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Melanie Richards Griffith is an American film, stage, and television actress, and film producer. She began her career in the 1970s, appearing in several independent thriller films before achieving mainstream success in the mid-1980s.
Birth Name
Melanie Richards Griffith
Born
Friday, 09 August 1957
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Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Commitment to Life | Self | 2023 |
| The High Note | Tess | 2020 |
| American Style | Tess McGill | 2019 |
| The Green Fog | Patty Palmer | 2018 |
| The Pirates of Somalia | Maria Bahadur | 2017 |
| The Disaster Artist | Jean Shelton | 2017 |
| SMILF | Enid | 2017 |
| Roar: The Most Dangerous Movie Ever Made | Self / Self (archive footage) | 2017 |
| JL Ranch | Laura Lee | 2016 |
| The Path | Jackie Richards | 2016 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Commitment to Life | Self | 2023 |
| The High Note | Tess | 2020 |
| American Style | Tess McGill | 2019 |
| The Green Fog | Patty Palmer | 2018 |
| The Pirates of Somalia | Maria Bahadur | 2017 |
| The Disaster Artist | Jean Shelton | 2017 |
| SMILF | Enid | 2017 |
| Roar: The Most Dangerous Movie Ever Made | Self / Self (archive footage) | 2017 |
| JL Ranch | Laura Lee | 2016 |
| The Path | Jackie Richards | 2016 |
| Collision Course | Self | 2016 |
| Day Out of Days | Kathy | 2015 |
| Automata | Duprè / Cleo (voice) / Dr. Susan Dupré | 2014 |
| Yellow | Patsy | 2014 |
| Dark Tourist | Betsy | 2013 |
| Call Me Crazy: A Five Film | Kristin | 2013 |
| The '80s: The Decade That Made Us | Self | 2013 |
| Back to the Jurassic | Tyra | 2012 |
| DTLA | Mom / Kimberly | 2012 |
| The 84th Annual Academy Awards | Self - Audience Member | 2012 |
| This American Housewife | Leila Swift | 2012 |
| Love Lust | Self | 2011 |
| Hawaii Five-0 | Clara Williams | 2010 |
| Raising Hope | Tamara Collins | 2010 |
| A Turtle's Tale: Sammy's Adventures | Snow / Snow (voice) | 2010 |
| Hot in Cleveland | Melanie Griffith | 2010 |
| The 64th Annual Tony Awards | Self - Audience Member | 2010 |
| The 82nd Annual Academy Awards | Self - Audience Member | 2010 |
| Hillary! Uncensored: Banned by the Media | Self | 2008 |
| Viva Laughlin | Bunny | 2007 |
| Nostalgia Critic | V | 2007 |
| My First Time | Self | 2006 |
| Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters | Maria Ruskin | 2006 |
| Hollywood Couples | Self - Guest | 2006 |
| Twins | Lee Arnold | 2005 |
| Dancing with the Stars | Self - Audience | 2005 |
| Heartless | Miranda Wells | 2005 |
| The Contender | Self | 2005 |
| The Insider | Herself (archive footage) | 2004 |
| All the Way | Barbara Marx | 2003 |
| Nip/Tuck | Brandie Henry | 2003 |
| Tempo | Sarah James | 2003 |
| Celebrities Uncensored | Self | 2003 |
| Shade | Eve | 2003 |
| Inside Edition | Self | 2003 |
| Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Herself - Guest | 2003 |
| Stuart Little 2 | Margalo / Margalo the Bird (voice) | 2002 |
| Searching for Debra Winger | Self | 2002 |
| American Idol | Self | 2002 |
| When I Was a Girl | Self | 2001 |
| Tart | Diane Milford | 2001 |
| Forever Lulu | Lulu McAfee | 2001 |
| Robot Chicken | Hermione Granger / Bashful Heart Bear / Love-a-Lot Bear | 2001 |
| Twentieth Century Fox: The Blockbuster Years | Tess McGill | 2000 |
| Ljuset håller mig sällskap | Self - Interviewee / Self | 2000 |
| Cecil B. Demented | Honey Whitlock | 2000 |
| RKO 281 | Marion Davies | 1999 |
| Crazy in Alabama | Lucille / Lucille Vinson | 1999 |
| The Book That Wrote Itself | Miss Griffith | 1999 |
| Another Day in Paradise | Sid | 1999 |
