Melanie Griffith

Q: Has Melanie Griffith won any major awards?

Melanie Griffith has received several nominations, including an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress in 'Working Girl.' She has also won a Golden Globe Award for the same role.

Q: What was Melanie Griffith's first film?

Melanie Griffith's first film was 'The Harrad Experiment' released in 1973. She was just 16 years old at the time and began her career in the entertainment industry.

Q: How many children does Melanie Griffith have?

Melanie Griffith has three children: Alexander Bauer, Dakota Johnson, and Stella Banderas. Dakota Johnson is also an accomplished actress known for her role in the 'Fifty Shades' series.

Q: What is Melanie Griffith's estimated net worth?

Melanie Griffith's estimated net worth is approximately $40 million. This wealth has been accumulated over her extensive acting career and various business ventures.

Q: What is a defining characteristic of Melanie Griffith's acting style?

Melanie Griffith is known for her ability to portray strong, independent women with depth. Her unique voice and emotional range make her performances memorable.

Q: What notable television shows has Melanie Griffith appeared in?

Melanie Griffith has appeared in several television shows, including 'The Office' and 'Empire.' These roles showcased her versatility beyond film.

Q: What is Melanie Griffith's connection to the film 'Working Girl'?

In 'Working Girl,' Melanie Griffith played the lead role of Tess McGill, a secretary with big dreams. This role became iconic and is considered one of her career highlights.

Known for

Working Girl (1988)

IMDb 6.8 / 10

1988 / Comedy, Drama / 113 min

Tess McGill is an ambitious secretary with a unique approach for climbing the ladder to success. When her classy, but villainous boss breaks a...

Lolita (1997)

IMDb 6.8 / 10

1997 / Drama, Romance / 153mins

Humbert Humbert is a middle-aged British novelist who is both appalled by and attracted to the vulgarity of American culture. When he comes to...

Name

Melanie Griffith

Height

5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)

Born

9 August 1957, New York City, New York, USA

Spouses

Antonio Banderas (1996–2015), Steven Bauer (1981–1989), Peter Griffith (1976–1977)

Children

3 (Alexander Bauer, Dakota Johnson, Stella Banderas)

