Melanie Griffith
Melanie at Cannes Film Festival in 2000
Born	August 9, 1957 (1957-08-09) (age 50) New York City, New York
Spouse(s)	Don Johnson (1976; 1989 - 1996) Steven Bauer (1981-1987) Antonio Banderas (1996-present)

Melanie Griffith (born August 9, 1957) is a Golden Globe award-winning and Oscar-nominated American film actress. The Cannes Film Festival (le Festival de Cannes founded in 1946 is one of the world's oldest most influential and prestigious Film festivals alongside Venice, Events 48 BC - Caesar's civil war: Battle of Pharsalus - Julius Caesar decisively defeats Pompey at Pharsalus Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) The City of New York Don Johnson (born Donnie Wayne Johnson, December 15 1949 Personal life Relationships and family At 22 Johnson began a four-year liaison Steven Bauer (born December 2, 1956) is a Golden Globe -nominated American Actor. José Antonio Domínguez Banderas (born August 10, 1960) better known as Antonio Banderas, is a Spanish film Actor and Singer Events 48 BC - Caesar's civil war: Battle of Pharsalus - Julius Caesar decisively defeats Pompey at Pharsalus Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and Television programs given out each year during a formal dinner "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works

Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 2.1 Film 2.2 Television 2.3 Later career 3 Personal life 4 Awards & nominations 5 Filmography 6 References 7 External links

Early life

Griffith was born in New York City, the daughter of actress Tippi Hedren and producer and former actor/advertising executive Peter Griffith. The City of New York Nathalie Kay 'Tippi' Hedren (born January 19, 1930) is an American actress with a career spanning six decades Note For Peter N Griffith, an Art Department worker Peter Atwill Griffith ( October 23, 1933 - May 14, ^[1][2][3] Her parents divorced when she was four years old, after which her father remarried to model/actress Nanita Greene and had two more children, actress Tracy Griffith and set designer Clay A. Griffith. Tracy Griffith (born October 19, 1965) is an American Actress and Chef. Clay A Griffith (sometimes credited as "Clay Griffith" is a production designer and set decorator for American films

