Birth : 9 August 1957, New York City, New York, USA
Height : 176 cm
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Melanie Griffith was born on August 9, 1957, in New York City to model 'Tippi Hedren' (qv) and advertising executive and sometime actor 'Peter Griffith (I)' (qv). Her parents' marriage ended in 1961 and Tippi came to Los Angeles to get a new start. Tippi caught the eye of the great director 'Alfred Hitchcock (I)' (qv), who gave her starring roles in _The Birds (1963)_ (qv) and _Marnie (1964)_ (qv). Tippi married her second husband, agent 'Noel Marshall' (qv), in 1964, and Melanie grew up with three stepbrothers. Melanie also grew up with tigers and lions, as Tippi and Noel were raising them for the movie _Roar (1981)_ (qv), in which the family later starred. Her career began as a model at just nine months old and she later appeared as an extra in _Smith! (1969)_ (qv) and _The Harrad Experiment (1973)_ (qv), where she fell in love with her mother's co-star, 'Don Johnson (I)' (qv). She was only fourteen years old, while he was a twice-divorced 22-year-old. Tippi took a very liberal approach and allowed Melanie to move in with Don at a tender age. As precocious in academics as she was in life, she skipped a grade and graduated from Hollywood Professional School when she was just sixteen. Even though Melanie didn't like modeling, she continued to do so to pay the bills. One day, she went to meet with director 'Arthur Penn (I)' (qv) for what she thought was a modeling assignment. It was actually an audition for his film _Night Moves (1975)_ (qv), and Penn gave her the role of a runaway nymphet. She didn't really want to be an actress, but Johnson encouraged her to do it. She agreed but was terrified of performing in front of the camera. Penn took a paternal interest in her, and she felt confident and gave a riveting performance, doing racy nude scenes. The film got her attention, and it immediately typecast her and led to more nymphet roles, with her beautiful nude body a permanent fixture in most of these films. She married 'Don Johnson (I)' (qv), but it ended shortly afterwards, possibly because her early movie success outshone his. Unfortunately, as her career progressed, she became increasingly dependent on drugs and alcohol, a fact well known to studio executives, who stopped considering her for film roles. Melanie then turned to doing television roles, where she met her second husband, 'Steven Bauer' (qv), on the set of the TV movie _She's in the Army Now (1981) (TV)_ (qv). He helped her to overcome her drug and alcohol problems and got her to take acting classes with 'Stella Adler' (qv) in New York. The classes paid off, as director 'Brian De Palma' (qv) cast her as a porno actress in his murder mystery _Body Double (1984)_ (qv) and her sexy, funny performance won her rave reviews and the Best Supporting Actress Award by the National Society of Film Critics. 'Jonathan Demme' (qv) was so impressed with her performance that he gave her the title role in _Something Wild (1986)_ (qv) without even auditioning her. The film became a cult favorite, with Melanie again getting critical plaudits. The birth of her first child, Alexander, in 1985, didn't help to save her struggling marriage, and she and Bauer divorced shortly thereafter. Melanie reconciled briefly with first husband Don Johnson, and he directed her in a guest appearance on his hit TV series _"Miami Vice" (1984)_ (qv) in 1987, before they again went their separate ways. Melanie's career skyrocketed when 'Mike Nichols (I)' (qv) cast her in the title role of _Working Girl (1988)_ (qv), a box-office hit for which she received an Academy Award nomination as Best Actress and won the Golden Globe Award as Best Actress in a Comedy. However, her ongoing substance abuse problems almost destroyed her career yet again, and Nichols pushed her into a rehabilitation clinic. En route to the clinic, she called ex-husband Johnson for support, and they reconciled after her release from the clinic. She got pregnant and they remarried in 1989, and soon thereafter their daughter 'Dakota Johnson' (qv) was born. Now sober, Melanie concentrated on her film career, but the films she chose often flopped badly, especially _The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990)_ (qv). Even though she gave heartfelt performances in all her films, she was often miscast, with her breathy little-girl voice not helping matters in her role as a spy in _Shining Through (1992)_ (qv) and as a homicide detective going undercover in the Hassidic Jewish community in New York City in _A Stranger Among Us (1992)_ (qv). Melanie made a minor comeback with her supporting role as a desperate housewife in _Nobody's Fool (1994)_ (qv), reuniting her with 'Bruce Willis' (qv), her co-star in "Bonfire", and 'Paul Newman (I)' (qv), her co-star from _The Drowning Pool (1975)_ (qv). Her personal life was making headlines again, though, as she left Johnson because of his own substance-abuse problems, reconciled with him briefly when he became sober, only to leave him again, this time for 'Antonio Banderas (I)' (qv), her married co-star from _Two Much (1995)_ (qv). Both she and Banderas created a scandal in 1995 with their torrid romance, and the tabloids followed their every move, including her divorce from Johnson and his divorce from wife Ana Leza. Melanie became pregnant with her third child, and she and Banderas married in 1996. Their daughter Stella was born, and the notorious couple were forgiven by the public and the media. Melanie gave what is arguable her best performance to date as a ditsy heroin addict in _Another Day in Paradise (1998)_ (qv). She then starred in the made-for-cable TV movie _RKO 281 (1999) (TV)_ (qv), in which she played actress 'Marion Davies' (qv), a part that garnered her Golden Globe and Emmy nominations. Melanie became dependent to pain killers, however, and wrote about her struggle and recovery in her journal on her official website. Greenmoon Productions, the production company that she formed with Banderas, produced several flops, such as her starring vehicle _Crazy in Alabama (1999)_ (qv), directed by Banderas. Her career took another blow when her TV series, _"Me & George" (1998)_ (qv), never even aired. As a result, film and television offers dried up. In 2003, Melanie turned to the Broadway stage and emerged with a rave review from the New York Times theater critic and also packed houses for her turn as the murderess "Roxie" in the musical "Chicago". It renewed her confidence, as she had never sang, danced or been on the Broadway stage before. In 2005, she surprised viewers by playing a sexy mom to two grown women in the TV series _"Twins" (2005)_ (qv). However, the series was canceled after one season. Since 1996, she has been married to 'Antonio Banderas (I)' (qv), and the couple has one daughter, 'Stella Banderas' (qv). Banderas and Griffith are involved in many charities, including raising funds for her mother 'Tippi Hedren' (qv)'s Shambala preserve, a refuge for wild animals.
Biography written by: Stepheninny@hotmail.com
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- 101 Biggest Celebrity Oops (2004) (TV) (archive footage) [Herself]
- 24th Annual Genesis Awards (2010) (TV) [Herself]
- A Night to Die for (1995) (TV) [Herself]
- A Stranger Among Us (1992) [Emily Eden] <1>
- Another Day in Paradise (1998) [Sid] <2>
- Body Double (1984) [Holly Body] <2>
- Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters (2006) (archive footage) (uncredited) [Maria Ruskin]
- Born Yesterday (1993) [Billie Dawn] <1>
- Buffalo Girls (1995) (TV) [Dora DuFran] <2>
- Cecil B. DeMented (2000) [Honey Whitlock] <1>
- Celebrity (1998) [Nicole Oliver] <5>
- Ceremonia de inauguración - 56º festival internacional de cine de San Sebastián (2008) (TV) [Herself]
- Cherry 2000 (1987) [Edith 'E.' Johnson] <7>
- Crazy in Alabama (1999) [Lucille Vinson] <1>
- Cómo conseguir un papel en Hollywood (2007) (TV) (archive footage) [Herself]
- Daddy, I Don't Like It Like This (1978) (TV) [Girl in Hotel Room]
- El Almodóvar que nadie conoce (2006) (TV) (archive footage) (uncredited) [Herself]
- El camino de Antonio Banderas (2006) (TV) (archive footage) [Herself]
- El cine en las venas (2005) (TV) (archive footage) (uncredited) [Herself]
- El disco del año 06 (2006) (TV) [Herself]
- Fear City (1984) [Loretta] <4>
- Forever Lulu (2000) [Lulu McAfee] <1>
- Golden Gate (1981) (TV) [Karen] <7>
- Goleor: The Scales and the Sword (2012) (voice)
