Post by petrolino on Oct 29, 2017 3:22:19 GMT
Melanie Griffith was born in Manhattan, New York to actress Tippi Hedren and actor Peter Griffith. She spent much of her childhood traveling back and forth between New York and California. She is of Swedish, Norwegian, German, and English descent. Her half-sister is actress Tracy Griffith and her half-brother is set designer Clay Griffith. Griffith was enrolled in the private institution Hollywood Professional School in Hollywood, California by her mother, actress Tippi Hedren. Her daughter, with actor Don Johnson, is actress Dakota Johnson. She's also been married to actors Steven Bauer and Antonio Banderas. Griffith has appeared on and off Broadway and she's worked with some of America's finest film directors. She received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress for her work in Mike Nichols' comedy 'Working Girl' (1988) and she's a 2-time Golden Globe nominee.
"I think there's something inherently different about working with females, don't you? I mean, it's just a different way of looking at life, being a woman. But I think we can handle many things at one time and I don't think that's necessarily true for men. I'm not a feminist, but I just think it's a really cool process working with a woman as a director."
- Melanie Griffith, Elle
- Melanie Griffith, Elle
Since her entry into cinema, Griffith has openly courted controversy at every turn. She's been disarmingly frank about her regrets in life when talking about difficult family issues, plastic surgery disasters, criminal neglect and extreme addiction. She's one of the more unusual and intriguing people in show business. The Griffith dynasty has now taken its place alongside the Barrymores, the Fondas and the Carradines as Hollywood legend, but rest assured, as there's plenty more to come ...
"It's been an intense year... life goes on. I admire and respect for Melanie [Griffith] first and foremost as a great actress. I have always said that. That's why she's in the movie. And she's also the person that I loved, that I love and will always love."
- Antonio Banderas, Hello!
- Antonio Banderas, Hello!
Don Johnson, Melanie Griffith & Jeff Bridges
1960s :
1969 Smith! (Michael O'Herlihy) - Extra (Uncredited)
1970s :
1973 The Harrad Experiment (Ted Post) - Extra (Uncredited)
1975 Night Moves (Arthur Penn) - Delly Grastner
1975 The Drowning Pool (Stuart Rosenberg) - Schuyler Devereaux
1975 Smile (Michael Ritchie) - Karen Love
1977 The Garden (Victor Nord) - Young Girl
1977 One On One (Lamont Johnson) - The Hitchhiker
1977 Joyride (Joseph Ruben) - Susie
1980s :
1981 Roar (Noel Marshall) - Melanie
1981 Underground Aces (Robert Butler) - Lucy
1984 Body Double (Brian De Palma) - Holly Body
1985 Fear City (Abel Ferrara) - Loretta
1986 Something Wild (Jonathan Demme) - Audrey Hankel
1987 Cherry 2000 (Steve De Jarnatt) - Edith 'E' Johnson
1988 The Milagro Beanfield War (Robert Redford) - Flossie Devine
1988 Stormy Monday (Mike Figgis) - Kate
1988 Working Girl (Mike Nichols) - Tess McGill
1969 Smith! (Michael O'Herlihy) - Extra (Uncredited)
1970s :
1973 The Harrad Experiment (Ted Post) - Extra (Uncredited)
1975 Night Moves (Arthur Penn) - Delly Grastner
1975 The Drowning Pool (Stuart Rosenberg) - Schuyler Devereaux
1975 Smile (Michael Ritchie) - Karen Love
1977 The Garden (Victor Nord) - Young Girl
