Melanie Griffith
Biography
Melanie Griffith is an American actress who began appearing on screen as a teenager and built a career across film, television, and theater. Born in Manhattan to actress Tippi Hedren and raised mainly in Los Angeles, she appeared opposite Gene Hackman in Night Moves (1975). Her breakthrough came with Body Double (1984), which brought her a best supporting actress award from the National Society of Film Critics, and Something Wild (1986) earned her critical acclaim and a Golden Globe nomination. She earned an Academy Award nomination as best actress and a Golden Globe win for Working Girl (1988). Later credits include Pacific Heights (1990), Mulholland Falls (1996), Lolita (1997), Another Day in Paradise (1998), and Cecil B. Demented (2000). She voiced Margalo in Stuart Little 2 (2002), made her Broadway debut in Chicago in 2003, and returned to film in Autómata (2014) and The Disaster Artist (2017).
69years old
Turns 70 on August 9in 304 days
- Born Manhattan
- Star sign: LeoThe sign runs July 23 to August 22
- Melanie Richards Griffith (birth name)Also credited as Melanie Banderas
Movie Career
- Films
- 43
- Career span
- 49 years1975 to 2024
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First role
Griffith made her Broadway debut in 2003 as Roxie Hart in Chicago, despite having no prior training in song and dance.
First role
Griffith's first major role came at 17 in Arthur Penn's Night Moves, playing a runaway teenager pursued by Gene Hackman's private detective.
A first
In 1975, Griffith was named Miss Golden Globe, and she helped out at the Golden Globe Awards ceremony that year.
Melanie Griffith movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Brian De Palma directed two of these films, Yoon-suk Choi two. Two actors appear in three of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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All films by Brian De Palma
Yoon-suk ChoiDirector, 2 films, 2012 to 2015
All films by Yoon-suk Choi
Also two films together26 more actors
- Antonio BanderasAutomata (2014) and Two Much (1995)
- John DiMaggioBack to the Jurassic (2015) and Dino Time (2012)
- Paul NewmanNobody's Fool (1994) and The Drowning Pool (1975)
- Joan CusackTwo Much (1995) and Working Girl (1988)
- Richard SchiffForever Lulu (2000) and Crazy in Alabama (1999)
- Rob SchneiderBack to the Jurassic (2015) and Dino Time (2012)
- Pruitt Taylor VinceThe Grief Tourist (2012) and Nobody's Fool (1994)
- Hank AzariaCelebrity (1998) and Now and Then (1995)
- William BaldwinBack to the Jurassic (2015) and Dino Time (2012)
- Dominique SwainTart (2001) and Lolita (1997)
- Pamela AdlonBack to the Jurassic (2015) and Dino Time (2012)
- Stephen BaldwinBack to the Jurassic (2015) and Dino Time (2012)
- Nora DunnBorn Yesterday (1993) and Working Girl (1988)
- Nolan NorthBack to the Jurassic (2015) and Dino Time (2012)
- Yuri LowenthalDino Time (2012) and A Turtle's Tale: Sammy's Adventures (2010)
- Don JohnsonBorn Yesterday (1993) and Paradise (1991)
- Philip BoscoNobody's Fool (1994) and Working Girl (1988)
- Dakota JohnsonThe High Note (2020) and Crazy in Alabama (1999)
- Sheila McCarthyParadise (1991) and Pacific Heights (1990)
- Thora BirchNow and Then (1995) and Paradise (1991)
- Jerry HardinPacific Heights (1990) and The Milagro Beanfield War (1988)
- Guy BoydPacific Heights (1990) and Body Double (1984)
- Kathy GriffinThe Little Pageant That Could (2024) and A Turtle's Tale: Sammy's Adventures (2010)
- Tippi HedrenPacific Heights (1990) and Roar (1981)
- June Diane RaphaelThe High Note (2020) and The Disaster Artist (2017)
- Dennis DuganNight Moves (1975) and Smile (1975)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Melanie Griffith's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$669 million
27 of the 43 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 43 films: 27 worldwide figure; 3 us gross only; 4 never in cinemas; 9 figure not found.
- 27Worldwide figure
- 3US gross only
- 4Never in cinemas
- 9Figure not found
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 81% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$170M25.4% of the total
- 2$103M15.4% of the total
- 3$72M10.7% of the total
- 4$55M8.2% of the total
- 5$44M6.5% of the total
- 6$39M5.9% of the total
- 7$30M4.5% of the total
- 8$27M4.1% of the total
$128 millionfrom the other 19 films with a worldwide figure, 19% of the total
Awards
Five awards and honors from 1975 to 1996, two of them major.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Globes | |||
| 1988 | Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | Working Girl | Won |
| 1975 | Ambassador | Won | |
| Other honors | |||
| 1996 | Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actress | Mulholland Falls | Won |
| 1992 | Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actress | A Stranger Among Us | Won |
| 1984 | National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress | Body Double | Won |
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.