Parents

Tippi Hedren, Peter Griffith

Estimated Net Worth

$40 million

Year	Title	Character	Rating
2026	Movie Melanie Griffith - Die Frau, die Hollywood überlebte	Self (archive footage)	TMDB 8.0 / 10
2026	Movie By Design A woman swaps bodies with a chair, and everyone likes her better as a chair.	Narrator (voice)	TMDB 5.8 / 10
2024	Movie The Little Pageant That Could A documentary that chronicles the journey of L.A.’s “Best in Drag Show” to support the Alliance for Housing and Healing....	Self (archive footage)	Not rated
2023	Movie Commitment to Life Against a rich Hollywood backdrop, "Commitment to Life" documents the true story of the fight against HIV/AIDS in Los Angeles...	Self (archive footage)	Not rated
2022	TV The Kardashians The family you know and love is here with a brand new series, giving an all-access pass into their lives....	Self	TMDB 8.5 / 10
2020	Movie The High Note Set in the dazzling world of the LA music scene comes the story of Grace Davis, a superstar whose talent,...	Tess	TMDB 7.0 / 10
2018	Movie Howard Though legendary lyricist Howard Ashman died far too young, his impact on Broadway, movies, and the culture at large were...	Karen (archive footage)	TMDB 6.8 / 10
2017	Movie The Pirates of Somalia After an inspiring chance encounter with his idol, rookie journalist Jay Bahadur uproots his life and moves to Somalia looking...	Maria Bahadur	TMDB 6.9 / 10
2017	Movie Roar: The Most Dangerous Movie Ever Made Actress Tippi Hedren and her family set out to make a unique film by spending ten years living with and...	Self (archive footage)	TMDB 7.0 / 10
2017	Movie The Disaster Artist An aspiring actor in Hollywood meets an enigmatic stranger by the name of Tommy Wiseau, the meeting leads the actor...	Jean Shelton	TMDB 7.1 / 10
2016	Movie J.L. Family Ranch A veteran rancher and former sheriff, forced to face some federal bureaucracy when an old enemy-cum-millionaire alleges he doesn't actually...	Laura Lee	TMDB 6.0 / 10
2015	Movie Day Out of Days In Los Angeles, a 40-year-old actress works to make it in the cutthroat business of Hollywood while contending with ever-youthful...	Kathy	TMDB 4.3 / 10
2015	Movie Back to the Jurassic Ernie, Julia, and Max accidentally start a time-machine and find themselves back in time 65 million years, where they are...	Tyra	TMDB 6.0 / 10
2015	Movie Nerd Herd A couple faces unexpected parenting challenges when the father becomes a stay-at-home dad decides to home school their kids.	Celeste	Not rated
2014	Movie Automata Jacq Vaucan, an insurance agent of ROC robotics corporation, routinely investigates the case of manipulating a robot. What he discovers...	Dr. Susan Dupré / Cleo (voice)	TMDB 5.9 / 10
2014	Movie Thirst An urban nomad conflicted with his own existence and loneliness finds mercy in the most unlikely place.	Sue	Not rated
2013	Movie The Grief Tourist JIM TAHANA doesn't leave much of an impression when he passes you by. But look closer and you'll sense his...	Betsy	TMDB 4.7 / 10
2013	Movie Call Me Crazy: A Five Film A psychotherapist helps a law student cope with schizophrenia in one of five interconnected tales dealing with mental illness.	Kristin	TMDB 7.0 / 10
2012	Movie Dino Time Young daredevil Ernie, his sister Julia, and his best friend Max accidentally trip a time-machine into operation and find themselves...	Tyra (voice)	TMDB 6.0 / 10
2012	TV DTLA The relationships and sex lives of a diverse group of friends who works and lives in the vibrant community of...	Kimberly	TMDB 3.3 / 10
2012	Movie Yellow A young substitute teacher escapes from her drudging everyday life by fantasizing about bizarre parallel realities.	Patsy	TMDB 4.9 / 10
2010	TV Raising Hope James "Jimmy" Chance is a clueless 24-year-old who impregnates a serial killer during a one-night-stand. Earning custody of his daughter...	Tamara Collins	TMDB 7.4 / 10
2010	TV Hawaii Five-0 Steve McGarrett returns home to Oahu, in order to find his father's killer. The governor offers him the chance to...	Clara Williams	TMDB 7.7 / 10
2010	Movie A Turtle's Tale: Sammy's Adventures Born on a Baja, California beach in 1959, new hatchling Sammy races across the beach to the ocean while avoiding...	Snow (voice)	TMDB 6.1 / 10
2010	TV Hot in Cleveland Three fabulous, eccentric, LA best friends of a certain age have their lives changed forever when their plane unexpectedly lands...	Melanie Griffith	TMDB 7.2 / 10
2007	TV Viva Laughlin Ripley Holden wrestles personally and professionally to open a casino in the desert city of Laughlin, Nevada. Against all odds,...	Bunny	TMDB 2.5 / 10
2007	TV Keeping Up with the Kardashians A peek inside the exploits and privileged private lives of the blended Kardashian-Jenner family, including sisters Kim, Kourtney and Khloé.	Self	TMDB 7.4 / 10
