Melanie Griffith biography
Melanie Griffith is an American actress, born on 9 August 1957 in Manhattan.
Melanie Griffith's screen career began in 1969 with Smith!, playing Extra.
Melanie Griffith has appeared in 57 films and 34 television or streaming titles.
The most recent films are By Design (2025), The High Note (2020), The Pirates of Somalia (2017).
Honours include Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture , Musical or Comedy, Golden Globe Ambassador and National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress.
- Also known as
- Melanie Banderas
- Born
- 9 August 1957 (age 69)
- Birthplace
- Manhattan
- Work
- Actor, Film actor, Blogger, Television actor, Film producer
- Film industries
- Hollywood and beyond
- Years active
- 1958 to present
- Awards
- Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture , Musical or Comedy
- Golden Globe Ambassador
- National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress
- Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actress
- Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actress
Melanie Griffith filmography
57 films and 34 television or streaming titles, newest first.
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | By Design | Narrator (voice) | ||
| 2020 | The High Note | Tess Sherwoode | ||
| 2017 | The Pirates of Somalia | Maria Bahadur | ||
| 2017 | The Disaster Artist | Jean Shelton | ||
| 2015 | Day Out of Days | Kathy | ||
| 2015 | Ithaca | English | ||
| 2014 | Autómata | Susan Dupré | ||
| 2014 | Thirst | Sue | Short film | |
| 2013 | Dark Tourist | Betsy | ||
| 2012 | Yellow | Patsy | ||
| 2012 | Dino Time | Tyra (voice) | ||
| 2010 | A Turtle's Tale: Sammy's Adventures | Snow (voice) | ||
| 2003 | Tempo | Sarah James | ||
| 2003 | The Night We Called It a Day | Barbara Marx | ||
| 2003 | Shade | Eve | ||
| 2002 | Stuart Little 2 | Margalo the Bird (voice) | ||
| 2002 | Searching for Debra Winger | English | ||
| 2001 | Tart | Diane Milford | ||
| 2000 | Sven Nykvist: Light Keeps Me Company | Swedish | ||
| 2000 | Forever Lulu | English | ||
| 2000 | Cecil B. Demented | Honey Whitlock | ||
| 1999 | Crazy in Alabama | Lucille Vinson | ||
| 1999 | The Book That Wrote Itself | English | ||
| 1998 | Celebrity | Nicole Oliver | ||
| 1998 | Shadow of Doubt | Kitt Devereux |
Show all 57 films
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Junket Whore | English | ||
| 1998 | Another Day in Paradise | Sid | ||
| 1997 | Lolita | Charlotte Haze | ||
| 1996 | Mulholland Falls | Katherine Hoover | ||
| 1995 | Now and Then | Tina 'Teeny' Tercell | ||
| 1995 | Two Much | Betty Kerner | ||
| 1994 | Nobody's Fool | Toby Roebuck | ||
| 1994 | Milk Money | Eve "V" | ||
| 1993 | Born Yesterday | Billie Dawn | ||
| 1992 | A Stranger Among Us | Emily Eden | ||
| 1992 | Shining Through | Linda Voss | ||
| 1991 | Paradise | Lily Reed | ||
| 1990 | Pacific Heights | Patty Palmer | ||
| 1990 | The Bonfire of the Vanities | Maria Ruskin | ||
| 1990 | In the Spirit | Hadley | ||
| 1988 | Working Girl | Tess McGill | ||
| 1988 | The Milagro Beanfield War | Flossie Devine | ||
| 1988 | Stormy Monday | Kate | ||
| 1988 | Cherry 2000 | Edith 'E' Johnson | ||
| 1986 | Something Wild | Audrey 'Lulu' Hankel | ||
| 1984 | Fear City | Loretta | ||
| 1984 | Body Double | Holly Body | ||
| 1981 | Underground Aces | Lucy | ||
| 1981 | Roar | Melanie | ||
| 1977 | One on One | The Hitchhiker | ||
| 1977 | The Garden | Young Girl | ||
| 1977 | Joyride | Susie | ||
| 1975 | The Drowning Pool | Schuyler Devereaux | ||
| 1975 | Night Moves | Delly Grastner | ||
| 1975 | Smile | Karen Love | ||
| 1973 | The Harrad Experiment | Extra | Uncredited | |
| 1969 | Smith! | Extra | Uncredited |
Television and streaming
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | SMILF | Enid | Episode: "Sex Makes It Less Formal" | |
| 2017 | The Path | Jackie | Episode: "Return" | |
| 2016 | J.L. Family Ranch | Laura Lee Schafer | ||
| 2015 | The Brainy Bunch | Grandmother | Failed pilot | |
| 2014 | Hawaii Five-0 | Clara Williams | 4 episodes | |
| 2013 | Call Me Crazy: A Five Film | Kristin | Segment: "Maggie" | |
| 2012 | If a Ham Falls in the Woods | English | ||
| 2012 | Not Indecent, But Not Quite Decent Enough Proposal | English | ||
| 2012 | This American Housewife | Leila Swift | Failed pilot | |
| 2012 | Raising Hope | Tamara | 2 episodes | |
| 2012 | DTLA | Kimberley | 2 episodes | |
| 2011 | Hot in Cleveland | Melanie Griffith | Episode: "Sisterhood of the Traveling SPANX" | |
| 2010 | Nip/Tuck | Brandie Henry | Episode: "Sheila Carlton" | |
| 2007 | Viva Laughlin | Bunny Baxter | Series regular | |
| 2006 | Robot Chicken | Hermione Granger / Love-a-Lot Bear / Bashful Heart Bear (voices) | Episode: "Password: Swordfish" | |
| 2005 | Heartless | Miranda Wells | ||
| 2005 | Twins | Lee Arnold | Series regular | |
| 2000 | Along for the Ride | Lulu McAfee | ||
| 1999 | RKO 281 | Marion Davies | ||
| 1998 | Me & George | Failed pilot | ||
| 1995 | Buffalo Girls | Dora DuFran | ||
| 1990 | Women & Men: Stories of Seduction | Lureen | ||
| 1987 | Miami Vice | Christine von Marburg | Episode: "By Hooker by Crook" | |
| 1985 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Girl | Episode: "Pilot" | |
| 1981 | The Star Maker | Dawn Barnett Youngblood |
Show all 34 titles
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | She's in the Army Now | Pvt. Sylvie Knoll | ||
| 1981 | Golden Gate | Karen | ||
| 1979 | Vega$ | Dawn Peters | Episode: "Red Handed" | |
| 1978 | The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries | Stacey Blain | Episode: "The House on Possessed Hill" | |
| 1978 | Steel Cowboy | Johnnie | ||
| 1978 | Starsky & Hutch | Julie McDermott | Episode: "The Action" | |
| 1978 | Daddy, I Don't Like it Like This | Girl in Hotel | ||
| 1978 | Carter Country | Tracy Quinn | 2 episodes | |
| 1976 | Once an Eagle | Jinny Massengale |