Career

Film

Griffith began work at just nine months old in a commercial and later became an extra on Smith! (1969) and The Harrad Experiment (1973). The year 1969 in film involved some significant events Events Cannes Film Festival opens but closes in support The Harrad Experiment is a 1973 movie about a fictional Harrad College where the students learn about sexuality and experiment with each other The year 1973 in film involved some significant events Events The Marx Brothers ' Zeppo Marx divorces his second Her first major role was in Arthur Penn's Night Moves (1975), which drew attention to her and typecast her as a sexy nymphet in films such as Smile, The Drowning Pool (both also 1975), and One on One (1977). Arthur Hiller Penn (born September 27, 1922, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is a Film director and producer. Night Moves is a 1975 Film directed by Arthur Penn, and starring Gene Hackman, Jennifer Warren amd Susan Clark The year 1975 in film involved some significant events Events January 28 - George Lucas creates the second draft This article is about the facial expression For the typographical symbol see Smiley. The Drowning Pool is a 1950 mystery novel written by Ross Macdonald, his second book in the series about Private detective Lew Archer. The year 1975 in film involved some significant events Events January 28 - George Lucas creates the second draft One on One is a 1977 movie starring Robby Benson and Annette O'Toole. The year 1977 in film involved some significant events Events In the Academy Awards, Peter Finch, Faye Dunaway Griffith appeared nude in the October 1976 issue of Playboy with her then-husband Don Johnson. Don Johnson (born Donnie Wayne Johnson, December 15 1949 Personal life Relationships and family At 22 Johnson began a four-year liaison In 1984 she starred in the Brian De Palma thriller Body Double (1984). Brian De Palma (born Brian Russell DePalma on September 11 1940 in Newark New Jersey) is an American Film director. Body Double is a 1984 film directed by Brian De Palma. Starring Craig Wasson, Melanie Griffith, and Dennis Franz. Events The Walt Disney Company founds Touchstone Pictures to release movies with subject matter deemed inappropriate for the Disney name The film won her the National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress, and also led to her starring role in Jonathan Demme's Something Wild (1986), which became a cult favorite. The National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress is one of the annual awards given by the National Society of Film Critics. Robert Jonathan Demme (born February 22 1944) is an Academy Award -winning American Film director, producer and Something Wild is a 1986 comedy / Action film directed by Jonathan Demme and starring Melanie Griffith, Jeff Daniels Events April 12 - Actor Morgan Mason marries The Go-Go's Belinda Carlisle Actor Arnold Schwarzenegger marries She achieved mainstream success when she played the character of Tess McGill in Mike Nichols' 1988 film Working Girl, which won Griffith the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy, and an Academy Award nomination for "Best Actress". Mike Nichols (born November 6 1931) is an American television stage and Film director, writer and producer Events Michael Jackson 's first film was Moonwalker Top grossing films (U Working Girl tells the story of a Staten Island -raised Secretary, Tess McGill working in the Mergers and acquisitions department of a The Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy was first awarded by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association as a separate category in "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. Other films include Brian De Palma's The Bonfire of the Vanities and John Schlesinger's Pacific Heights (both 1990); Milk Money (1994); Fernando Trueba's Two Much (1995) - in which she met her husband Antonio Banderas - and John Waters' Cecil B. DeMented (2000). Brian De Palma (born Brian Russell DePalma on September 11 1940 in Newark New Jersey) is an American Film director. The Bonfire of the Vanities is a 1990 film adaptation of a novel by Tom Wolfe, also called The Bonfire of the Vanities. John Richard Schlesinger, CBE ( February 16, 1926 &ndash July 25, 2003) was an Academy Award -winning English Pacific Heights is a 1990 thriller film directed by John Schlesinger, starring Melanie Griffith, Matthew Modine, and The year 1990 in film involved some significant events Events CGI technique is expanded with motion capture for The year 1994 in film involved some significant events Top grossing films (U Fernando Trueba ( January 18 1955 in Madrid) is an award-winning Spanish book editor Screenwriter and Film director. Two Much is a 1995 Romantic comedy film directed by Fernando Trueba and starring Antonio Banderas, Melanie Griffith, The year 1995 in film involved some significant events Events March 22 - The Dogme 95 movement is officially announced in Paris José Antonio Domínguez Banderas (born August 10, 1960) better known as Antonio Banderas, is a Spanish film Actor and Singer John Samuel Waters Jr (born April 22, 1946) is an American filmmaker, Actor, Writer, Celebrity, Cecil B Demented is a 2000 Cult film directed by John Waters. The year 2000 in film involved some significant events Events Top grossing films Please note that following the tradition of the

Television

Griffith's television work includes playing actress Marion Davies in the HBO television movie RKO 281 (1999), for which she received an Emmy nomination as "Best Supporting Actress". Marion Davies ( January 3, 1897 &ndash September 22, 1961) was an American film Actress. RKO 281 is a 1999 Dramatic Film directed by Benjamin Ross and starring Liev Schreiber, James Cromwell, Melanie She was also seen on The WB sitcom Twins (2005-2006), in which she played Lee, the mother of the show's main characters, played by Sara Gilbert and Molly Stanton. Twins is an American Situation comedy series that first aired on The WB in the United States and on CTV in Canada Sara Gilbert (born Sara Rebecca Abeles on January 29, 1975 in Santa Monica, California) is an American Actress Molly Stanton (born March 13, 1980 in Los Angeles California) is an American actress

Later career

Later in her career, Griffith made her stage debut at the Old Vic in London, England, where she acted with Cate Blanchett in the Vagina Monologues in February 1999. Catherine Élise "Cate" Blanchett (born 14 May 1969 is an Academy Award -winning Australian Actress and Stage director. The Vagina Monologues is an Obie Award -winning episodic play written by Eve Ensler which ran at the Off-Broadway Westside Theatre ^[4] Four years later, she made her Broadway debut playing Roxie in the musical "Chicago". An untrained performer in song and dance, Griffith still managed to get a rave review from "The New York Times" theatre critic Ben Brantley, who wrote: "Ms. Ben Brantley (born October 30, 1954) is the chief Theater Critic of the New York Times. Griffith is a sensational Roxie, possibly the most convincing I have seen" and "[the] vultures who were expecting to see Ms. Griffith stumble. . . will have to look elsewhere". ^[5] Griffith's celebratory reviews made it a box office success. ^[6][7] At the same time Griffith was performing in "Chicago", her husband Antonio Banderas was appearing across the street in another musical, "Nine".

