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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