- Ha-Gan (1977) [Young Girl]
- Happy to Be Nappy and Other Stories of Me (2004) (TV) (voice)
- Have Mercy (2006)
- Heartless (2005/I) (TV) [Miranda Wells]
- Hillary! Uncensored: Banned by the Media (2008) (V) (archive footage) [Herself]
- In the Spirit (1990) [Lureen] <4>
- Joyride (1977) [Susie] <3>
- Junket Whore (1998) [Herself] <59>
- La noche de los Oscar (2010) (TV) [Herself]
- Life with Big Cats (2000)
- Ljuset håller mig sällskap (2000) [Herself - Interviewee] <24>
- Lolita (1997) [Charlotte Haze] <2>
- Milk Money (1994) [V] <1>
- Mulholland Falls (1996) [Katherine Hoover] <2>
- Naked (2005) (TV) [Herself]
- Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards '02 (2002) (TV) [Herself]
- Night Moves (1975) [Delly Grastner] <8>
- Nobody's Fool (1994) [Toby Roebuck] <4>
- Now and Then (1995) [Tina 'Teeny' Tercell] <4>
- On the Set of Lolita (1997) (V) [Herself]
- One on One (1977) [The Hitchhiker] <5>
- Oscar, que empiece el espectáculo (2008) (TV) (archive footage) (uncredited) [Herself]
- Pacific Heights (1990) [Patty Palmer] <1>
- Paradise (1991) [Lily Reed] <1>
- Premio Donostia a Antonio Banderas (2008) (TV) (uncredited) [Herself]
- Resumen - 56º festival internacional de cine de San Sebastián (2008) (TV) [Herself]
- RKO 281 (1999) (TV) [Marion Davies] <3>
- Roar (1981) [Melanie] <3>
- Sammy's avonturen: De geheime doorgang (2010) (voice)
- Searching for Debra Winger (2002) [Herself]
- Shade (2003/I) [Eve] <41>
- Shadow of Doubt (1998) [Kitt Devereux] <1>
- She's in the Army Now (1981) (TV) [Pvt. Sylvie Knoll] <4>
- Shining Through (1992) [Linda Voss] <2>
- Smile (1975) [Karen Love] <8>
- Smith! (1969) (uncredited) [Extra]
- Something Wild (1986) [Audrey Hankel] <2>
- Steel Cowboy (1978) (TV) [Johnnie] <4>
- Still Cher (2002) (TV) [Herself]
- Stormy Monday (1988) [Kate] <1>
- Stuart Little 2 (2002) (voice) [Margalo the Bird] <8>
- Tart (2001) [Diane Milford] <13>
- Telemaratón (1995) (TV) [Herself]
- Tempo (2003) [Sarah James] <1>
- That's What Friends Are for: Arista's 15th Anniversary Concert (1989) (TV)
- The 19th Annual People's Choice Awards (1993) (TV) [Herself]
- The 48th Annual Tony Awards (1994) (TV) [Herself - Presenter]
- The 57th Annual Tony Awards (2003) (TV) [Herself - Presenter]
- The 61st Annual Academy Awards (1989) (TV) [Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Leading Role & Co-Presenter: Best Actress in a Supporting Role]
- The 61st Annual Golden Globe Awards (2004) (TV) [Herself - Co-presenter: Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture]
- The 62nd Annual Academy Awards (1990) (TV) [Herself - Co-Presenter: Best Cinematography]
- The 63rd Annual Golden Globe Awards (2006) (TV) [Herself - Presenter]
- The 70th Annual Academy Awards (1998) (TV) [Herself]
- The 82nd Annual Academy Awards (2010) (TV) (uncredited) [Herself - Audience Member]
- The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990) [Maria Ruskin] <3>
- The Book That Wrote Itself (1999) [Herself]
- The Drowning Pool (1975) [Schuyler] <6>
- The European Film Awards (1999) (TV) [Herself]
- The Grand Opening of Euro Disney (1992) (TV) [Herself] <1>
- The Harrad Experiment (1973) (uncredited) [Student]
- The Milagro Beanfield War (1988) [Flossie Devine] <6>
- The Night We Called It a Day (2003) [Barbara Marx] <2>
- The Star Maker (1981) (TV) [Dawn Barnett Youngblood] <3>
- The Walt Disney Company Presents the American Teacher Awards (1994) (TV) [Herself]
- Twentieth Century Fox: The Blockbuster Years (2000) (TV) (archive footage) [Tess McGill]
- Two Much (1995) [Betty] <2>
- Underground Aces (1981) [Lucy] <2>
- Women and Men: Stories of Seduction (1990) (TV) [Hadley]
- Working Girl (1988) [Tess McGill] <3>
- "A polos 25" (2009) {(#1.16)} (archive footage) [Herself]
- "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" (1985) {Pilot (#1.0)} [Girl (segment "Man From The South")] <12>
- "American Idol: The Search for a Superstar" (2002) {Idol Gives Back: Part One (#6.32)} [Herself]
- "Banzai" (2003) {(#1.2)} (uncredited) [Herself]
- "Biography" (1987) {Bruce Willis} [Herself]
- "Biography" (1987) {James Woods}
- "Biography" (1987) {John Waters} [Herself]
- "Biography" (1987) {Melanie Griffith} [Herself]
- "Biography" (1987) {Sylvester Stallone} [Herself] <16>