Personal life

Griffith has been married four times, albeit twice to the actor Don Johnson (briefly in 1976 and then again from 1989 until 1996). Don Johnson (born Donnie Wayne Johnson, December 15 1949 Personal life Relationships and family At 22 Johnson began a four-year liaison She wed actor Steven Bauer in September 1981, but divorced in 1987. Steven Bauer (born December 2, 1956) is a Golden Globe -nominated American Actor. In 1989 Griffith married Johnson again, but the pair split several years later and the divorce was finalized just before Griffith married her current husband, Antonio Banderas, whose name she has tattooed on her arm, in May 1996. José Antonio Domínguez Banderas (born August 10, 1960) better known as Antonio Banderas, is a Spanish film Actor and Singer A tattoo is a permanent marking made by inserting ink into the layers of Skin to change the pigment for decorative or other reasons

Griffith has three children, one with each marriage: Alexander Griffith Bauer (born in 1985), Dakota Mayi Johnson (born in 1989), and Stella del Carmen Banderas Griffith (born in 1996). Dakota Mayi Johnson (born in Taylor Texas on October 4, 1989) is an American Fashion model and Actress. Dakota followed in her mother's footsteps and served as Miss Golden Globe at the 2006 Golden Globes awards ceremony. The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and Television programs given out each year during a formal dinner Griffith herself was Miss Golden Globe in 1975.

Awards & nominations

• Golden Globe Nomination as Best Supporting Actress for Body Double (1984)
• National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress for Body Double (1984)
• Named "Star of Tomorrow" by the Motion Picture Booker's Club (1984)
• Golden Globe Nomination as Best Actress in a comedy or musical for Something Wild (1986)
• Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy for Working Girl (1988)
• Academy Award Nomination as Best Actress for Working Girl (1988)
• British Academy of Film and Television Arts Nomination as Best Actress for Working Girl (1988)
• Golden Globe Nomination as Best Supporting Actress in a TV Movie for Buffalo Girls (1995)
• Golden Globe Nomination as Best Supporting Actress in a TV Movie for RKO 281 (1999)
• Emmy Nomination as Best Supporting Actress in a TV Movie for RKO 281 (1999)
• Sant Jordi Award for Best Foreign Actress for Another Day in Paradise (1998) and Crazy in Alabama (1999)
• Taormina International Film Festival--Diamond Award (2000)
• Cannes Film Festival--Lifetime Achievement Award (2001)
• Stella Adler Angel Award (2002) - shared with her husband Antonio Banderas for their extensive charity work^[8]
• Australian Film Institute Nomination for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for The Night we called it a Day (2003)

Filmography

Roar is a 1981 film starring Tippi Hedren and Noel Marshall. In addition to starring in the film Marshall also directed and wrote the film producing One on One is a 1977 movie starring Robby Benson and Annette O'Toole. Smile is a 1975 Film directed by American director Michael Ritchie, with a screenplay by Jerry Belson, about a Beauty pageant The Drowning Pool is a 1975 film directed by Stuart Rosenberg, and based upon Ross Macdonald 's novel The Drowning Pool. Night Moves is a 1975 Film directed by Arthur Penn, and starring Gene Hackman, Jennifer Warren amd Susan Clark The Harrad Experiment is a 1973 movie about a fictional Harrad College where the students learn about sexuality and experiment with each other TVcom is a website owned by CNET Networks. The service was launched on June 1 2005 and replaced the popular TV Tome website Events 48 BC - Caesar's civil war: Battle of Pharsalus - Julius Caesar decisively defeats Pompey at Pharsalus Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) The City of New York

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