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Tippi Hedren

Acting

Born January 19, 1930 · New Ulm, Minnesota, USA

Also known as Nathalie Kay "Tippi" Hedren · Nathalie Kay Hedren · تیپی هدرن

Biography

Nathalie Kay "Tippi" Hedren (born January 19, 1930) is an American actress and former fashion model with a career spanning six decades. She is primarily known for her roles in two Alfred Hitchcock films, The Birds and Marnie, and her extensive efforts in animal rescue at Shambala Preserve, an 80-acre (320,000 m2) wildlife habitat which she founded in 1983. Hedren is the mother of Academy Award nominee Melanie Griffith, and they share credits on several productions, notably Pacific Heights (1990).

Awards & recognition

  • Genesis Award · 2010
  • Golden Globe AwardNew Star of the Year – Actress · 1964
  • star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

Filmography43 titles

The Nightmare Room

as The Witch

The Hand Behind the Mouse: The Ub Iwerks Story

1999as Herself

Batman: The Brave and the Bold

2008as Queen Hippolyta (voice)

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

2000as Karen Rosenthal

In the Heat of the Night

1988

Murder, She Wrote

1984as Catherine Noble

The Birds

1963as Melanie Daniels

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962as Self

Raising Hope

2010as Nana

The 4400

2004as Lily Moore Tyler

Marnie

1964as Marnie Edgar

Roar: The Most Dangerous Movie Ever Made

2017as Self (archive footage)

Dream On

1990as Judith's Mother

The Bionic Woman

1976

Hart to Hart

1979

Arli$$

1996as Tippi Hedren

Foxfire Light

1982as Elizabeth Morgan

Citizen Ruth

1996as Jessica Weiss

Cougar Town

2009as Tippi Hedren

Eli Roth's History of Horror

2018as Self

Replacing Dad

1999as Dixie

I Heart Huckabees

2004as Mary Jane Hutchinson

Pacific Heights

1990as Florence Peters

The Courtship of Eddie's Father

1969as Cissy Drummond-Randolph

Nailed It

2017as herself

The Last Confederate: The Story of Robert Adams

2005as Mrs. Adams

A Countess from Hong Kong

1967as Martha Mears

Jayne Mansfield's Car

2012as Naomi Caldwell

Satan's Harvest

1970as Marla Oaks

Free Samples

2013as Betty

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

2003as Self

Beyond Boundaries: The Harvey Weinstein Scandal

2018as Self (archive footage)

In the Cold of the Night

1990as Clara

Break Up

1998as Mom

Treacherous Beauties

1994as Lettie Hollister

The Ghost and the Whale

2014as Tippi

Exposé

1998

The Harrad Experiment

1973as Margaret Tenhausen

Return to Green Acres

1990as Arleen

Mind Rage

1996as Dr. Wilma Randolph

Birdemic: Shock and Terror

2010as Footage from Julie and Jack (as Ms. Tippi Hedren)

Give Me Shelter

2014as Herself - Animal Advocate

Fashion House