Melanie Griffith
Acting
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 the Academy Award for Best Actress and won her a Golden Globe. The 1990s had Griffith in a series of roles that received varying critical reception; she received Golden Globe nominations for her performances in Buffalo Girls (1995), and as Marion Davies in RKO 281 (1999), while also earning a Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actress for her performances in Shining Through (1992), as well as receiving nominations for Crazy in Alabama (1999) and John Waters' cult film Cecil B. Demented (2000). Other credits include John Schlesinger's Pacific Heights (1990), Milk Money (1994), the neo-noir film Mulholland Falls (1996), as Charlotte Haze in Adrian Lyne's Lolita (1997), and Another Day in Paradise (1998). She later starred as Barbara Marx in The Night We Called It a Day (2003), and spent the majority of the 2000s appearing on such television series as Nip/Tuck, Raising Hope, and Hawaii Five-0. After acting on stage in London, in 2003, she made her Broadway debut in a revival of the musical Chicago, receiving celebratory reviews. In the 2010s, Griffith returned to film, starring opposite then-husband Antonio Banderas in the science-fiction film Autómata (2014) and as an acting coach in James Franco's The Disaster Artist (2017).
Known for
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movieMelanie Griffith - Die Frau, die Hollywood überlebte
2026
Self (archive footage)
movieBy Design
2026
Narrator (voice)
movieThe Little Pageant That Could
2024
Self (archive footage)
movieCommitment to Life
2023
Self (archive footage)
movieHoward
2018
Karen (archive footage)
movieThe Pirates of Somalia
2017
Maria Bahadur
movieRoar: The Most Dangerous Movie Ever Made
2017
Self (archive footage)
movieThe Disaster Artist
2017
Jean Shelton
movieJ.L. Family Ranch
2016
Laura Lee
Nerd Herd
2015
Celeste
movieAutomata
2014
Dr. Susan Dupré / Cleo (voice)
movieYellow
2014
Patsy
movieDino Time
2012
Tyra (voice)
tvDTLA
2012
Kimberly
tvRaising Hope
2010
Tamara Collins
tvHawaii Five-0
2010
Clara Williams
movieA Turtle's Tale: Sammy's Adventures
2010
Snow (voice)
tvHot in Cleveland
2010
Melanie Griffith
tvViva Laughlin
2007
Bunny
tvTwins
2005
Lee Arnold
movieLethal Seduction
2005
Miranda Wells
movieThe Night We Called It a Day
2003
Barbara Marx
tvNip/Tuck
2003
Brandie Henry
movieTempo
2003
Sarah
tvJimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
Self - Guest
movieStuart Little 2
2002
Margalo (voice)
movieTart
2001
Diane Milford
movieThe Book That Wrote Itself
2000
Melanie Griffith
movieCecil B. Demented
2000
Honey Whitlock
movieForever Lulu
2000
Lulu Mcafee
movieRKO 281
1999
Marion Davies
movieCrazy in Alabama
1999
Lucille Vinson
movieCelebrity
1998
Nicole Oliver
tvHollywood Squares
1998
Self - Panelist
movieShadow of Doubt
1998
Kitt Devereux
movieLolita
1997
Charlotte Haze
tvThe View
1997
Self
movieMulholland Falls
1996
Katherine Hoover
movieTwo Much
1995
Betty
movieBuffalo Girls
1995
Dora DuFran
tvLo + plus
1995
Self - Audience Member
movieNobody's Fool
1994
Toby Roebuck
movieBorn Yesterday
1993
Billie Dawn
movieA Stranger Among Us
1992
Emily Eden
movieThe Grand Opening of Euro Disneyland
1992
Self - Host (US)
movieShining Through
1992
Linda Voss
movieParadise
1991
Lily Reed
movieThe Bonfire of the Vanities
1990
Maria Ruskin
moviePacific Heights
1990
Patty Palmer
movieIn the Spirit
1990
Lureen
tvThe Simpsons
1989
Melanie Griffith (voice)
movieWorking Girl
1988
Tess McGill
movieThe Milagro Beanfield War
1988
Flossie Devine
movieCherry 2000
1987
Edith 'E.' Johnson
movieSomething Wild
1986
Audrey Hankel
movieBody Double
1984
Holly Body
tvMiami Vice
1984
Christine von Marburg
movieFear City
1984
Loretta
movieRoar
1981
Melanie
movieGolden Gate
1981
Karen
movieShe's in the Army Now
1981
Pvt. Sylvie Knoll
movieThe Star Maker
1981
Dawn Barnett Youngblood
movieThe Cheryl Ladd Special
1979
Ellie - Waitress
movieSteel Cowboy
1978
Johnnie
movieDaddy, I Don't Like It Like This
1978
Girl in Hotel Room
movieOne on One
1977
The Hitchhiker
movieJoyride
1977
Susie
movieThe Garden
1977
Young Girl
tvOnce an Eagle
1976
Jinny Massengale
tvSaturday Night Live
1975
Self - Host / Self - Cameo (uncredited)
movieThe Drowning Pool
1975
Schuyler
movieSmile
1975
Karen
movieNight Moves
1975
Delilah "Delly" Grastner
movieThe Harrad Experiment
1973
Student (uncredited)
movieSmith!
1969
Extra (uncredited)
tvTony Awards
1956
Self - Presenter
tvGolden Globe Awards
1944
Self - Nominee / Self / Self - Audience Member