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Who is Melanie Griffith?

Melanie Griffith was born August 9th, 1957 in New York City. She is a Golden Globe winning actress for 1988s Working Girl, for which she was also Oscar nominated. She was born into Hollywood royalty, her mother is Tippi Hedren of Alfred Hitchcocks The Birds, and Marnie. In fact, Hitchcock fancied Hedren his ingenue before having a falling out with her and doing his best to end her career, in Hedrens telling of the tale. So Melanie Griffith was introduced to the Golden Globe stage as Miss Golden Globe 1975, the honor the Hollywood Foreign Press traditionally gives to the daughter (or son, Mr. Golden Globe) of a celebrity. The whispery voiced Melanie has achieved her own A list status and married 3 leading sex symbols for a total of 4 marriages Don Johnson (twice), Steven Bauer (Manny in Scarface) and Antonio Banderas. Although she has been nominated for about one dozen acting awards and appeared on stage to acclaim including the Broadway musical Chicago as leading lady, Roxie, Griffith has also been in some of the most infamous cinematic snafoos—like The Bonfire of the Vanities. Shes been nominated for the industries Worst Film Awards, the Razzies, a whopping 7 times for her specific performances. But she continues to be an integral part of Hollywood. She still acts, she is still married to Banderas, and she has 3 children, one of whom was the Miss Golden Globe of 1996.