Melanie Griffith

Biography

Melanie Richards Griffith is an American actress. Born in Manhattan to 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.

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Awards & recognition

• ★Golden Raspberry Award — Worst Supporting Actress · 1996
• ★Golden Raspberry Award — Worst Actress · 1992
• ★Golden Globe Award — Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy · 1988
• ★National Society of Film Critics Award — Best Supporting Actress · 1984
• ★Golden Globe Ambassador · 1975