Tippi Hedren
Hedren in May 2006
Born	Nathalie Kay Hedren January 19, 1930 (1930-01-19) (age 78) New Ulm, Minnesota
Spouse(s)	Peter Griffith (1952-1961) Noel Marshall (1964-1982) Luis Barrenechea (1985-1995) Martin Dinnes (2002-)

Nathalie Kay "Tippi" Hedren (born January 19, 1930)^[1][2][3] is an American actress with a career spanning six decades. Events 1419 - Hundred Years' War: Rouen surrenders to Henry V of England completing his reconquest of Normandy. Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. New Ulm is a city in Brown County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 13594 at the 2000 census. Note For Peter N Griffith, an Art Department worker Peter Atwill Griffith ( October 23, 1933 - May 14, Noel Marshall was an agent and producer in Hollywood, California Events 1419 - Hundred Years' War: Rouen surrenders to Henry V of England completing his reconquest of Normandy. Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the She is perhaps best known for her role as Melanie Daniels in Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds, and her extensive efforts in animal rescue at Shambala Preserve, an 80-acre wildlife habitat which she founded in 1983. Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock, KBE (13 The Birds ( 1963) is a Horror film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, based on the Short story of the same name by Shambala Preserve is wild animal preserve established in 1972 and located in Acton California, a Desert community 10 miles southwest of Palmdale Hedren is the mother of actress Melanie Griffith, and they share credits on six films, notably Pacific Heights (1990). Melanie Griffith (born August 9, 1957) is an Academy Award nominated Golden Globe winning American Film actress Pacific Heights is a 1990 thriller film directed by John Schlesinger, starring Melanie Griffith, Matthew Modine, and

Biography

Early life

Hedren was born in New Ulm, Minnesota, the daughter of Dorothea Henrietta (née Eckhardt) and Bernard Carl Hedren. New Ulm is a city in Brown County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 13594 at the 2000 census. ^[4] Her paternal grandparents were immigrants from Sweden, and her maternal ancestry was German and Norwegian. "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. ^[5] Her father ran a small general store in the small town of Lafayette, Minnesota and gave her the moniker "Tippi". Lafayette is a city in Nicollet County, Minnesota, United States. "My father thought Nathalie was a little bit much for a brand new baby", Hedren explained at a 2004 screening of The Birds. The Birds ( 1963) is a Horror film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, based on the Short story of the same name by In the screen test found in the DVD extras, she explains that it is "a Swedish nickname, (short) for Tupsa. . . meaning 'Little Girl' in a specific Swedish dialect" (not found in dictionary).

As a teenager, Hedren took part in department store fashion shows. Her parents relocated to California while she was still a high school student. California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. When she reached her 18th birthday, she bought a ticket to New York and began a professional modeling career. Within a year she made her film debut (minus dialogue) as a Petty Girl model in The Petty Girl (1950) musical comedy, although in interviews she refers to The Birds (1963) as her first film. The Birds ( 1963) is a Horror film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, based on the Short story of the same name by ^[6]

Career

Hedren had a successful modeling career in the 1950s and 1960s. She was discovered by Hitchcock, who was watching The Today Show when he saw Hedren in a diet drink commercial. Today, also referred to as The Today Show, is an American morning news and talk show airing weekday mornings on NBC. Hitchcock was looking for an actress who possessed something of the sophistication, self-assurance and cool-blonde sex appeal of Grace Kelly, with whom he had made three films. Grace Patricia Kelly (later Grace Princess of Monaco; November 12 1929 &ndash September 14 1982 was an Academy Award -winning American film and Hedren, expensively groomed and mentored by Hitchcock, appeared in his films The Birds and Marnie. Marnie is a 1964 Psychological thriller directed by Alfred Hitchcock and based on the novel of the same name by Winston Graham At the time of the films' releases, she was criticized for being too passive in The Birds and too expressive in Marnie. Marnie is a 1964 Psychological thriller directed by Alfred Hitchcock and based on the novel of the same name by Winston Graham ^[7] It took several years before she received respect for her work in both films from American film critics. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the

