Scene from Joyride (1977)

Alternate Names: Melanie Banderas, Melanie Richards Griffith, Мелані Гріффіт, ملانی گریفیت, مِلانی گریفیت

Physical Characteristics:

• Eye Color: blue
• Hair Color: blond hair

First Appearances:

• Smith! (1969) as Extra (uncredited)

Most Important Roles:

• Smile (1975) as Karen
• Working Girl (1988) as Tess McGill
• Pacific Heights (1990) as Patty Palmer
• The Harrad Experiment (1973) as Student (uncredited)
• Roar (1981) as Melanie
• Mulholland Falls (1996) as Katherine Hoover
• Stuart Little 2 (2002) as Margalo (voice)
• Something Wild (1986) as Audrey Hankel
• Nobody's Fool (1994) as Toby Roebuck
• Body Double (1984) as Holly Body

Career Highlights:

• Smile (1975)
• Working Girl (1988)
• Pacific Heights (1990)
• The Harrad Experiment (1973)
• Roar (1981)
• Mulholland Falls (1996)
• Stuart Little 2 (2002)
• Something Wild (1986)
• Nobody's Fool (1994)
• Body Double (1984)

Awards:

• Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy (1988)
• Golden Globe Ambassador (1975)
• National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress (1984)
• Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actress (1992)
• Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actress (1996)

Melanie Richards Griffith, born August 9, 1957 in New York City to actress Tippi Hedren and advertising executive Peter Griffith, began her acting career in the 1970s with roles in independent thriller films like 'Night Moves' (1975). She gained mainstream success in the mid-1980s, earning a National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress for 'Body Double' (1984), and an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress for 'Working Girl' (1988). In the 1990s, she starred in films like 'Pacific Heights' (1990) and 'Mulholland Falls' (1996), and received Golden Globe nominations for roles in 'Buffalo Girls' (1995) and 'RKO 281' (1999). She also appeared on television series such as 'Nip/Tuck', 'Raising Hope', and 'Hawaii Five-0'. Griffith made her Broadway debut in a revival of 'Chicago' in 2003, and returned to film with roles in 'Autómata' (2014) and 'The Disaster Artist' (2017).