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Tippi Hedren
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Tippi Hedren

Known for CSI: Crime Scene Investigation · Murder, She Wrote · Batman: The Brave and the Bold

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…

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Born
Jan 19, 1930
Birthplace
New Ulm, Minnesota, USA
Known For
Acting

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).

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Known For

TVCSI: Crime Scene Investigation
CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationKaren Rosenthal · 2000
★ 7.6
TVMurder, She Wrote
Murder, She WroteCatherine Noble · 1984
★ 7.5
TVBatman: The Brave and the Bold
Batman: The Brave and the BoldQueen Hippolyta (voice) · 2008
★ 7.6
TVThe Ellen DeGeneres Show
The Ellen DeGeneres ShowSelf · 2003
★ 5.6
TVThe Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSelf · 1962
★ 7.6
TVChicago Hope
Chicago HopeAlfreda Perkins / Margaret Edgar · 1994
★ 7.2

Filmography

Movies

The Petty GirlIce Box Petty Girl (uncredited)
1950
The BirdsMelanie Daniels
1963
MarnieMarnie Edgar
1964
A Countess from Hong KongMartha Mears
1967
Satan's HarvestMarla Oaks
1970
Tiger by the TailRita Armstrong
1970
Mr. Kingstreet's WarMrs. Kingstreet
1973
The Harrad ExperimentMargaret Tenhausen
1973
RoarMadeleine
1981
RoarProducer
1981
Foxfire LightElizabeth Morgan
1982
Cada ver es...(Archive footage)
1983
Birds PastThanks
1989
Deadly SpygamesChastity
1989
In the Cold of the NightClara
1990
Pacific HeightsFlorence Peters
1990
Return to Green AcresArleen
1990
SO
Shadow of a DoubtTeresa Mathewson
1991
TH
The Horror Hall of Fame IISelf
1991
Through the Eyes of a KillerMrs. Bellano
1992
Perry Mason: The Case of the Skin-Deep ScandalBeverly Courtney
1993
Hitchcock: Alfred the GreatSelf
1994
Inevitable GraceDr. Marcia Stevens
1994
Teresa's TattooEvelyn Hill
1994
The Birds II: Land's EndHelen
1994
Treacherous BeautiesLettie Hollister
1994
Citizen RuthJessica Weiss
1996
Mind RageDr. Wilma Randolph
1996
Hollywood DreamersSelf
1997
TG
The GuardianWynn
1997
Break UpMom
1998
ExposéJudge Joan Harper
1998
I Woke Up Early the Day I DiedMaylinda Austed
1998
Internet LoveSelf
1998
Intimate Portrait: Sean ConnerySelf
1998
Hitchcock: Shadow of a GeniusSelf
1999
Replacing DadDixie
1999
The DarklingsMartha Jackson
1999
The Hand Behind the Mouse: The Ub Iwerks StoryHerself
1999
The StorytellersLillian Glosner
1999
All About 'The Birds'Self
2000
BB
Besuch bei Tippi HedrenSelf
2000
The Trouble with 'Marnie'Self
2000
TW
Tea with GrandmaRae
2001
The Nightmare Room: Scareful What You Wish ForThe Witch
2001
111 Gramercy ParkMrs. Granville
2003
Dark WolfMary
2003
Julie & JackJulie McNeal
2003
Searching for HaizmannDr. Michelle Labner
2003
HL
Hollywood LegendenSelf
2004
Hollywood's Creepiest CreaturesSelf
2004
I ♥ HuckabeesMary Jane Hutchinson
2004
Raising GeniusBabe
2004
The Making of RoarSelf
2004
DZ
Diamond ZeroEleanor Kelly
2005
The Last Confederate: The Story of Robert AdamsMrs. Adams
2005
DW
Dead WriteMinnie
2007
The Boneyard CollectionAunt Gloria (segment "Her Morbid Desires")
2008
Nora Roberts' TributeMrs. Hennessey
2009
HS
Hollywood ScandalsSelf
2011
Carol Channing: Larger Than LifeSelf
2012
Free SamplesBetty
2013
Jayne Mansfield's CarNaomi Caldwell
2013
Return to BabylonMrs. Peabody
2013
GM
Give Me ShelterSelf - Animal Advocate
2014
Happy HandsSelf
2014
The Ghost and the WhaleTippi
2014
Made in Hollywood: Hitchcocks BlondinenSelf
2016
Mansfield 66/67Self
2017
Nailed Itherself
2017
Roar: The Most Dangerous Movie Ever MadeSelf (archive footage)
2017
Rod Taylor: Pulling No PunchesSelf
2017
Beyond Boundaries: The Harvey Weinstein ScandalSelf (archive footage)
2018
Morceaux de Cannes
2021
Tippi Hedren: The Birds and Other Wild AnimalsSelf - Actress
2022
The BlobMelanie Daniels (voice)
2024
Monty and the MoviesSelf (archive footage)

Television

Hallmark Hall of FameMrs. Mathewson · 1 eps
1951
Reflets de CannesSelf · 1 eps
1954
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSelf · 1 eps
1962
Kraft Suspense TheatreLee Anne Wickheimer · 1 eps
1963
Run for Your LifeJessica Braden · 1 eps
1965
The Courtship of Eddie's FatherCissy Drummond-Randolph · 2 eps
1969
The Bionic Woman1 eps
1976
Hart to Hart1 eps
1979
Hotel1 eps
1982
Murder, She WroteCatherine Noble · 1 eps
1984
Tales from the DarksideRuth Anderson · 1 eps
1984
In the Heat of the Night1 eps
1988
Dream OnJudith's Mother · 5 eps
1990
Intimate PortraitSelf · 2 eps
1993
Chicago HopeAlfreda Perkins / Margaret Edgar · 1 eps
1994
SL
Secret Lives1 eps
1995
Arli$$Tippi Hedren · 1 eps
1996
E! True Hollywood Story1 eps
1996
The New Batman AdventuresDonna Day (voice) · 1 eps
1997
ProvidenceConstance Hemming · 3 eps
1999
Bull1 eps
2000
CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationKaren Rosenthal · 1 eps
2000
The Nightmare RoomThe Witch · 1 eps
2001
The Ellen DeGeneres ShowSelf · 1 eps
2003
The 4400Lily Moore Tyler · 2 eps
2004
Fashion House74 eps
2006
Batman: The Brave and the BoldQueen Hippolyta (voice) · 1 eps
2008
Cougar TownTippi Hedren · 1 eps
2009
Raising HopeNana · 1 eps
2010
Eli Roth's History of HorrorSelf · 1 eps
2018

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