, 1957
New York, New York, United States

Famous Works

  • CREDITS
  • Film Appearances
  • (Uncredited) Extra, Smith!, 1969
  • (Uncredited) Extra, The Harrad Experiment, 1973
  • Delly Grastner, Night Moves, Warner Bros., 1975
  • Schuyler Devereaux, The Drowning Pool, Warner Bros., 1975
  • Karen Love ("Miss Simi Valley"), Smile, United Artists, 1975
  • Susie, Joyride, American International Pictures, 1977
  • Hitchhiker, One on One, Warner Bros., 1977
  • Young girl, Ha-Gan (also known as The Garden), 1977
  • Lucy, Underground Aces, 1980
  • Melanie, Roar, Alpha-Filmways, 1981
  • Holly Body, Body Double, Columbia, 1984
  • Loretta, Fear City (also known as Border and Ripper), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1985
  • Audrey Hankel/Lulu, Something Wild, Orion, 1986
  • Flossie Devine, The Milagro Beanfield War, Universal, 1988
  • Kate, Stormy Monday, Atlantic Releasing, 1988
  • Edith "E." Johnson, tracker, Cherry 2000, Orion, 1988
  • Tess McGill, Working Girl, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1988
  • Patty Palmer, Pacific Heights, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1990
  • Maria Ruskin, Bonfire of the Vanities, Warner Bros., 1990
  • Lureen, In the Spirit, Castle Hill, 1990
  • Lily Reed, Paradise, Buena Vista, 1991
  • Linda Voss, Shining Through, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1992
  • Emily Eden, A Stranger among Us (also known as Close to Eden), Buena Vista, 1992
  • Billie Dawn, Born Yesterday, Buena Vista, 1993
  • V, Milk Money, Paramount, 1994
  • Toby Roebuck, Nobody's Fool, Paramount, 1994
  • Tina Tercell, Now and Then, New Line Cinema, 1995
  • Betty Kerner, Two Much (also known as Loco de amor and Two Much), Buena Vista, 1995
  • Katherine, Mulholland Falls, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1996
  • Charlotte Haze, Lolita, Samuel Goldwyn, 1998
  • Nicole Olivier, Celebrity, Miramax, 1998
  • Sid, Another Day in Paradise, Trimark Pictures, 1998
  • Kitt Devereaux, Shadow of Doubt (also known as Reasonable Doubt), New City Releasing, 1998
  • Herself, Junket Whore, 1998
  • Aunt Lucille, Crazy in Alabama, TriStar, 1999
  • (Unwitting cameo) Herself, The Book That Wrote Itself, 1999
  • Herself, Ljuset haaller mig saellskap (also known as Light Keeps Me Company), First Run Features, 2000
  • Honey Whitlock, Cecil B. DeMented (also known as Cecil B. Demented), Artisan Entertainment, 2000
  • Lulu McAfee, Forever Lulu (also known as Along for the Ride), Artisan Entertainment, 2000
  • Life with Big Cats, 2000
  • Diane Milford, Tart, 2001
  • Herself, Searching for Debra Winger, 2002
  • Voice of Margalo, Stuart Little 2, Sony Pictures Entertainment, 2002
  • Sarah, Tempo, Universal, 2002
  • Eve, Shade, RKO Pictures, 2003
  • Barbara Marx Sinatra, The Night We Called It a Day, Ocean Pictures, 2003
  • Television Appearances
  • Series
  • Tracy Quinn, Carter Country, ABC, 1978-1979
  • Herself/guest panelist, Hollywood Squares (also known as H2), syndicated, 1998
  • Me & George, 1998
  • Movies
  • Girl in hotel room, Daddy, I Don't Like It Like This, CBS, 1978
  • Johnnie, Steel Cowboy, NBC, 1978
  • Dawn Bennett, The Star Maker, NBC, 1981
  • Hadley, "Hills Like White Elephants," Women & Men: Stories of Seduction, HBO, 1990