2005	TV Twins Twin sisters—one a driven entrepreneur, the other a glamorous model—inherit their family’s lingerie brand and must juggle rivalry, humor, and...	Lee Arnold	TMDB 7.6 / 10
2005	Movie Lethal Seduction Miranda Wells is an attorney with a sideline in immigration fraud and murder. Miranda's assistant, Carla, is unaware of her...	Miranda Wells	TMDB 3.3 / 10
2004	Movie Happy to Be Nappy and Other Stories of Me Today there are more reasons than ever for families to explore and celebrate diversity. Our ever-expanding world is full of...	Self (voice)	TMDB 8.0 / 10
2003	TV The Ellen DeGeneres Show The Ellen DeGeneres Show, often shortened to just Ellen, is an American television talk show hosted by comedian/actress Ellen DeGeneres.	Self	TMDB 5.6 / 10
2003	Movie The Night We Called It a Day Based on the true events surrounding Frank Sinatra's tour of Australia. When Sinatra calls a local reporter a "two-bit hooker",...	Barbara Marx	TMDB 5.1 / 10
2003	TV Nip/Tuck Hotshot plastic surgeons Dr. Sean McNamara and Dr. Christian Troy experience full-blown midlife crises as they confront career, family and...	Brandie Henry	TMDB 7.2 / 10
2003	Movie Tempo Jenny, a young American woman, moves to Paris and gets involved with Jack, who is seemingly the man of her...	Sarah	TMDB 4.2 / 10
2003	TV Celebrities Uncensored Celebrities Uncensored is a TV program on the E! network that edited together amusing paparazzi footage of celebrities, usually in...	Self	TMDB 4.8 / 10
2003	Movie Shade Tiffany, Charlie and Vernon are con artists looking to up the ante from their typical scams. They figure a good...	Eve	TMDB 6.2 / 10
2002	Movie Stuart Little 2 Stuart, an adorable white mouse, still lives happily with his adoptive family, the Littles, on the east side of Manhattan's...	Margalo (voice)	TMDB 5.8 / 10
2002	Movie Searching for Debra Winger Rosanna Arquette talks to various actresses about the pressures they face as women working in the entertainment industry.	Self	TMDB 6.4 / 10
2001	Movie Tart A student will do anything to become part of the "in-crowd" at the exclusive school she attends in New York.	Diane Milford	TMDB 4.3 / 10
2000	Movie Light Keeps Me Company Carl-Gustaf Nykvist's documentary about his father, Sven Nykvist. The film is based on Sven's memoirs with Sven himself as narrator....	Self	TMDB 7.9 / 10
2000	Movie The Book That Wrote Itself "Vincent believes he has written the great Irish novel. When publishers turn it down he decides to prove them wrong...	Melanie Griffith	TMDB 7.0 / 10
2000	Movie Cecil B. Demented A young lunatic director and his devoted cult of cinema terrorists kidnap a Hollywood movie goddess and force her to...	Honey Whitlock	TMDB 6.4 / 10
2000	Movie Forever Lulu A schizophrenic romantic tracks down her college sweetheart to help her find their son she gave up for adoption sixteen...	Lulu Mcafee	TMDB 5.4 / 10
1999	Movie RKO 281 In 1939, boy-wonder Orson Welles leaves New York, where he has succeeded in radio and theater, and, hired by RKO...	Marion Davies	TMDB 6.5 / 10
1999	Movie Crazy in Alabama An abused wife heads to California to become a movie star while her nephew back in Alabama has to deal...	Lucille Vinson	TMDB 6.0 / 10
1998	Movie Another Day in Paradise In the hope of a big score, two junkie couples team up to commit various drug robberies which go disastrously...	Sid	TMDB 6.2 / 10
1998	Movie Celebrity The career and personal life of writer Lee are at a standstill, so he divorces his bashful wife, Robin, and...	Nicole Oliver	TMDB 6.0 / 10
1998	TV Hollywood Squares On September 14, 1998, a Hollywood Squares revival debuted with Tom Bergeron as its host. In addition to her production...	Self - Panelist	TMDB 7.6 / 10
1998	Movie Shadow of Doubt An attorney uncovers a political conspiracy in the brutal killing of a wealthy young woman.	Kitt Devereux	TMDB 4.8 / 10
1997	Movie Lolita Humbert Humbert is a middle-aged British novelist who is both appalled by and attracted to the vulgarity of American culture....	Charlotte Haze	TMDB 7.1 / 10
1997	TV The View ABC Daytime's morning chatfest, currently featuring Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin, Sara Haines, Alyssa Farah Griffin, and Ana Navarro...	Self	TMDB 4.4 / 10
1996	TV Clive Anderson All Talk	Self	TMDB 7.5 / 10
1996	TV E! True Hollywood Story E! True Hollywood Story is an American documentary series on E! that deals with famous Hollywood celebrities, movies, TV shows...	Unknown character	TMDB 8.2 / 10
1996	Movie Mulholland Falls In 1950s Los Angeles, a special crime squad of the LAPD investigates the murder of a young woman.	Katherine Hoover	TMDB 6.0 / 10
1995	Movie Two Much A struggling Miami art gallerist incurs the wrath of a mobster when he becomes accidentally engaged to his flighty ex-wife,...	Betty	TMDB 5.4 / 10