1977 One On One (Lamont Johnson) - The Hitchhiker
1977 Joyride (Joseph Ruben) - Susie
1980s :
1981 Roar (Noel Marshall) - Melanie
1981 Underground Aces (Robert Butler) - Lucy
1984 Body Double (Brian De Palma) - Holly Body
1985 Fear City (Abel Ferrara) - Loretta
1986 Something Wild (Jonathan Demme) - Audrey Hankel
1987 Cherry 2000 (Steve De Jarnatt) - Edith 'E' Johnson
1988 The Milagro Beanfield War (Robert Redford) - Flossie Devine
1988 Stormy Monday (Mike Figgis) - Kate
1988 Working Girl (Mike Nichols) - Tess McGill
Melanie Griffith & Jonathan Demme
1990s :
1990 In The Spirit (Sandra Seacat) - Hadley
1990 Pacific Heights (John Schlesinger) - Patty Palmer
1990 The Bonfire Of The Vanities (Brian De Palma) - Maria Ruskin
1991 Paradise (Mary Agnes Donoghue) - Lily Reed
1992 Shining Through (David Seltzer) - Linda Voss
1992 A Stranger Among Us (Sidney Lumet) - Emily Eden
1993 Born Yesterday (Luis Mandoki) - Billie Dawn
1994 Milk Money (Richard Benjamin) - V
1994 Nobody's Fool (Robert Benton) - Toby Roebuck
1995 Now And Then (Lesli Linka Glatter) - Tina 'Teeny' Tercell
1995 Two Much (Fernando Trueba) - Betty Kerner
1996 Mulholland Falls (Lee Tamahori) - Katherine Hoover
1997 Lolita (Adrian Lyne) - Charlotte Haze
1998 Another Day In Paradise (Larry Clark) - Sid
1998 Shadow Of Doubt (Randal Kleiser) - Kitt Devereux
1998 Celebrity (Woody Allen) - Nicole Oliver
1999 Crazy In Alabama (Antonio Banderas) - Lucille Vinson
2000s :
2000 Cecil B. Demented (John Waters) - Honey Whitlock
2001 Tart (Christina Wayne) - Diane Milford Direct-to-video
2003 The Night We Called It A Day (Paul Goldman) - Barbara Marx
2003 Shade (Damian Nieman) - Eve
2003 Tempo (Eric Styles) - Sarah
2010s :
2012 Yellow (Nick Cassavetes) - Patsy
2013 Dark Tourist (Suri Krishnamma) - Betsy
2014 Autómata (Gabe Ibanez) - Susan Dupré
2015 Day Out Of Days (Zoe Cassavetes) - Kathy
2017 The Disaster Artist (James Franco) - Jean Shelton
2017 The Pirates Of Somalia (Bryan Buckley) - Maria Bahadur
1990 In The Spirit (Sandra Seacat) - Hadley
1990 Pacific Heights (John Schlesinger) - Patty Palmer
1990 The Bonfire Of The Vanities (Brian De Palma) - Maria Ruskin
1991 Paradise (Mary Agnes Donoghue) - Lily Reed
1992 Shining Through (David Seltzer) - Linda Voss
1992 A Stranger Among Us (Sidney Lumet) - Emily Eden
1993 Born Yesterday (Luis Mandoki) - Billie Dawn
1994 Milk Money (Richard Benjamin) - V
1994 Nobody's Fool (Robert Benton) - Toby Roebuck
1995 Now And Then (Lesli Linka Glatter) - Tina 'Teeny' Tercell
1995 Two Much (Fernando Trueba) - Betty Kerner
1996 Mulholland Falls (Lee Tamahori) - Katherine Hoover
1997 Lolita (Adrian Lyne) - Charlotte Haze
1998 Another Day In Paradise (Larry Clark) - Sid
1998 Shadow Of Doubt (Randal Kleiser) - Kitt Devereux
1998 Celebrity (Woody Allen) - Nicole Oliver
1999 Crazy In Alabama (Antonio Banderas) - Lucille Vinson
2000s :
2000 Cecil B. Demented (John Waters) - Honey Whitlock
2001 Tart (Christina Wayne) - Diane Milford Direct-to-video
2003 The Night We Called It A Day (Paul Goldman) - Barbara Marx
2003 Shade (Damian Nieman) - Eve
2003 Tempo (Eric Styles) - Sarah
2010s :
2012 Yellow (Nick Cassavetes) - Patsy
2013 Dark Tourist (Suri Krishnamma) - Betsy
2014 Autómata (Gabe Ibanez) - Susan Dupré
2015 Day Out Of Days (Zoe Cassavetes) - Kathy
2017 The Disaster Artist (James Franco) - Jean Shelton
2017 The Pirates Of Somalia (Bryan Buckley) - Maria Bahadur