At a packed house in Lancaster, California's Antelope Valley Independent Film Festival Cinema Series screening of The Birds on September 28, 2004, Hedren recalled how she was mysteriously selected for a lead role: "I said, 'Well, who is this person? Who is interested?'. Lancaster is the eighth-largest city in Los Angeles County and the 9th fastest growing city in the United States The Antelope Valley in California, United States is located in northern Los Angeles County and the southeastern portion of Kern County The Birds ( 1963) is a Horror film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, based on the Short story of the same name by Events 48 BC - Pompey the Great is assassinated on orders of King Ptolemy of Egypt after landing in Egypt. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " . . Nobody would tell me who it was. " It was Alfred Hitchcock, who soon announced his choice of Hedren for The Birds.

Hitchcock put Hedren through a then-costly $25,000 screen test, doing scenes from his previous films, such as Rebecca, Notorious and To Catch a Thief with actor Martin Balsam. Notorious ( 1946) is a thriller directed and produced by Alfred Hitchcock, and starring Cary Grant and Ingrid Bergman as See also To Catch a Thief (film To Catch a Thief is a 1952 thriller novel by David Dodge. Martin Henry Balsam ( November 4, 1919 – February 13, 1996) was an Academy Award and Tony Award-winning American He signed her to a multi-year exclusive personal contract, something he had earlier done in the 1950s with Vera Miles. Vera Miles (born Vera June Ralston; August 23, 1929) is an American actress known from such classic films as The Searchers Hitchcock's plan to mold Hedren's public image went so far as to carefully control her style of dressing and grooming. Hitchcock insisted for publicity purposes that her name should be printed only in single quotes -- 'Tippi'. The press mostly ignored this directive from the director, who felt that the single quotes added distinction and mystery to Hedren's name. In interviews, Hitchcock compared his newcomer not only to her predecessor Grace Kelly but also to what he referred to as such "ladylike", intelligent, and stylish stars of more glamorous eras as Irene Dunne and Jean Arthur. Grace Patricia Kelly (later Grace Princess of Monaco; November 12 1929 &ndash September 14 1982 was an Academy Award -winning American film and Irene Dunne ( December 20, 1898 - September 4, 1990) was a five-time Academy Award -nominated American film actress and Jean Arthur ( 17 October &ndash 19 June) was an Oscar -nominated American actress and a major film star of the 1930s and 1940s Later, Hedren indicated that she didn't want to be known as the next Grace Kelly but rather as the first Tippi Hedren.

Hedren made her debut in The Birds with a wealth of publicity. In a December 1962 Look magazine cover story "Hitchcock's New Grace Kelly", Alfred Hitchcock compared her to his star of To Catch a Thief and Rear Window, saying, "'Tippi' has a faster tempo, city glibness, more humor. Look was a bi-weekly, general-interest Magazine published in Des Moines, Iowa from 1937 to 1971 with more of an emphasis on See also To Catch a Thief (film To Catch a Thief is a 1952 thriller novel by David Dodge. Rear Window is a Suspense film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, based on Cornell Woolrich 's Short story It Had to Be Murder She displayed jaunty assuredness, pertness, an attractive throw of the head. And she memorized and read lines extraordinarily well and is sharper in expression. "

Hedren said of Hitchcock, "He is subtle as a psychiatrist and never gives displaced encouragement. " With the release of the film, she got a very tepid reception, the only exceptions being critic Bob Thomas ("Miss Hedren makes an impressive debut") and Time ("pleasant and ladylike, as Grace Kelly was. Time (trademarked in capitals as TIME) is a weekly American Newsmagazine, similar to Newsweek and ") Years after the film's release, she remembered the location work at Bodega Bay as dangerous and taxing, commenting, "For a first film, it was a lot of work. Bodega Bay is a town and Census-designated place (CDP in Sonoma County, California, United States. "

For the final attack scene in a second-floor bedroom, filmed on a closed set at Universal-International Studios, Hedren had been assured by Hitchcock that mechanical birds would be used. Instead, Hedren endured five solid days of prop men, protected by thick leather gloves, flinging dozens of live gulls, ravens and crows at her (their beaks clamped shut with elastic bands). Cary Grant visited the set and told Hedren, "I think you're the bravest lady I've ever met. " In a state of exhaustion, when one of the birds gouged her cheek and narrowly missed her eye, Hedren sat down on the set and began crying. A physician ordered a week's rest, which Hedren said at the time was riddled with "nightmares filled with flapping wings".