- "Biography" (1987) {Tippi Hedren: Magnificent Obsession}
- "Bravo Profiles: The Entertainment Business" (1998) [Herself]
- "Caiga quien caiga" (1996/I) {(1998-11-15)} [Herself]
- "Carter Country" (1977) [Tracy Quinn (1978-1979)] <8>
- "Carter Country" (1977) {Gamblers Unanimous (#2.6)} [Tracy Quinn]
- "Carter Country" (1977) {The Tracy Report (#2.2)} [Tracy Quinn]
- "Celebrities Uncensored" (2003) {(#1.8)} (archive footage) [Herself]
- "Cinema 3" (1984) {(1995-12-01)} [Herself]
- "Cinema mil" (2005) {(#1.11)} (archive footage) [Herself]
- "Cinema mil" (2005) {(#1.9)} (archive footage) [Herself]
- "Clive Anderson All Talk" (1996) {(#4.12)} [Herself]
- "Corazón de..." (1997) {(2005-10-17)} [Herself]
- "Corazón de..." (1997) {(2005-10-19)} [Herself]
- "Corazón de..." (1997) {(2005-11-29)} [Herself]
- "Corazón de..." (1997) {(2005-11-30)} [Herself]
- "Corazón de..." (1997) {(2006-01-19)} (archive footage) [Herself]
- "Corazón de..." (1997) {(2006-04-10)} [Herself]
- "Corazón de..." (1997) {(2006-10-16)} [Herself]
- "Corazón de..." (1997) {(2007-04-04)} [Herself]
- "Corazón de..." (1997) {(2008-02-04)} [Herself]
- "Corazón, corazón" (1993) {(1995-12-02)} [Herself]
- "Corazón, corazón" (1993) {(1996-02-11)} [Herself]
- "Corazón, corazón" (1993) {(1996-12-02)} [Herself]
- "De par en par" (2007) {(#2.2)} (archive footage) [Herself]
- "El informal" (1998) {(1999-09-21)} [Herself]
- "El show de Cristina" (1989) {Mi primera vez en El Show de Cristina} (archive footage) [Herself]
- "Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show" (2003) {(2005-09-14)} [Herself]
- "Entertainment Tonight" (1981) {(2008-07-11)} [Herself]
- "Entertainment Tonight" (1981) {(2010-05-17)} [Herself]
- "Exclusiv - Das Star-Magazin" (1994) {(2008-12-21)} [Herself]
- "Hollywood Squares" (1998) {(1999-02-08)} [Guest Appearance]
- "Hollywood Squares" (1998) {(1999-02-09)} [Guest Appearance]
- "Hollywood Squares" (1998) {(1999-02-10)} [Guest Appearance]
- "Hollywood Squares" (1998) {(1999-02-11)} [Guest Appearance]
- "Hollywood Squares" (1998) {(1999-02-12)} [Guest Appearance]
- "Hollywood Squares" (1998) {(1999-10-18)} [Guest Appearance]
- "Hollywood Squares" (1998) {(1999-10-19)} [Guest Appearance]
- "Hollywood Squares" (1998) {(1999-10-20)} [Guest Appearance]
- "Hollywood Squares" (1998) {(1999-10-21)} [Guest Appearance]
- "Hollywood Squares" (1998) {(1999-10-22)} [Guest Appearance]
- "Hormigas blancas" (2007) {Antonio Banderas} (archive footage) [Herself/Betty Kerner]
- "Inside Edition" (1988) {(1996-05-24)} [Herself]
- "Inside Edition" (1988) {Stars and Their Pets} [Herself]
- "Inside the Actors Studio" (1994) {(#7.15)} [Herself]
- "La gran ilusión" (1999) {La blanca paloma} [Herself]
- "La gran ilusión" (1999) {¡Átame! (#2.1)} [Herself]
- "La imagen de tu vida" (2006) {(#1.4)} (archive footage) [Herself]
- "La Lloll" (1993) {(#3.10)} [Herself]
- "La noche de Quintero" (2007) {(2007-01-24)} [Herself]
- "Late Show with David Letterman" (1993) {(2001-08-03)} [Herself]
- "Liquid News" (2000) {Beverly Pills} [Herself]
- "Lo + plus" (1995) {(1995-11-29)} (uncredited) [Herself]
- "Magacine" (1996) {(2005-10-21)} (archive footage) [Herself]
- "Me & George" (1998)
- "Miami Vice" (1984) {By Hooker by Crook (#3.20)} [Christine von Marburg] <7>
- "My First Time" (2006) {Sitcom Stylings (#1.3)} [Herself]
- "Nip/Tuck" (2003) {Sheila Carlton (#6.14)} [Brandie Henry] <7>
- "Once an Eagle" (1976) [Jinny Massengale] <48>
- "Retrosexual: The 80's" (2004) (archive footage) [Herself]
- "Robot Chicken" (2005) {Password: Swordfish (#2.10)} (voice) [Hermione Granger/Love-A-Lot Bear/Wish Bear]
- "Saturday Night Live" (1975) {Melanie Griffith/Little Feat (#14.9)} [Herself - Host/Various]
- "Starsky and Hutch" (1975) {The Action (#3.12)} [Julie McDermott]
- "The Contender" (2005) {Random Acts of Courage (#1.1)} (uncredited) [Herself]
- "The Contender" (2005) {Tears of Pain and Sorrow (#1.6)} (uncredited) [Herself]
- "The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries" (1977) {The House on Possessed Hill (#2.15)} [Stacey Blain]
- "The Howard Stern Show" (1990) {(1990-08-25)} [Herself]
- "The Oprah Winfrey Show" (1986) {(2004-05-13)} [Herself]
- "The Oprah Winfrey Show" (1986) {Oprah's After Oscar Party 2005} [Herself]