| Celebrity | Nicole Oliver | 1998 |
| Junket Whore | Self | 1998 |
| The Roseanne Show | Self - Guest | 1998 |
| Shadow of Doubt | Kitt Devereux | 1998 |
| The 70th Annual Academy Awards | Self | 1998 |
| Lolita | Charlotte Haze | 1997 |
| Access Hollywood | Self | 1996 |
| The Rosie O'Donnell Show | Self - Guest | 1996 |
| Mulholland Falls | Katherine Hoover | 1996 |
| Two Much | Betty | 1995 |
| Now and Then | Teeny | 1995 |
| A Night to Die for | Self / Herself | 1995 |
| Buffalo Girls | Dora DuFran | 1995 |
| Nobody's Fool | Toby Roebuck | 1994 |
| The Walt Disney Company Presents the American Teacher Awards | Self | 1994 |
| Extra | Self | 1994 |
| Milk Money | V | 1994 |
| The 48th Annual Tony Awards | Self - Presenter | 1994 |
| Inside the Actors Studio | Self - Guest | 1994 |
| Born Yesterday | Billie Dawn | 1993 |
| A Stranger Among Us | Emily Eden | 1992 |
| The Grand Opening of Euro Disney | Self - Host (US version) | 1992 |
| Shining Through | Linda Voss | 1992 |
| The 2nd Annual American Teacher Awards | Self | 1991 |
| Paradise | Lily Reed | 1991 |
| The Bonfire of the Vanities | Maria Ruskin | 1990 |
| Pacific Heights | Patty Palmer | 1990 |
| The Howard Stern Show | Self - Guest | 1990 |
| In the Spirit | Lureen | 1990 |
| Women and Men: Stories of Seduction | Hadley / Hadley (segment "Hills Like White Elephants") | 1990 |
| The 62nd Annual Academy Awards | Self - Presenter | 1990 |
| The Simpsons | Melanie Griffith | 1989 |
| The 61st Annual Academy Awards | Self - Nominee & Presenter | 1989 |
| Working Girl | Tess McGill | 1988 |
| Stormy Monday | Kate | 1988 |
| The Milagro Beanfield War | Flossie Devine | 1988 |
| Cherry 2000 | E. Johnson / Edith 'E.' Johnson | 1987 |
| Biography | Self | 1987 |
| Something Wild | Audrey Hankel | 1986 |
| Body Double | Holly Body / Holly | 1984 |
| Miami Vice | Christine von Marburg | 1984 |
| Fear City | Loretta | 1984 |
| Roar | Melanie | 1981 |
| Entertainment Tonight | Self / Herself (archive footage) | 1981 |
| She's in the Army Now | Pvt. Sylvie Knoll | 1981 |
| Underground Aces | Lucy | 1981 |
| The Cheryl Ladd Special | Ellie - Waitress | 1979 |
| Steel Cowboy | Johnnie | 1978 |
| Vega$ | Dawn Peters | 1978 |
| Carter Country | Tracy Quinn | 1977 |
| Joyride | Susie | 1977 |
| One on One | The Hitchhiker | 1977 |
| The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries | Stacey Blain | 1977 |
| Ha-Gan | Young Girl | 1977 |
| Once an Eagle | Jinny Massengale | 1976 |
| Saturday Night Live | Various / Self - Host / Self | 1975 |
| Smile | Karen - Young American Miss / Karen | 1975 |
| The Drowning Pool | Schuyler / Schuyler Devereaux | 1975 |
| Starsky and Hutch | Julie McDermott | 1975 |
| Night Moves | Delly Grastner / Delilah "Delly" Grastner | 1975 |
| The Harrad Experiment | Student | 1973 |
| Film '72 | Self | 1971 |
| Smith! | Extra | 1969 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Herself | 1962 |
Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Hollywood Mom | 2018 |
| This American Housewife | 2012 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 2000 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television | Nominated |
| 2000 | Emmy | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie | Nominated |
| 1996 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television | Nominated |
| 1989 | Oscar | Best Actress in a Leading Role | Nominated |
| 1989 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical | Won |
| 1987 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical | Nominated |
| 1985 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture | Nominated |
