Tippi Hedren

Biography

Nathalie Kay "Tippi" Hedren (born January 19, 1930) is an American actress and former fashion model with a career spanning six decades. She is primarily known for her roles in two Alfred Hitchcock films, The Birds and Marnie, and her extensive efforts in animal rescue at Shambala Preserve, an 80-acre (320,000 m2) wildlife habitat which she founded in 1983. Hedren is the mother of Academy Award nominee Melanie Griffith, and they share credits on several productions, notably Pacific Heights (1990).

Known For

The Birds

as Melanie Daniels

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

as Karen Rosenthal

Marnie

as Marnie Edgar

The 4400

as Lily Moore Tyler

I ♥ Huckabees

as Mary Jane Hutchinson

Murder, She Wrote

as Catherine Noble

Pacific Heights

as Florence Peters

The New Batman Adventures

as Donna Day (voice)

Birdemic: Shock and Terror

as Footage from Julie and Jack (as Ms. Tippi Hedren)

Raising Hope

as Nana