Melanie Griffith
Melanie Griffith ( born August 9, 1957 in New York ) is an American actress. She is the daughter of actress Tippi Hedren and Peter Griffith and half-sister of the lesser known actress Tracy Griffith.
Life and career
The first time she was at the age of only 12 years in Smith! - A man against all (1969 ) in front of the camera. She received her first major role in 1975 in the movie The hot track. In 1977, she appeared in the movie " Garden of Refuge" unclothed.
In the 1980s, she was one of the biggest stars in Hollywood and turned, directed by Abel Ferrara, Brian De Palma, Jonathan Demme, Robert Redford, Mike Figgis, Mike Nichols and John Schlesinger. After that, she was not so lucky with her choice of roles - so she turned around with her husband Don Johnson a failed remake of the French youth movie On big way - and played only rarely in ensemble films such as Nobody's Fool - In the long run irresistible, Mulholland Falls and the Woody Allen film Celebrity.
Griffith is now married for the fourth time - every time she went with an actor in front of the altar. In 1976 and then a second time from 1989 to 1996 she led a marriage with Don Johnson, from 1980 to 1987 with Steven Bauer. Since 1996, Griffith has been married to Antonio Banderas, which they used to filming Two Much - had met a blonde too much. She has three children, of whom was born in 1989 Dakota Johnson is active as an actress.
Awards
1989 Griffith was nominated for the lead role in Working Girl for an Oscar. Previously, she had been awarded for this role with the Golden Globe. The foreign press took next four shortlisted: 1985 Body Double, 1987 Something Wild 1996 for her performance in the TV movie Buffalo Girls and in 2000 on the occasion of Citizen Kane - The Hollywood legend. For this film, she was also nominated for an Emmy.
In contrast to this recognition of her work are her many nominations for the Razzie Award ( Razzie ): Bonfire of the Vanities, Like a light in the dark of night and blondes kissing you do not ( Born Yesterday ). In 1997 she was awarded for the first time Mulholland price. Your last date nominations were made for Crazy in Alabama and Cecil B. Demented.
In 2012, Melanie Griffith was awarded at the Munich Film Festival the CineMerit Award for outstanding contributions to the art of film.