Melanie Griffith

Melanie Griffith - the star of American cinema, became famous for her leading role in the film "Business Woman", for which she received a Golden Globe.

The girl was born on August 9, 1957 in New York, in the family of the popular model and actress Tippy Hedren and Peter Griffith, an advertising agency employee. Four years later, the couple divorced and soon each had a new family. Tippy tied the knot with producer Noel Marshall and moved to California with her daughter. The father remained in New York, two more children were born in his new family.

Melanie has a mixed background: her ancestors were from Norway, Sweden, Germany and England. Due to the creative professions of her parents, the girl began to be involved early in filming. So at the age of 9 months, his own father, Peter Griffith, shot his daughter in a commercial. In her early years, Melanie went to study acting classes in Hollywood. In her youth, she continued her education at the Adler School in New York. At the same time, the girl tries herself in the first roles, acting in episodes of the films "Harrad's Experiment", "Smile" and "Starsky and Hutch".

Melanie's first serious application as an actress was the role in the psychological thrillers by Arthur Penn's Night Moves and Stuart Rosenberg's Swimming Pool of the Drowned. Melanie Griffith has a reputation as an actress in the horror genre, which she later successfully dispelled, brilliantly playing the main role in the comedy "Army Story". It was the first comedic experience of the actress with which she coped successfully. Together with actresses Jamie Lee Curtis, Kathleen Quinlan, Susan Blanchard, Julie Carmen, Janet McLachlan, Melanie shows the twists and turns of military service, seasoned with a great deal of humor.

The young actress took part in the experiment of her mother and stepfather, who took a real lion into the house to create a thriller about animals and humans "Roar". For several weeks, the king of beasts named Neil lived with members of the Tippi and Noel family, and the lion's games with Melanie and her half-brothers were captured on film. This experiment nearly cost the lives of the filming participants: more than 70 people were injured, including Melanie. The film was released in 1981, along with the comedy about the female combat unit "Army Story".

In 1982, in connection with an accident on the road, a large amount of drugs was found in Melanie Griffith's blood, the girl was placed in a rehabilitation center for treatment for several years. Two years later, the young actress successfully returned to the screens. She was immediately offered the lead role in Brian De Palma's pseudo-thriller Body Double. A mysterious story about the murder of a beautiful woman living in the house opposite, played by actors Craig Wasson, Melanie Griffith and Gregg Henry, reveals the secrets of an underground clan of criminals. The audience will find out who is the head of the gang at the end of the picture.

Once again playing the uninhibited beauty Lulu in the company of charming men (Jeff Daniels and Ray Liotta) in the movie "Wild Thing", Griffith starts working on the image of the main character in the comedy musical "Business Girl". In addition to Melanie Griffith, the star cast of the film includes Sigourney Weaver, Harrison Ford and Alec Baldwin. The picture brought Melanie an Oscar nomination and a coveted Golden Globe statuette. The filmmakers Mike Nichols, Mark Lawrence and Douglas Wick have made three times budget box office profits.

Filming in intriguing films surrounded by famous handsome men is the actress's favorite pastime. In the same year with the musical came the crime drama "Thunderous Monday", in which Melanie, the leading actress, became partners on the set with Tommy Lee Jones, Sting and Sean Bean.

In the 90s, Melanie's creative activity diminished, with the exception of the main roles in the films "Pocket Money", "The Conspiracy". For the comedy Bonfire of Vanities, in which Griffith played one of the main characters, a star cast was selected: Tom Hanks, Bruce Willis, Kim Cattrall, Morgan Freeman, Saul Rubinek. The film adaptation of T. Wolfe's novel in the United States alone grossed more than $ 15 million. In the crime drama A Stranger Among Us, the heroine Melanie, a brave police woman, penetrates the Hasidic community to find a criminal. The main roles are played by John Pankow and Tracy Pollan.

Successful works of this period were the supporting roles in the films "Two is too much", "Paradise" and "Lessons in Love". Despite the fact that in the sensational drama "Lolita", where the main characters were played by Jeremy Irons and Dominic Swain, Melanie got the minor role of the girl's mother, critics praised the actress's skills. In the late 90s, Melanie mastered the television niche, playing in "Project 281", which was created for the HBO channel. The work was so successful that Melanie was awarded an Emmy for Best Supporting Actor.