- "The Roseanne Show" (1998) {(#1.40)} [Herself]
- "The Rosie O'Donnell Show" (1996) {(1997-02-12)} [Herself]
- "The Rosie O'Donnell Show" (1996) {(1998-03-26)} [Herself]
- "The Rosie O'Donnell Show" (1996) {(1999-01-14)} [Herself]
- "The Rosie O'Donnell Show" (1996) {(1999-10-21)} [Herself]
- "The Rosie O'Donnell Show" (1996) {(2000-09-19)} [Herself]
- "The Rosie O'Donnell Show" (1996) {(2002-05-16)} [Herself]
- "The Simpsons" (1989) {The Monkey Suit (#17.21)} (voice) [Herself] <7>
- "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" (1962) {(1992-01-29)} [Herself]
- "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" (1992) {(2001-05-09)} [Herself]
- "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" (1992) {(2005-11-23)} [Herself]
- "The View" (1997) {(2005-10-07)} [Herself]
- "Twins" (2005) {Blast from the Past (#1.18)} [Lee Arnold] <5>
- "Twins" (2005) {Blonde Ambition (#1.12)} [Lee Arnold] <4>
- "Twins" (2005) {Dancin' & Pantsin' (#1.13)} [Lee Arnold] <5>
- "Twins" (2005) {Fruit of the Lunatics (#1.2)} [Lee Arnold] <4>
- "Twins" (2005) {Halloween Boo (#1.7)} [Lee Arnold] <4>
- "Twins" (2005) {Himbo (#1.17)} [Lee Arnold] <4>
- "Twins" (2005) {Horse Sense (#1.8)} [Lee Arnold] <4>
- "Twins" (2005) {Housing Crisis (#1.16)} [Lee Arnold] <4>
- "Twins" (2005) {I Love You, You're Fired (#1.9)} [Lee Arnold] <5>
- "Twins" (2005) {Model Student (#1.6)} [Lee Arnold] <5>
- "Twins" (2005) {Musical Chairs (#1.11)} [Lee Arnold] <4>
- "Twins" (2005) {Pilot (#1.1)} [Lee Arnold] <6>
- "Twins" (2005) {Really, It's the Thought That Counts (#1.5)} [Lee Arnold] <4>
- "Twins" (2005) {Sister's Keeper (#1.10)} [Lee Arnold] <4>
- "Twins" (2005) {Sneaks and Geeks (#1.14)} [Lee Arnold] <4>
- "Twins" (2005) {Treat Her Like a Lady (#1.3)} [Lee Arnold] <5>
- "Twins" (2005) {Twist of Fate (#1.4)} [Lee Arnold] <5>
- "Twins" (2005) {When I Move, You Move (#1.15)} [Lee Arnold] <5>
- "Vega$" (1978) {Red Handed (#2.1)} [Dawn Peters]
- "Viva Laughlin" (2007) {Pilot (#1.1)} [Bunny] <9>
- "Viva Laughlin" (2007) {What a Whale Wants (#1.2)} [Bunny]
- "When I Was a Girl" (2001) {Singers (#1.11)} [Herself]
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- 'Antonio Banderas (I)' (qv) (14 May 1996 - present); 1 child
- 'Don Johnson (I)' (qv) (26 June 1989 - February 1996) (divorced); 1 child
- 'Don Johnson (I)' (qv) (8 January 1976 - July 1976) (divorced)
- 'Steven Bauer' (qv) (8 September 1981 - 1987) (divorced); 1 child
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- _"E! True Hollywood Story" (1996) {Melanie Griffith}_ (qv)
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- _Milk Money (1994)_ (qv) -> $2,000,000
- _The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990)_ (qv) -> $1,000,000
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- "More" (USA), October 2002, Vol. 5, Iss. 8, pg. 78-81+144-145, by: Dana Kennedy, "Thoroughly Modern Melanie"
- "Hello!" (UK), 10 September 2002, Iss. 730, pg. 100-106, by: JA Olivar, "During a visit to Calcutta's Sabera foundation Melanie Griffith makes a little indian girl the latest addition to her family"
- "Cinema" (Greece), November 1999, Iss. 106, pg. 62,63, by: Loukas Katsikas, "Postcards from the edge"
- "Movieline" (USA), April 1999, Vol. X, Iss. 7, pg. 54-59+87, by: Stephen Rebello, "The Unsinkable Melanie Griffith"
- "Diário de Notícias" (Portugal), 14 September 1998, pg. 41, by: Manuela Paixão, "Melanie entre dois realizadores"
- "Radio Times" (UK), 8 June 1991, pg. 20-21, by: Joan Goodman, "Melanie Finds Paradise"
- "Starlog" (USA), August 1986, Vol. 10, Iss. 109, pg. 23-25, by: Kim Howard Johnson, "Melanie Griffith: Looking for Love & 'Cherry 2000'"
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- "AARP: The Magazine" (USA), July 2007, Vol. 50, Iss. 4, pg. 84, by: Monica Hesse, "The Big 5-Oh: Queen of the Jungle"
- "The Atlanta Journal-Constitution" (USA), 23 July 2005, Vol. 57, Iss. 204, pg. C1- C2, by: Rodney Ho, "Television Notebook: Together again (sort of)--New shows for former couple"
- "US Weekly" (USA), 2 October 2000, Iss. 294, pg. 61, by: Tom Samiljan, "Griffith's Paella for the Soul"
- "US Weekly" (USA), 2 October 2000, Iss. 294, pg. 10, "Taking Off with Melanie"
- "Beau Monde" (Hungary), October 2000, Iss. 1, pg. 58-62, "Egy boldog asszony?"
