
Tippi Hedren
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).
Also Known As
Movie Appearances

Marnie
as Marnie Edgar
1964

The Birds
as Melanie Daniels
1963

I ♥ Huckabees
as Mary Jane Hutchinson
2004

Satan's Harvest
as Marla Oaks
1970

The Harrad Experiment
as Margaret Tenhausen
1973

Mr. Kingstreet's War
as Mrs. Kingstreet
1973

Tiger by the Tail
as Rita Armstrong
1970

A Countess from Hong Kong
as Martha Mears
1967

Roar
as Madeleine
1981

Pacific Heights
as Florence Peters
1990

I Woke Up Early the Day I Died
as Maylinda Austed
1998

The Birds II: Land's End
as Helen
1994

Dark Wolf
as Mary
2003
Besuch bei Tippi Hedren
as Self
2000
Hollywood Legenden
as Self
2004

Citizen Ruth
as Jessica Weiss
1996

Made in Hollywood: Hitchcocks Blondinen
as Self
2016

Nora Roberts' Tribute
as Mrs. Hennessey
2009

Hitchcock: Shadow of a Genius
as Self
1999

Intimate Portrait: Sean Connery
as Self
1998
TV Appearances

Murder, She Wrote
as Catherine Noble
1984

Tales from the Darkside
as Ruth Anderson
1984

Arli$$
as Tippi Hedren
1996

In the Heat of the Night
1988

The Ellen DeGeneres Show
as Self
2003

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as Karen Rosenthal
2000

Dream On
as Judith's Mother
1990

Kraft Suspense Theatre
as Lee Anne Wickheimer
1963

Providence
as Constance Hemming
1999

The Bionic Woman
1976

E! True Hollywood Story
1996

Hotel
1982