About
Melanie Richards Griffith (born August 9, 1957) is an American actress. She began her career in the 1970s, appearing in several independent thriller films before achieving mainstream success in the mid-1980s. Born in New York City to actress Tippi Hedren and advertising executive Peter Griffith, she was raised mainly in Los Angeles, where she graduated from the Hollywood Professional School at age 16. In 1975, a then 17-year-old Griffith appeared opposite Gene Hackman in Arthur Penn's film noir Night Moves. She later rose to prominence for her role portraying a pornographic actress in Brian De Palma's thriller 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) garnered critical acclaim before she was cast in 1988's Working Girl, which earned her a nomination for...
Known for
The SimpsonsSeries • 1989
Hawaii Five-0Series • 2010
Miami ViceSeries • 1984
Nip/TuckSeries • 2003
Hot in ClevelandSeries • 2010
Raising HopeSeries • 2010
Starsky & HutchSeries • 1975
Vega$Series • 1978
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew MysteriesSeries • 1977
LolitaMovie • 1997
Working GirlMovie • 1988
AutomataMovie • 2014
The High NoteMovie • 2020
Stuart Little 2Movie • 2002
TwinsSeries • 2005
Body DoubleMovie • 1984
The Disaster ArtistMovie • 2017
The Bonfire of the VanitiesMovie • 1990
Shining ThroughMovie • 1992
A Turtle's Tale: Sammy's AdventuresMovie • 2010
CelebrityMovie • 1998
Something WildMovie • 1986
Mulholland FallsMovie • 1996
Now and ThenMovie • 1995