Tippi Hedren
Birthday: 19 January 1930, New Ulm, Minnesota, USA
Birth Name: Nathalie Kay Hedren
Height: 163 cm
Tippi Hedren was born Nathalie Kay Hedren in New Ulm, Minnesota, to Dorothea Henrietta (Eckhardt) and Bernard Carl Hedren, who ran a general store. Her father was of Swedish descent and her mother was ...Show More
[2014, on what it's like being a matriarch of an acting dynasty] It's funny that nobody in of all my Show more
[2014, on what it's like being a matriarch of an acting dynasty] It's funny that nobody in of all my ancestors was interested in any of the dramatic arts. None of them. It started with me, then my gorgeous daughter Melanie Griffith, and now my granddaughter Dakota Johnson. Now, we are wondering what my other granddaughter Stella Banderas is going to be doing. She's very cerebral. I would be very anxious to see what happens to her. Hide
[In 2006, when asked whether she can watch The Birds (1963) and Marnie (1964) and separate herself f Show more
[In 2006, when asked whether she can watch The Birds (1963) and Marnie (1964) and separate herself from the experience of making them] I can do that now and it is quite a relief, actually. I can look at it and think "She did a good job!" There were years where I would see things and wish I could do them over but now I can just watch them. Hide
My advice to anyone contemplating acting as a profession is to be independently wealthy or have anot Show more
My advice to anyone contemplating acting as a profession is to be independently wealthy or have another vocation as a backup. [Melanie Griffith] and [Antonio Banderas] are well set, but most actors make a pittance. Hide
[on working on the set of The Birds (1963)] One of the ravens was so sweet that Ray [Ray Berwick] wo Show more
[on working on the set of The Birds (1963)] One of the ravens was so sweet that Ray [Ray Berwick] wouldn't teach him all the bad things to do, like peck people and dive-bomb. That raven became my buddy. He'd come up and sit in my dressing room on the set, play with my makeup, and throw it on the floor. I'd walk around on the set with him on my shoulders. Hide
For years, directors and producers came up to me and said they'd wanted me for a role, but [Alfred H Show more
For years, directors and producers came up to me and said they'd wanted me for a role, but [Alfred Hitchcock] wouldn't allow it. The worst was when I found out that François Truffaut had wanted to cast me. I'd never heard a word about it. That one hurt. Hide
It is interesting because some of the critics who really panned [Marnie (1964)] when it came out see Show more
It is interesting because some of the critics who really panned [Marnie (1964)] when it came out see it again and it is like they are reviewing an entirely different movie. I think a lot of it was that all those years ago, people were not aware of how a trauma being inflicted upon a child can affect what happens to them as an adult if it isn't properly dealt with. I think there were multiple reasons why they didn't like it. For some reason, the painted backdrops really bothered people forty years ago - that was a big deal for some reason with the critics. I kept thinking "So what, it's a movie!" Hide
[on Alfred Hitchcock] To be the object of somebody's obsession is a really awful feeling when you ca Show more
[on Alfred Hitchcock] To be the object of somebody's obsession is a really awful feeling when you can't return it. Hide
They called and asked what I thought about a remake of The Birds (1963) and I thought: 'Why would yo Show more
They called and asked what I thought about a remake of The Birds (1963) and I thought: 'Why would you do that? Why?' I mean, can't we find new stories, new things to do? Hide
[In 2016] My marriages were all good - until they weren't. But I got something good out of each of t Show more
[In 2016] My marriages were all good - until they weren't. But I got something good out of each of them. My first husband Peter Griffith was younger than me and I've never understood why I married him but he gave me Melanie Griffith. My second husband Noel Marshall gave me my love of animals. My third husband Luis Barrenechea was everything I wanted in a man, except that he was an alcoholic and that was unbearable. I'd love to have a man in my life and to go on dates but I'll never marry again. I like living alone. I'm vain and I'm also selfish. Who would want that in a woman? Hide
[on being offered the title role in Marnie (1964) by Alfred Hitchcock] I was stunned. I was amazed t Show more
[on being offered the title role in Marnie (1964) by Alfred Hitchcock] I was stunned. I was amazed that he would offer me this incredible role and that he would have that kind of faith in me . . . I thought Marnie was an extremely interesting role to play and a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Hide
When you do a love scene with someone in a movie, you have cameras and lights surrounding you. It's Show more
When you do a love scene with someone in a movie, you have cameras and lights surrounding you. It's not very romantic, especially considering what I was going through. A lot of people have asked me whether or not I had a fling with Sean Connery during the filming of Marnie (1964), and the answer is no. Marnie was so frigid and cold that she screamed when a man came near her. If I had strong feelings for him in real life, it would have shown through my eyes in the film. I was too dedicated to acting. So, no, I don't really know what it's like to kiss Sean Connery. Hide
[on 3/1/05, when asked which is her favorite of the Alfred Hitchcock films she starred in] I think M Show more
[on 3/1/05, when asked which is her favorite of the Alfred Hitchcock films she starred in] I think Marnie (1964). They were both so different that it's kind of hard to figure out which, but The Birds (1963) was sort of a chase. All of the Hitchcock films have a mystery to them and that sort of thing, but the personality of Marnie was so intriguing. She was really - poor Marnie. Hide
[on working with Sean Connery, her leading man in Marnie (1964)] He was just fabulous, a consummate Show more
[on working with Sean Connery, her leading man in Marnie (1964)] He was just fabulous, a consummate actor with a great sense of humor. He was practicing his golf swing all the time - a rather profound golfer. We honored him on June 8, 2006, at the American Film Institute. They asked me to speak about him, which was great fun. It was one of the most wonderful evenings. Hide
Tippi Hedren's FILMOGRAPHY
as Actor (106)
Tippi Hedren'S roles