The Birds brought her a Golden Globe as Most Promising Newcomer. ^[8] Premiere magazine chose Hedren's character, Melanie Daniels in The Birds as one of "The 100 Greatest Characters of All Time". Premiere was an American and New York City -based film Magazine published by Hachette Filipacchi Media U

Marnie (1964), a psychological thriller from the novel by Winston Graham, was Hedren's second Hitchcock assignment, co-starring with Sean Connery. Marnie is a 1964 Psychological thriller directed by Alfred Hitchcock and based on the novel of the same name by Winston Graham Psychological thriller is a specific sub-genre of the wide-ranging thriller genre Winston Mawdsley Graham OBE ( June 30, 1908 – July 10, 2003) was an English Novelist, best known for the Sir Thomas Sean Connery (born August 25 1930) is an Academy Award - Golden Globe - and BAFTA Award -winning Scottish She recalls Marnie as the favorite of her two films for Hitchcock because of the central character, an emotionally battered young woman who travels from city to city assuming various guises in order to rob her employers. ^[9] On release, the film was greeted by mixed reviews and indifferent box-office; over the years, however, it has significantly grown in stature among Hitchcock fans.

Although Hitchcock continued to have Hedren in mind for several other films after Marnie, the actress declined any further work with him. Other directors who wanted to hire her had to go through Hitchcock, who would inform them she was unavailable. "It grew to be impossible. He was a very controlling type of person, and I guess I'm not about to be controlled", said Hedren, who bought out her contract. Ending their professional relationship on a sour note, she recalled, "He said, 'Well, I'll ruin your career. ' And he did. "^[10] Hedren then recorded a couple of songs, "If You were a Carpenter" and "My life without you," which were released in 1966,^[11] and guest-starred in a couple of television shows.

Charles Chaplin cast her as the sophisticated, brittle, cheated-upon wife of Marlon Brando in his shipboard comedy A Countess from Hong Kong (1967). Marlon Brando Jr (April 3 1924 – July 1 2004 was an Academy Award -winning American Actor, whose body of work spanned over half a century A Countess from Hong Kong is a 1967 Comedy film and the last film directed by Charles Chaplin. She made more than 40 films between 1967 and 2006, including Pacific Heights, Citizen Ruth and I Heart Huckabees. Pacific Heights is a 1990 thriller film directed by John Schlesinger, starring Melanie Griffith, Matthew Modine, and Citizen Ruth is a 1996 film that tells a story of a poor irresponsible and pregnant woman who unexpectedly attracts attention from those involved in the debate I Heart Huckabees, also known as I Love Huckabees, and written as I ♥ Huckabees, is a 2004 Comedy film More recently, she has appeared in episodes of The 4400 and Fashion House and the forthcoming thriller Rodeo Girl (2007). The 4400 (read "the forty-four hundred" is a Science fiction Television program produced by CBS Paramount Network Television in association Fashion House was an American Telenovela that aired at 9 pm ET/8 p