In the early 2000s, Melanie Griffith starred in Paul Goldman's historical comedy The Night We Called Day. The plot tells the story of the journey of the golden voice of America Frank Sinatra to Australia with a tour, during which there was an unpleasant incident with the insult of a journalist. The reaction of the Australian public was unusual for the singer, and Frank could not find a way out of this situation for a long time.

In the early 2000s, the actress actively masters a new genre of musical for herself and successfully debuts in the musical performance "Chicago". The role of Roxy, played by Griffith, was highly praised by critics. Melanie also appeared in the cult series Body Parts, which started in 2003, and in the animated science fiction comedy Robot Chicken. Thanks to these projects, Griffith's popularity begins to gain momentum again, as in the mid-90s.

Actress Melanie Griffith from a young age was distinguished by her beauty. According to external data, she was in no way inferior to the beautiful mother. Griffith is 176 cm tall and weighs 65 kg. A charming face, a toned youthful figure made Melanie one of the sexiest stars in Hollywood. But over time, the actress became interested in surgical plastic. This was partly due to the fear of losing a loved one. 

It is known that the husband is three years younger than Melanie. Despite her husband's protests against plastic surgery, Griffith regularly underwent facelifts, eyelid blepharoplasty, Botex injections, and lip contouring. As a result of a large number of surgeries today, the actress's face looks unnatural. In addition, she was diagnosed with skin cancer at an early stage, which doctors safely stopped.

Melanie Griffith married for the first time in 1975 to actor Don Johnson, who at that time was her partner in the film "Night Moves". But the marriage lasted four years. The second husband of the actress was Stephen Bauer, an American actor of Cuban descent, who became famous for his work in the film "Scarface". He became the father of Melanie's first child, the son of Alexander Griffith Bauer, who was born in 1985. 

After 2 years, the boy's parents broke up, and Griffith returned to her first spouse Don. In 1989, a daughter, Dakota Johnson, was born into a family of actors. A girl in popularity as an actress can compete with her grandmother and mother. In 2006, she already received the title of "Miss Golden Globe".

In 1996, on the set of Two is Too, Melanie met with Spanish actor Antonio Banderas, whom she soon married after parting with Don Johnson. Despite the age difference, the artists' marriage was so strong that they were considered the model couple in Hollywood. In the first year of marriage, Melanie gave birth to her second daughter, Stella. 

Children from previous marriages, Griffith lived with their mother and stepfather. But after 18 years, the union broke up. The reason for the divorce is considered by many to be Banderas' new hobby - Nicole Kempel, the owner of a European bank. Nevertheless, Melanie maintains warm friendly relations with her ex-husband.

For several years in a row, Melanie rarely appears on the screens. The last works of the actress were the series "The Insurer", "The Way" and film scoring. The actress continues to star in the Hawaii 5.0 project. In 2017, with the participation of Griffith, the multi-part films "The Woe Creator" and "Dabka" are being prepared for release.

After the divorce in 2016, Griffith moved to a mansion in Assen and spends a lot of time in seclusion. Today her children have become the main concern for the artist. Together with Dakota, the actress experienced the success of her daughter's first high-profile film "50 Shades of Gray". Melanie, along with Antonio, attended the graduation party of the youngest Stella. 

In 2017, Griffith is set to celebrate his 60th birthday. In addition, a new film "Fifty Shades Darker" is soon preparing for release, in which the daughter Dakota will again play the main role.

"Night Moves" - (1975) "Death Pool" - (1975) "Roar" - (1981) "Dummy Body" - (1984) "Wild Thing" - (1986) "Miami Police. Department of Morals "- (1987)" Thunderous Monday "- (1988)" Business Girl "- (1988)" Women and Men: Stories of Seduction "- (1990)" Bonfire of Vanity "- (1990)" Two is too much "- (1995) Rock Mulholland - (1996) Lolita - (1997) Project 281 - (1999) Fellow Travelers - (2000) Fatal Seduction - (2005) Take Pity on Mercy - (2006)

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Melanie Griffith Net Worth 2021

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Melanie Griffith Net Worth 2020

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Melanie Griffith Net Worth 2019

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Melanie Griffith Net Worth 2017

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