1995	Movie Now and Then Waxing nostalgic about the bittersweet passage from childhood to puberty, four childhood girlfriends — Teeny, Chrissy, Samantha and Roberta —...	Teeny	TMDB 6.9 / 10
1995	Movie A Night to Die For TV special featuring interviews with Wayne Newton, Wayne Gretzky, Kareem Abdul Jabar, Rudolph Giuliani, Mike Ditka, and Ice-T. Aired on...	Self	TMDB 7.0 / 10
1995	Movie Buffalo Girls The bold escapades of tough-talking Calamity Jane Canary and her illustrious cohorts. It's the waning days of the Wild West...	Dora DuFran	TMDB 6.5 / 10
1995	TV Lo + plus	Self - Audience Member	Not rated
1994	Movie Nobody's Fool A rascally nearing-retirement man juggles a workers' compensation suit while secretly working for his nemesis and flirting with his nemesis'...	Toby Roebuck	TMDB 6.9 / 10
1994	Movie Milk Money Three young boys pool their money and pay V, a kindhearted prostitute, to strip for them. Afterward, she drives them...	V	TMDB 6.4 / 10
1994	TV Inside the Actors Studio James Lipton sits down with some of the world's most accomplished actors and directors for penetrating, fascinating interviews.	Self	TMDB 7.6 / 10
1993	Movie Born Yesterday A rich millionaire hires a sophisticated journalist to bring his somewhat dim-witted girlfriend up to the level of his peers....	Billie Dawn	TMDB 5.3 / 10
1992	Movie A Stranger Among Us Detective Emily Eden is a tough New York City cop forced to go undercover to solve a puzzling murder. Her...	Emily Eden	TMDB 5.5 / 10
1992	TV The Tonight Show with Jay Leno Jay Leno hosts some of the biggest celebrities in the world.	Unknown character	TMDB 5.4 / 10
1992	Movie The Grand Opening of Euro Disneyland On April 11, 1992, The Grand Opening of Euro Disney aired on CBS, offering viewers a spectacular, entertainment-filled evening as...	Self - Host (US)	TMDB 7.3 / 10
1992	Movie Shining Through Spirited New Yorker Linda Voss goes to work for international lawyer and secret Office of Strategic Services operative Ed Leland...	Linda Voss	TMDB 6.5 / 10
1991	Movie Paradise A 10-year-old boy spends a summer in the country with a childless couple and a precocious girl.	Lily Reed	TMDB 6.2 / 10
1990	Movie The Bonfire of the Vanities After his mistress runs over a black teen, a Wall Street hotshot sees his life unravel in the spotlight; A...	Maria Ruskin	TMDB 5.6 / 10
1990	Movie Pacific Heights A couple works hard to renovate their dream house and become landlords to pay for it. Unfortunately one of their...	Patty Palmer	TMDB 6.3 / 10
1990	Movie In the Spirit After her husband loses his job, Marianne moves from Beverly Hills to a nightmare New York City. She hires ditzy...	Lureen	TMDB 4.5 / 10
1990	Movie Women and Men: Stories of Seduction An erotic anthology based on classic short stories, chronicling the complicated relations between the sexes: a salesman seduces a woman...	Hadley	TMDB 4.4 / 10
1989	TV The Simpsons Set in Springfield, the average American town, the show focuses on the antics and everyday adventures of the Simpson family;...	Melanie Griffith (voice)	TMDB 8.0 / 10
1988	Movie Working Girl When a secretary's idea is stolen by her boss, she seizes an opportunity to steal it back by pretending she...	Tess McGill	TMDB 6.6 / 10
1988	Movie Stormy Monday When a corrupt American businessman tries to strong arm his way into businesses in Newcastle, England, he is thwarted by...	Kate	TMDB 5.7 / 10
1988	Movie The Milagro Beanfield War The accidental breakdown of an irrigation valve launches a hot confrontation between the mainly Latino farmers in a tiny New...	Flossie Devine	TMDB 6.6 / 10
1987	Movie Cherry 2000 When successful businessman Sam Treadwell finds that his android wife, Cherry model 2000 has blown a fuse, he hires sexy...	Edith 'E.' Johnson	TMDB 6.0 / 10
1986	Movie Something Wild A free-spirited woman "kidnaps" a yuppie for a weekend of adventure. But the fun quickly takes a dangerous turn when...	Audrey Hankel	TMDB 6.6 / 10
1984	Movie Body Double After losing an acting role and his girlfriend, Jake Scully finally catches a break: he gets offered a gig house-sitting...	Holly Body	TMDB 6.8 / 10
1984	TV Miami Vice The story of the Miami Police Department's vice squad and its efforts to end drug trafficking and prostitution, centered on...	Christine von Marburg	TMDB 7.5 / 10
1984	Movie Fear City Strippers in Manhattan are being stalked and murdered by a psycho. A hard-nosed police detective and a conflicted ex-boxer-turned-private-eye, hired...	Loretta	TMDB 5.4 / 10
1984	TV Goldene Kamera	Self	TMDB 5.7 / 10
1981	Movie Roar Roar follows a family who are attacked by various African animals at the secluded home of their keeper.	Melanie	TMDB 5.9 / 10
1981	Movie Golden Gate A venerable San Francisco publishing family becomes embroiled in a bitter power struggle between the iron-fisted, but ailing, patriarch's son...	Karen	TMDB 9.0 / 10