Influence

Hedren's influence on actors and films has surfaced in recent years: A Louis Vuitton ad campaign in 2006 paid tribute to Hedren and Hitchcock with a modern-day interpretation of the deserted railway station opening sequence of Marnie. Louis Vuitton Malletier, commonly referred to as Louis Vuitton ( pronounced /lwi vɥitɔ̃/ or sometimes shortened to LV, is a French luxury fashion Marnie is a 1964 Psychological thriller directed by Alfred Hitchcock and based on the novel of the same name by Winston Graham Her 1963 publicity picture from The Birds was the cover for Jean-Pierre Dufreigne's book Hitchcock Style (2004). ^[12] In interviews, Naomi Watts has stated that her character interpretation in Mulholland Drive (2001) was influenced by the look and performances of Hedren and Kim Novak in Hitchcock films. Naomi Ellen Watts (born September Mulholland Drive is a 2001 Mystery film written and directed by David Lynch that exhibits elements of Film noir and Surrealism Kim Novak (born February 13, 1933) is an American actress, who was one of her nation's most popular movie stars in the late 1950s ^[13] Watts and Hedren later acted in I Heart Huckabees (2004) but didn't share any scenes together. I Heart Huckabees, also known as I Love Huckabees, and written as I ♥ Huckabees, is a 2004 Comedy film Watts is expected to star in the remake of The Birds (1963)^[14] and has dressed up as Hedren's title character from Marnie for a photo shoot for March 2008 issue of Vanity Fair magazine. The Birds ( 1963) is a Horror film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, based on the Short story of the same name by Marnie is a 1964 Psychological thriller directed by Alfred Hitchcock and based on the novel of the same name by Winston Graham ^[15] In the same Vanity Fair issue, Jodie Foster dressed up as Hedren's character, Melanie Daniels from The Birds (1963). Alicia Christian "Jodie" Foster (born November 19 1962 is a two-time Academy Award, BAFTA, and Golden Globe -award winning American The Birds ( 1963) is a Horror film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, based on the Short story of the same name by ^[16] Michael O'Donoghue, one of the writers of the original Saturday Night Live (1975), praised its star Jane Curtin when he said she had "an icy Tippi Hedren quality" about her. Michael O'Donoghue ( January 5, 1940 - November 8, 1994) was a 20th century American writer and performer Saturday Night Live ( SNL) is a weekly late-night 90-minute American Sketch comedy / Variety show based in New York City Jane Therese Curtin (born September 6 1947 is an Emmy Award - and Golden Globe -winning as well as 8-time Emmy Award-nominated American Actress ^[17] Bridget Fonda, who played Hedren's daughter in the straight-to-cable film Break Up (1998), told her she had watched Marnie "a million times". Bridget Jane Fonda (born January 27, 1964) is an Emmy - and Golden Globe Award -nominated American actress. Break Up is the second EP from Smoking Popes. Track listing "Waiting Around" "Down the Street" "Never Coming

Shambala Preserve

May 2006: Shambala benefit stage production of The Birds in Hollywood, California. (L-R) Shambala supporter Don Norte, Veronica Cartwright, playwright David Cerda, Tippi Hedren and Shambala supporter Kevin Norte. Kevin and Don Norte are a Los Angeles based gay rights community activst couple involved in the movement at a grass roots level as detailed below Involvement in Challenges Veronica A Cartwright (born April 20, 1949) is an Emmy Award-nominated English/American Actress. David Cerda (born 1961 is an American Gay performer and Playwright based in Chicago, Illinois. Kevin and Don Norte are a Los Angeles based gay rights community activst couple involved in the movement at a grass roots level as detailed below Involvement in Challenges

In 1981, Hedren produced Roar, an 11-year project that ended up costing $17 million and starring dozens of African lions. 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 ^[18] "This was probably one of the most dangerous films that Hollywood has ever seen", remarked the actress. "It's amazing no one was killed. " During the production of Roar, Hedren, her husband at the time, Noel Marshall, and daughter Melanie were attacked by lions; Jan de Bont, the director of photography, was scalped. Noel Marshall was an agent and producer in Hollywood, California Jan de Bont (born October 22, 1943) is a Dutch Cinematographer, producer, and Film director. She later co-wrote the book Cats of Shambala (1985) about the experience.

