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Melanie Griffith

Melanie Griffith

Known For Acting
Birthday Aug 09, 1957 (68)
Birthplace Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Popularity 2 (history)
Updated Aug 10, 2025
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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Biography

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, sh ... e 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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Melanie Griffith, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Filmography

The High Note

The High Note

2020

as Tess

Howard

Howard

2018

as Karen (archive footage)

The Pirates of Somalia

The Pirates of Somalia

2017

as Maria Bahadur

The Disaster Artist

The Disaster Artist

2017

as Jean Shelton

JL Family Ranch

JL Family Ranch

2016

as Laura Lee

Day Out of Days

Day Out of Days

2015

as Kathy

Nerd Herd

Nerd Herd

2015

as Celeste

Automata

Automata

2014

as Dr. Susan Dupré / Cleo (voice)

The Grief Tourist

The Grief Tourist

2013

as Betsy

Call Me Crazy: A Five Film

Call Me Crazy: A Five Film

2013

as Kristin

Dino Time

Dino Time

2012

as Tyra (voice)

Yellow

Yellow

2012

as Patsy

Lethal Seduction

Lethal Seduction

2005

as Miranda Wells

Tempo

Tempo

2003

as Sarah James

The Night We Called It a Day

The Night We Called It a Day

2003

as Barbara Marx

Shade

Shade

2003

as Eve

Stuart Little 2

Stuart Little 2

2002

as Margalo (voice)

Tart

Tart

2001

as Diane Milford

Forever Lulu

Forever Lulu

2000

as Lulu Mcafee

Cecil B. Demented

Cecil B. Demented

2000

as Honey Whitlock

RKO 281

RKO 281

2000

as Marion Davies

The Book That Wrote Itself

The Book That Wrote Itself

2000

as Melanie Griffith

Crazy in Alabama

Crazy in Alabama

1999

as Lucille Vinson

Shadow of Doubt

Shadow of Doubt

1998

as Kitt Devereux

Celebrity

Celebrity

1998

as Nicole Oliver

Lolita

Lolita

1997

as Charlotte Haze

Mulholland Falls

Mulholland Falls

1996

as Katherine Hoover

Two Much

Two Much

1995

as Betty

Buffalo Girls

Buffalo Girls

1995

as Dora DuFran

Now and Then

Now and Then

1995

as Teeny

Milk Money

Milk Money

1994

as V

Nobody's Fool

Nobody's Fool

1994

as Toby Roebuck

Born Yesterday

Born Yesterday

1993

as Billie Dawn

A Stranger Among Us

A Stranger Among Us

1992

as Emily Eden

Shining Through

Shining Through

1992

as Linda Voss

Paradise

Paradise

1991

as Lily Reed

Pacific Heights

Pacific Heights

1990

as Patty Palmer

The Bonfire of the Vanities

The Bonfire of the Vanities

1990

as Maria Ruskin

In the Spirit

In the Spirit

1990

as Lureen

Working Girl

Working Girl

1988

as Tess McGill

Stormy Monday

Stormy Monday

1988

as Kate

The Milagro Beanfield War

The Milagro Beanfield War

1988

as Flossie Devine

Cherry 2000

Cherry 2000

1987

as Edith 'E.' Johnson

Something Wild

Something Wild

1986

as Audrey Hankel

Body Double

Body Double

1984

as Holly Body

Fear City

Fear City

1984

as Loretta

Roar

Roar

1981

as Melanie

The Star Maker

The Star Maker

1981

as Dawn Barnett Youngblood

She's in the Army Now

She's in the Army Now

1981

as Pvt. Sylvie Knoll

Golden Gate

Golden Gate

1981

as Karen

Underground Aces

Underground Aces

1981

as Lucy

The Cheryl Ladd Special

The Cheryl Ladd Special

1979

as Ellie - Waitress

Steel Cowboy

Steel Cowboy

1978

as Johnnie

Daddy, I Don't Like It Like This

Daddy, I Don't Like It Like This

1978

as Girl in Hotel Room

The Garden

The Garden

1977

as Young Girl

Joyride

Joyride

1977

as Susie

One on One

One on One

1977

as The Hitchhiker

The Drowning Pool

The Drowning Pool

1975

as Schuyler

Smile

Smile

1975

as Karen

Night Moves

Night Moves

1975

as Delilah "Delly" Grastner

The Harrad Experiment

The Harrad Experiment

1973

as Student (uncredited)

Smith!

Smith!

1969

as Extra (uncredited)

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Academy Awards Best Actress The Year of Living Dangerously Nominated
BAFTA Awards Best Actress The Year of Living Dangerously Nominated
Television Credits

Twins

as Lee Arnold

Episodes: 18

First Aired: Sep 16, 2005

Once an Eagle

as Jinny Massengale

Episodes: 7

First Aired: Dec 02, 1976

Hawaii Five-0

as Clara Williams

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Sep 20, 2010

Viva Laughlin

as Bunny

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Oct 18, 2007

The Simpsons

as Melanie Griffith (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 17, 1989

Starsky & Hutch

as Julie

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 10, 1975

The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as Girl

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 29, 1985

DTLA

as Kimberly

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 24, 2012

Hot in Cleveland

as Melanie Griffith

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 16, 2010

Hollywood Squares

as Self - Panelist

Episodes: 5

First Aired: Sep 14, 1998

Hollywood Squares

Episodes: 5

First Aired: Sep 14, 1998

Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Nominee

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Jan 20, 1944

Miami Vice

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 16, 1984

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

Episodes: 2

First Aired: May 25, 1992

Keeping Up with the Kardashians

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Oct 14, 2007

Inside the Actors Studio

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 14, 1994

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 08, 2003

The View

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 11, 1997

Nip/Tuck

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 22, 2003

E! True Hollywood Story

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 21, 1996

Celebrities Uncensored

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 04, 2003

Vega$

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1978

Carter Country

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 15, 1977

Clive Anderson All Talk

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 06, 1996

American Housewife

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Unknown

The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 30, 1977

Saturday Night Live

as Self - Host

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 11, 1975

The Kardashians

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 14, 2022

Tony Awards

as Self - Presenter

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 01, 1956

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 01, 1962

Goldene Kamera Verleihung

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 25, 1966

Saturday Night Live

as Self - Cameo (uncredited)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 11, 1975

Lo + plus

as Self - Audience Member

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 04, 1995

Golden Globe Awards

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 20, 1944

Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Audience Member

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 20, 1944

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Popularity History


Year Month Avg Max Min
2024 6 38 47 30
2024 7 46 64 28
2024 8 37 57 18
2024 9 33 50 21
2024 10 25 41 16
2024 11 19 26 13
2024 12 25 36 14
2025 1 29 45 17
2025 2 19 32 4
2025 3 5 20 1
2025 4 2 2 1
2025 5 4 5 2
2025 6 5 10 2
2025 7 9 10 8
2025 8 4 8 2
2025 9 2 3 2
2025 10 2 3 2

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Year Month Avg Rank Max Rank
2024 6 634 236
2025 2 127 82
2025 6 568 507
2025 7 579 488
2025 8 503 140

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