American movie star Melanie Griffith became famous for playing the main role in the film "Business Woman" and even received the Golden Globe Award. And a year ago, the actress celebrated her 60th birthday.
The beautiful actress was born in the summer of 1957 in the US capital. Parents were Peter Griffith, an advertising agency employee, as well as an actress with an interesting name, Tippy Hedren. The couple lived together for about four years, but could not bear each other and filed for divorce. After which each of them created his own family. Tippi decided to marry the then-famous producer Noel Marshall, and then went to California with her beloved daughter. But Peter did not leave his hometown at all, meeting a new love.
Biography
It is believed that Melanie Griffith is of mixed origin, her ancestors were born not only from England, but also from Norway, as well as Sweden. Since parents were considered creative personalities, the girl, as if copying their behavior, began to act in films early. At a young age, she graduated from courses for actors, then studied at Adler’s school.
Career Melanie
The very first films in which Melanie played were: Hutch, Harrad Experiment, and Smile. She also took part in a large number of psychological thrillers. She was considered an amazingly talented actress in the horror genre, but later she also managed comedic roles.
After some time, her mother and stepfather took a real lion to the house, so that Melanie starred in a terrible thriller about animals and a man called "Roar". The king of beasts became a member of their family. But the experiment was not entirely successful. Leo wounded Melanie when she once again wanted to play with him, although she was trained.
In 1982, the girl had a serious accident, she not only suffered, but was also placed in a rehabilitation center. The fact is that drugs were found in her blood. They treated the actress for several years. During this time, the career began to decline.
After leaving the rehabilitation, the young actress continued to act in films. Favorite and most successful for her was the role in the film "Business Girl". The following actors took part in this work: Alec Baldwin, as well as Harrison Ford and even Sigourney Weaver. Melanie, already a mature woman, loved to act surrounded by beautiful actors. Over time, her activity on the set diminished, except for the roles in the films “Conspiracy”, as well as “Pocket Money”. Morgan Freeman, Bruce Willis, Tom Hanks, Kim Cattrall and even Sol Rubinek became her regular partners in the movie Bonfire of the Vanities.