1981	Movie She's in the Army Now Akin to Private Benjamin, this comedy deals with the tough life of female army recruits going through basic training. Through...	Pvt. Sylvie Knoll	TMDB 5.3 / 10
1981	Movie The Star Maker Danny Youngblood is a famed Hollywood director with a reputation for modeling sexy starlets into superstar actresses, and then turning...	Dawn Barnett Youngblood	TMDB 5.5 / 10
1981	Movie Underground Aces The escapades of a crew of zany parking lot attendants.	Lucy	TMDB 4.7 / 10
1979	Movie The Cheryl Ladd Special A TV musical special starring Cheryl Ladd and her guest stars in various musical numbers and vignettes.	Ellie - Waitress	TMDB 7.0 / 10
1978	Movie Steel Cowboy An independent trucker, trying to keep his marriage alive and his rig out of the hands of bill collectors, agrees...	Johnnie	TMDB 9.0 / 10
1978	TV Vega$ Vega$ is an American detective television drama series that aired on ABC between 1978 and 1981. It was produced by...	Unknown character	TMDB 7.0 / 10
1978	Movie Daddy, I Don't Like It Like This The unfulfilled dreams of his parents and the tensions created at home cause life to become a nightmare for a...	Girl in Hotel Room	TMDB 5.5 / 10
1977	TV Carter Country Carter Country is an American television sitcom that ran from 1977 to 1979 on ABC.	Unknown character	TMDB 5.8 / 10
1977	Movie One on One Henry Steele is a basketball phenom at his small town high school, but when he matriculates to a big city...	The Hitchhiker	TMDB 5.9 / 10
1977	Movie Joyride Scott, John and Suzie quit their boring jobs and depart L.A. for Alaska to pursue their dream of their own...	Susie	TMDB 5.4 / 10
1977	TV The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries is a television series which aired for three seasons on ABC. The series starred Parker...	Unknown character	TMDB 7.1 / 10
1977	Movie The Garden Abraham, an old man, has a fruit garden in Jerusalem that is threatened by a number of people who want...	Young Girl	TMDB 5.1 / 10
1976	TV Once an Eagle Once An Eagle is a 1976 nine-hour American television mini-series directed by Richard Michaels and E.W. Swackhamer. The picture was...	Jinny Massengale	TMDB 6.8 / 10
1975	TV Saturday Night Live A late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels. The show's comedy sketches, which parody contemporary...	Self - Host	TMDB 6.9 / 10
1975	TV Saturday Night Live A late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels. The show's comedy sketches, which parody contemporary...	Self - Cameo (uncredited)	TMDB 6.9 / 10
1975	TV Starsky & Hutch Streetwise Detective David Starsky partners up with a more intellectual partner, Kenneth 'Hutch' Hutchinson, to protect citizens and patrol the...	Julie	TMDB 7.3 / 10
1975	Movie The Drowning Pool Harper is brought to Louisiana to investigate an attempted blackmail scheme. He soon finds out that it involves an old...	Schuyler	TMDB 6.3 / 10
1975	Movie Night Moves Private detective and former football player Harry Moseby gets hired on to what seems a standard missing person case -...	Delilah "Delly" Grastner	TMDB 6.7 / 10
1975	Movie Smile It's time again for California's "Young American Miss" beauty pageant, the biggest event of the year for Big Bob Freelander...	Karen	TMDB 5.9 / 10
1973	Movie The Harrad Experiment At fictional Harrad College students learn about sexuality and experiment with each other. Based on the 1966 book of the...	Student (uncredited)	TMDB 3.7 / 10
1969	Movie Smith! When the Indian Jimmyboy is accused of murder of a white man, he flees onto the ranch of Smith, who's...	Extra (uncredited)	TMDB 5.9 / 10
1962	TV The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson is a talk show hosted by Johnny Carson under The Tonight Show franchise from...	Self	TMDB 7.5 / 10
1956	TV Tony Awards The Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as a Tony Award, recognizes achievement in live Broadway...	Self - Presenter	Not rated
1944	TV Golden Globe Awards An annual awards ceremony recognizing excellence in film and television, both domestic and foreign, bestowed by the Hollywood Foreign Press...	Self - Nominee	TMDB 6.9 / 10
1944	TV Golden Globe Awards An annual awards ceremony recognizing excellence in film and television, both domestic and foreign, bestowed by the Hollywood Foreign Press...	Self	TMDB 6.9 / 10
1944	TV Golden Globe Awards An annual awards ceremony recognizing excellence in film and television, both domestic and foreign, bestowed by the Hollywood Foreign Press...	Self - Audience Member	TMDB 6.9 / 10
TBA	TV American Housewife American Housewife is an unaired American television pilot developed for Lifetime and starring Melanie Griffith.	Unknown character	TMDB 10.0 / 10