- "Parade" (USA), 6 August 2000, pg. 4+5, by: Ellen Hawkes, "First, Love Yourself"
- "Ladies' Home Journal" (USA), August 2000, Vol. CXVII, Iss. 8, pg. 124-127, 134-135, by: Judith Newman, "wild at heart"
- "Expresso, Vidas" (Portugal), 26 June 1999, Iss. 1391, pg. 8, by: Ana Mesquita, "Melanie na hora do ajuste de contas"
- "In Style" (USA), March 1996, Vol. 3, Iss. 3, pg. 9+80-87, by: Peter Chandler, "Melanie In Love"
- "Ladies Home Journal" (USA), April 1989, Vol. 56, Iss. 4, pg. 106+110, by: Cathleen McGuigan, "Working Girl Makes Good"
- "Ladies Home Journal" (USA), April 1989, Vol. 106, Iss. 4, pg. 106+110, by: Cathleen McGuigan, "Working Girl Makes Good"
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- "Veronica" (Netherlands), 23 February 2008, Iss. 8, by: Kippa/ANP, "Working Girl RTL8 20.30"
- "Celebrity Adult Spy" (UK), 17 September 2004, Vol. 2, Iss. 22, pg. 3+16-17, "Unchained Melanie!"
- "Celebrity Skin" (USA), 2004, Vol. 28, Iss. 125, pg. 96, "Celebrity Skin classic"
- "Celebrity Skin" (USA), November 2001, Vol. 23, Iss. 100, pg. 8, "100 Sexiest Celebrities Of All Time Nude! #93 : Working In The Raw"
- "High Society" (USA), April 2001, Vol. 26, Iss. 4, pg. 25, by: staff, "It's All About Tits & Ass: Best Ass"
- "Los Angeles Magazine" (USA), August 2000, pg. 32, by: Kari Mozena and Roslyn Rozbrook, "L.A. Seen"
- "Movieline" (USA), August 1999, Vol. X, Iss. 11, pg. 44, by: Heidi Parker, "Movielife Style"
- "Jeune et Jolie" (France), August 1999, Iss. 146, pg. 67, by: Florence Roman, "Stars, et si on leur piquait leurs plans drague"
- "Celebrity Sleuth" (USA), 1997, Vol. 11, Iss. 1, pg. 35, by: staff, "Star-Tistics"
- "Celebrity Sleuth" (USA), 1996, Vol. 10, Iss. 2, pg. 58-59, by: staff, "Trophy Wives: Antonio Banderas'"
- "Celebrity Sleuth" (USA), 1995, Vol. 8, Iss. 2, pg. 36-37, by: staff, "On A Pedestal: Melanie Griffith"
- "Celebrity Sleuth" (USA), 1992, Vol. 5, Iss. 4, pg. 24-25, by: staff, "Hard Acts To Follow"
- "Playboy" (USA), November 1991, Vol. 38, Iss. 11, pg. 145, by: Bruce Williamson, "Sex In Cinema 1991"
- "Celebrity Sleuth" (USA), 1991, Vol. 4, Iss. 5, pg. 32-35, by: staff, "Anatomy Awards 3: Melanie griffith"
- "Playboy" (USA), September 1990, Vol. 37, Iss. 9, pg. 174, by: Kevin Winter, "Grapevine: Happy Talk"
- "Playboy" (USA), December 1989, Vol. 36, Iss. 12, pg. 183, by: Jim Harwood, "Holy Sex Stars of 1989!"