  • Marion Davies, RKO 281, HBO, 1999
  • Miniseries
  • Jinny Massengale, Once an Eagle, NBC, 1976
  • Dora DuFran, Buffalo Girls, CBS, 1995
  • Pilots
  • Private Sylvie Knoll, She's in the Army Now, ABC, 1981
  • Karen, Golden Gate, ABC, 1981
  • Page Chapel, Me & Henry, CBS, 1998
  • Specials
  • Superstars and Their Moms, TBS, 1989
  • The 3rd Annual Hollywood Insider Academy Awards Special, USA Network, 1989
  • Host, That's What Friends Are For, CBS, 1990
  • Victory & Valor: A Special Olympics All-Star Celebration (alsoknown as The International Special Olympics All-Star Gala), ABC, 1991
  • Host, The Grand Opening of Euro Disney, CBS, 1992
  • Life with Big Cats: Tippi Hedren and Shambala, Animal Planet, 1998
  • (Uncredited) Guest at entrance, Andrew Lloyd Webber: The Royal AlbertHall Celebration, 1998
  • Canned Ham: Cecil B. Demented, Comedy Central, 2000
  • Hollywood Salutes Bruce Willis: An American Cinmatheque Tribute, TNT, 2000
  • Intimate Portrait: Tippi Hedren, Lifetime, 2001
  • Awards Presentations
  • The 61st Annual Academy Awards Presentations, ABC, 1989
  • The 62nd Annual Academy Awards Presentations, ABC, 1990
  • Presenter, The Walt Disney Company Presents the American Teacher Awards, The Disney Channel, 1992
  • Host, One Child, One Dream: The Horatio Alger Awards, NBC, 1993
  • Presenter, The 19th Annual People's Choice Awards, CBS, 1993
  • Presenter, The 48th Annual Tony Awards, CBS, 1994
  • The Horatio Alger Awards, NBC, 1994
  • Presenter, The Walt Disney Company Presents the American Teacher Awards, The Disney Channel, 1994
  • Presenter, The Blockbuster Entertainment Awards, 1995
  • Presenter, The Horatio Alger Awards, 1995
  • Presenter, The 54th Annual Golden Globe Awards, 1997
  • The 56th Annual Golden Globe Awards, NBC, 1999
  • The 5th Annual ALMA Awards, ABC, 2000
  • Episodic
  • Stacy Blain, "The House on Possessed Hill," The Hardy Boys/Nancy DrewMysteries, ABC, 1978
  • Julie McDermott, "The Action," Starsky and Hutch, ABC, 1978
  • Dawn Peters, "Red Handed," Vega$, ABC, 1979
  • Girl, "Man from the South," Alfred Hitchcock Presents, NBC, 1985
  • Christine von Marburg, "By Hooker, by Crook," Miami Vice, NBC, 1987
  • Host, Saturday Night Live, NBC, 1988
  • Narrator, "Marilyn Monroe," Sex and the Silver Screen, Showtime, 1996
  • Herself, Clive Anderson All Talk, BBC1, 1999
  • Herself, Conversations from the Edge with Carrie Fisher, Oxygen, 2002
  • Also appeared in Inside the Actors Studio.
  • Television Co-Executive Producer
  • Pilots
  • Henry & Me, CBS, 1998

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

    Books
    • International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers, Volume 3: Actors and Actresses, St. James Press, 1996
    • Newsmakers 1989, Issue 4, Gale Research, 1989
    Periodicals
    • American Film, March, 1988, pp. 49-52
    • Good Housekeeping, August, 1998, p. 94
    • Interview, November, 1988, p. 110; October, 1998, p. 48; August, 2000, p. 107
    • Ladies' Home Journal, September, 1997, p. 136; September, 1998, p.180
    • Los Angeles, May, 1989, p. 124
    • Los Angeles Magazine, February, 1999, p. 76
    • Newsweek, January 2, 1989, p. 56
    • Washington Post, December 29, 1988

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