Roar made only $2 million worldwide. Hedren ended her marriage to Marshall a year later in 1982. The film directly led to the 1983 establishment of the non-profit Roar Foundation and Hedren's Shambala Preserve, located at the edge of the Mojave Desert in Acton, California between the Antelope Valley and the Santa Clarita Valley 40 miles northeast of Los Angeles. A non-profit organization ( abbreviated "NPO" also "not-for-profit" is a legally constituted Organization whose objective is to support or engage Shambala Preserve is wild animal preserve established in 1972 and located in Acton California, a Desert community 10 miles southwest of Palmdale For the indigenous American tribe see Mohave. The Mojave Desert (moʊˈhɑːvi or /məˈhɑːvi/ ( Hayikwiir Mat'aar in Mojave Acton is an unincorporated Census-designated place in Los Angeles County, California near the Antelope Valley. The Santa Clarita Valley is the valley of the Santa Clara River in Southern California. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West Shambala currently houses some 70 animals, including African lions, Siberian and Bengal tigers, leopards, servals, mountain lions and bobcats. The Siberian tiger ( Panthera tigris altaica) also known as the Amur tiger, Manchurian tiger, or Ussuri tiger, is a rare Subspecies The Bengal tiger, or Royal Bengal tiger ( Panthera tigris tigris or Panthera tigris bengalensis) is a Subspecies of Tiger primarily The leopard (lɛpɚd Panthera pardus) is an Old World Mammal of the Felidae family and the smallest of the four roaring The Serval (ˈsɝvəl Leptailurus serval) is a medium-sized African wild cat. The cougar ( Puma concolor) also puma, mountain lion, or panther, depending on region is a Mammal of the Felidae family The Bobcat ( Lynx rufus) is a North American Mammal of the cat family Felidae. Hedren lives on the Shambala site and conducts monthly tours of the preserve for the public.

Hedren took in and cared for Togare, a lion that belonged to Anton LaVey, after he was told by San Francisco officials that he couldn't keep a fully grown lion as a house pet. Anton Szandor LaVey, (April 11 1930 &ndash October 24 1997 born Howard Stanton Levey, was the American Founder and High Priest of the More recently, Shambala became the new home for Michael Jackson’s two Bengal tigers after he decided to close his zoo at his Neverland Valley Ranch in Los Olivos, California. Michael Joseph Jackson (born August 29 1958 is an American musician entertainer and businessman Value In early 2004 news program Entertainment Tonight estimated Neverland Ranch to be valued at approximately $120 million Los Olivos is an unincorporated place in Santa Barbara County California. On December 3, 2007, Shambala Preserve made headlines when Chris Orr, a caretaker for the animals, was mauled by a tiger named Alexander. Events 1800 - War of the Second Coalition: Battle of Hohenlinden, French Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ^[19]

Several documentaries have focused on Shambala Preserve, including the 30-minute Lions: Kings of the Serengeti (1995), narrated by Melanie Griffith, and Animal Planet's Life with Big Cats (1998), which won the Genesis Award for best documentary in 1999. Animal Planet is an American Satellite and Cable Television channel (also broadcast via IPTV in the UK) launched on The animals at the preserve served as the initial inspiration for the life's work of artist A. E. London, who started her career working for Hedren. Anne E London (born December 31, 1957 in southern California) is an American artist and conservationist

Personal life

Hedren met and married actor/producer Peter Griffith in 1952. Note For Peter N Griffith, an Art Department worker Peter Atwill Griffith ( October 23, 1933 - May 14, The marriage lasted until 1961, and produced one daughter, actress Melanie Griffith, in 1957. Melanie Griffith (born August 9, 1957) is an Academy Award nominated Golden Globe winning American Film actress She married her then-agent Noel Marshall, who later produced three of her films, in 1964; they divorced in 1982. Noel Marshall was an agent and producer in Hollywood, California She married businessman Luis Barrenechea in 1985 but divorced him 10 years later. In 2002, she married veterinarian Dr. Martin Dinnes. In a recent LA times article, Ms Hedren was described as being a pivotol figure in the modern development of Vietnamese owned nail salons in the US. She was apparently drawn to the plight of Vietnamese refugees from the Vietnam War and in 1975, helped 20 Vietnamese immigrants by having her manicurist teach them the skills of the trade. This single event in history has been cited as the genesis of the modern proflieration of Vietnamese owned nail salons in the US.

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• Animals Aloud: Tippi Hedren takes Deirdre Kennedy on a tour of Shambala

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• Newsmaker of the Week: Tippi Hedren - Hedren discusses her acting career and efforts to save big cats

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