- "Harper's Bazaar" (USA), September 1989, pg. 342-343, "America's 10 Most Beautiful Women"
- "Celebrity Sleuth" (USA), 1989, Vol. 3, Iss. 1, pg. 94-97, by: staff, "Working Girl's Melanie Griffith"
- "Celebrity Sleuth" (USA), 1988, Vol. 2, Iss. 2, pg. 34-37, by: staff, "Don Johnson's Bride Melanie Griffith"
- "Playboy" (USA), December 1986, Vol. 33, Iss. 12, pg. 94, by: Photographer Patrick Demarchelier with an appreciation by Bruce Jay Friedman, "Gorgeous Girls"
- "Playboy" (USA), January 1986, Vol. 33, Iss. 1, pg. 94-103, by: photographer Richard Fegley, "Double Take"
- "Playboy" (USA), December 1984, Vol. 31, Iss. 12, pg. 204, by: Jim Harwood, "Sex Stars Of 1984"
- "Playboy" (USA), November 1984, Vol. 31, Iss. 11, pg. 144, by: Arthur Knight, "Sex In Cinema 1984"
- "Playboy" (USA), December 1977, Vol. 24, Iss. 12, pg. 216, by: Arthur Knight, "Sex Stars Of 1977"
- "Playboy" (USA), November 1977, Vol. 24, Iss. 11, pg. 160, by: Arthur Knight, "Sex In Cinema 1977"
- "Playboy" (USA), October 1976, Vol. 23, Iss. 10, pg. 100-103 + 192-193, by: Richard Fegley, "Fast Starter"
- "Playboy" (USA), December 1975, Vol. 22, Iss. 12, pg. 184, by: Arthur Knight, "Sex Stars Of 1975"
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- "More" (USA), October 2002, Vol. 5, Iss. 8
- "Redbook" (USA), February 2001
- "Parade" (USA), 6 August 2000
- "Ladies' Home Journal" (USA), August 2000, Vol. CXVII, Iss. 8
- "Ladies' Home Journal" (USA), September 1998
- "In Style" (USA), March 1996, Vol. 3, Iss. 3
- "Radio Times" (UK), 8 June 1991
- "Veronica" (Netherlands), 11 May 1991, Iss. 19
- "Empire" (UK), January 1991, Iss. 19
- "Premiere" (USA), December 1990, Vol. 4, Iss. 4
- "Veronica" (Netherlands), 13 May 1989, Iss. 19
- "Celebrity Sleuth" (USA), 1989, Vol. 3, Iss. 1
- "Celebrity Skin" (USA), 1989, Iss. 10
- "Film Comment" (USA), October 1984, Vol. 20, Iss. 5
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- (1996) TV commercial: Revlon age-defying makeup
- (2002) Print ads: Gap clothing stores
- (2000) TV commercial: Wyler Wetta watches
- (2000) Print ads: Revlon Age Defying All Day Lifting Foundation
- (2003) Stage: Appeared (as "Roxie Hart") in "Chicago" on Broadway
- (1999) Print ads: Revlon's Age Defying makeup & Concealer Compact
- TV commercial: Winsor Pilates.
- (1995) Print ads: Revlon's Age Defying Makeup
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- Will make her Broadway debut this summer (2003) playing the role of Roxie Hart in Chicago at The Ambassador theatre in New York City.
- (December 2009) Underwent surgery for skin cancer.
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- [about her work with 'James Woods (I)' (qv)] It's kind of like being pregnant. You know, you go through the initial joy of it. Then you go through wanting it to be over. And then you're finished with it and you forget how bad it was.
- There's a bit of a stripper in every woman.
- I don't walk around with fear. I walk around with strength. I believe in cause and effect.
- I don't think I'm beautiful. When I look in the mirror, I just see me - and, I'm pretty used to me.
- Antonio [husband 'Antonio Banderas (I)' (qv)] is the best. He is compassionate and humble.
- 'Angelina Jolie' (qv) may get him [husband 'Antonio Banderas (I)' (qv)] in bed for eight hours on a movie set, but I get him in bed every day.
- [on being typed as a sex symbol] I hope not! I don't want to be -- I've done enough parts like that. I can't say I won't do more, but I really want to do a variety of roles.
- I would just like to be able to give to people through acting. If I can entertain people by being somebody else and allow somebody to feel something, then that makes me feel good.
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- Her mother, 'Tippi Hedren' (qv), recently stated that the miniature doll of Hedren given to Melanie by 'Alfred Hitchcock (I)' (qv) was not intended to be a prank by the director. He merely wanted to give Melanie a beautiful doll with her mother's image, but it happened that the doll was in a wooden box. When Melanie received the gift, she freaked out and became upset thinking that it was indeed meant to be her mother in a coffin.
- Born at 11:49pm-EDT
- She has three children, one with each of her three husbands - Alexander Bauer (b. 1985) with 'Steven Bauer' (qv), 'Dakota Johnson' (qv) (b. 1989) with 'Don Johnson (I)' (qv) and 'Stella Banderas' (qv) (b. 1996) with 'Antonio Banderas (I)' (qv).
- Older half-sister of 'Tracy Griffith (I)' (qv) and 'Clay A. Griffith' (qv).
- Daughter of 'Peter Griffith (I)' (qv) and 'Tippi Hedren' (qv).
- 14 November 2000 - checked into a Marina Del Rey, California hospital to help her scale back on the use of painkillers she had been prescribed for a neck injury.
- Auditioned for the title role in _Carrie (1976)_ (qv) that eventually went to 'Sissy Spacek' (qv).
- In 1978, she went to a movie and dinner with 'Ricci Martin' (qv) (son of 'Dean Martin (I)' (qv)). Upon leaving La Dome, a restaurant on Sunset Boulevard, a car ran through the crosswalk and hit Melanie. The front of the car struck her hip in mid-stride, whiplashing her head back into the windshield. As the car screeched to a stop, Melanie catapulted more than a dozen feet forward to the curbside, hitting with great force. Melanie was rushed to a hospital. To this day, Melanie still experiences pain from that accident.
