Tippi Hedren
Biography
Tippi Hedren is a former American actress and fashion model who began her career on the covers of magazines such as Life and Glamour before Alfred Hitchcock discovered her in a 1961 television commercial. He cast her in The Birds (1963), her screen debut, and Marnie (1964), the two films that brought her worldwide recognition; she won a Golden Globe Award as New Star of the Year for The Birds. She later appeared in A Countess from Hong Kong (1967), Roar (1981), a film she spent over a decade bringing to the screen, Pacific Heights (1990), The Birds II: Land's End (1994), and Citizen Ruth (1996). Her other credits include Satan's Harvest (1970) and I Heart Huckabees (2004). She has worked in more than 80 films and television shows, received a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame, and was honored with the Jules Verne Award.
96years old
Turns 97 on January 19in 70 days
- Born New Ulm
- Star sign: CapricornLast day of the sign, on the Aquarius cusp
- Also credited as Hedren, Nathalie Kay
Movie Career
- Films
- 20
- Career span
- 51 years1963 to 2014
Genres
- Thriller40%, 8 films
- Romance35%, 7 films
- Comedy30%, 6 films
- Drama30%, 6 films
- Documentary15%, 3 films
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Big break
Hedren was discovered by Alfred Hitchcock after he saw her in a 1961 television commercial for a diet drink called Sego, which led to a seven-year contract.
Early training
Hedren was an unknown actress with little training, so Hitchcock had her do a two-day color screen test that cost $25,000, using scenes from his previous films.
Behind the award
At the 21st Golden Globe Awards, Hedren won the Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year, sharing the honor with Elke Sommer, there for The Prize, and Ursula Andress, there for Dr. No.
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Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Alfred Hitchcock directed two of these films, James Nguyen two. Six actors appear in two 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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Damien Carter2 films together, 2003 to 2010
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Patsy van Ettinger2 films together, 2003 to 2010
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All films by James Nguyen
Box office
What Tippi Hedren's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$77.8 million
8 of the 20 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 20 films: 8 worldwide figure; 5 never in cinemas; 7 figure not found.
- 8Worldwide figure
- 5Never in cinemas
- 7Figure not found
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$55M70.7% of the total
- 2$12M14.8% of the total
- 3$7.0M9.0% of the total
- 4$2.0M2.6% of the total
- 5$2.0M2.6% of the total
- 6$285K0.4% of the total
- 7$20K0.0% of the total
- 8$15K0.0% of the total
Awards
Three awards and honors from 1964 to 2010, one of them major.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Globes | |||
| 1964 | New Star of the Year – Actress | Won | |
| Other honors | |||
| 2010 | Genesis Award | Won | |
| Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame | Honored | ||
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