- Real-life daughters 'Dakota Johnson' (qv) and 'Stella Banderas' (qv) appear as her character's daughters in the 1999 film _Crazy in Alabama (1999)_ (qv) directed by her husband 'Antonio Banderas (I)' (qv).
- Claims that it was love at first sight when she met her husband 'Antonio Banderas (I)' (qv) on the set of _Two Much (1995)_ (qv) in 1995.
- She was unable to star in _The Sheltering Sky (1990)_ (qv) and _As Good as It Gets (1997)_ (qv) because of pregnancies.
- She has three homes: Los Angeles, Aspen and Marbella, Spain.
- Coincidentally, she bears the same first name as her mother 'Tippi Hedren' (qv)'s most well-known role, Melanie Daniels, from the 1963 Hitchcock film, _The Birds (1963)_ (qv).
- Measurements: 34B-25-34 1/2 (filming _Pacific Heights (1990)_ (qv)), 36C-25- 35 (during _The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990)_ (qv) after implants, (Source: Celebrity Sleuth magazine).
- Was eighteen when she married 'Don Johnson (I)' (qv) for the first time. He was eight years older than she, and they met on the set of her mother's film _The Harrad Experiment (1973)_ (qv).
- In 2002, she told 'Larry King (I)' (qv) that her best films are: _Night Moves (1975)_ (qv), _Something Wild (1986)_ (qv), _Working Girl (1988)_ (qv) and _Nobody's Fool (1994)_ (qv).
- She turned down femme-fatale roles in hit films that went to 'Anjelica Huston' (qv) in _The Grifters (1990)_ (qv), 'Geena Davis' (qv) in _Thelma & Louise (1991)_ (qv) and 'Sharon Stone (I)' (qv) in _Basic Instinct (1992)_ (qv), because they were dark and edgy, and instead accepted the femme fatale role in the comedy misfire _The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990)_ (qv).
- Her son, Alexander Bauer, is the godson of 'Warren Beatty' (qv).
- Her father is English and her mother is half Swedish, 1/4 German and 1/4 Norwegian.
- Goes through two boyfriends in _Working Girl (1988)_ (qv). As the film begins, she is in a relationship with 'Alec Baldwin' (qv), but at the end, she is in a relationship with 'Harrison Ford (I)' (qv). Both Baldwin and Ford have played Jack Ryan in adaptations of the 'Tom Clancy (I)' (qv) novels.
- First "Miss Golden Globe" to win a Golden Globe herself
- 'Joanne Woodward (I)' (qv) told a 17-year-old Melanie on the set of _The Drowning Pool (1975)_ (qv) that her goals were to marry a movie star ('Paul Newman (I)' (qv)); have beautiful babies (she had three); and win an Oscar (which she did in 1958). Melanie said that she adopted the goals for herself by marrying a movie star ('Antonio Banderas (I)' (qv)); have beautiful babies (she also had 3); but has expressed frustration that she hasn't won an Oscar even though she was nominated in 1989.
- She and her daughter 'Dakota Johnson' (qv) are the only mother-daughter- couple to be "Miss Golden Globe"
- While in Washington, D.C. addressing the senate on Arts funding, she fell asleep twice during a speech by her host Michigan Senator Spencer Abraham. She apologized citing jet-lag as her reason for snoozing.
- Her French dubbing voice 'Dorothée Jemma' (qv) is also the French dubbing voice of 'Sheryl Lee' (qv) and 'Jennifer Aniston' (qv).
- Was one of the first choices for the role of "Iris" in _Taxi Driver (1976)_ (qv), but she was too old to play a 12-year old by the time the film was ready to be shot. The role eventually went to 'Jodie Foster' (qv).
- Was considered to play Emmeline in _The Blue Lagoon (1980)_ (qv), but she was too old for the character. 'Brooke Shields' (qv) got the part.
- Turned down the role of Sarah Connor in _The Terminator (1984)_ (qv). The role went to 'Linda Hamilton (I)' (qv).
- Was offered the role of Lynn Bracken in _L.A. Confidential (1997)_ (qv), that eventually went to 'Kim Basinger' (qv).
- Melanie said that fans sometimes confuse her with actress 'Meg Ryan' (qv), whom she admires. She would sign Meg Ryan's name so as not to disappoint the fans. Ryan said the same thing happened to her where fans thought she was Melanie.
- Checked into the Cirque Lodge in Utah for rehab treatments [August 24, 2009]. Same place where 'Kirsten Dunst' (qv) and 'Lindsay Lohan' (qv) spent time in recent years.
- Ex-stepdaughter of 'Nanita Greene Samuels' (qv) and 'Noel Marshall' (qv).
- Stepdaughter of 'Martin Dinnes' (qv).
- Underwent surgery for the early stages of skin cancer in December 2009.
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