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Caught by the jaunty throw of her head and white hair, Alfred Hitchcock signed Tippi Hedren on the strength of an NBC advert. Entrusting the untried actress with the female lead in 'The Birds' (1962), Hitchcock took a risk that fuelled gossip about his intentions towards the beautiful blonde. His instinct was sound; the thriller was a sensation, earning over $11,000,000 in the first few months and Tippi’s performance won her a Golden Globe.

Using her Scandinavian charms, the girl from Minnesota worked as a New York fashion model, until she married Peter Griffith in 1952, and gave birth to her first daughter, Melanie Griffith, before the couple split.

She married her second husband, Noel Marshall, in 1964, the same year she shot her second film, 'Marnie', co-starring Sean Connery, which achieved cult status as a quirky psychological thriller.

Contracted to Hitchcock’s home studio Universal, Tippi went on to make 'A Countess from Hong Kong' (1967), directed by Charlie Chaplin, and appeared in a succession of films over the next two decades.

Between her TV and film appearances, Tippi devoted herself to human rights, using her celebrity status to raise funds for several aid organizations.

Also close to her heart are wild animals. In 'Roar' (1981), Tippi starred opposite her daughter, under the direction of her then-husband, Noel Marshall, in a drama relating the family’s attempts to preserve African wildlife at the Shambala Preserve in California. Tippi continues to live in a cottage in the park, so she can wake to the roaring din of sixty big cats.


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Tippi founded 'Shambala' when she discovered her big cat co-stars on 'Mr Kingstreet’s War' had nowhere to live and would most likely be condemned to life in small cages.

On the set of 'The Birds' Tippi was actually cut in the face by a bird during one of the shots.
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Bedtime Story/A Countess from Hong Kong 2-Pack (2003)
Adult Drama - The Treat / Harrad Experiment 2 Pack (2002)
Darkwolf (2002)
Student Bodies - 4 Movie Set (2002)
The Break Up (1998)
Footsteps (1998)
Citizen Ruth (1996)
Through the Eyes of a Killer (1995)
Birds II, The: Land's End (1994)
In the Cold of the Night (1989)
Foxfire Light (1983) Heroes Die Hard (1978)
The Harrad Experiment (1973)
The Africa Collection - Mr. Kingstreet's War (1971)
A Countess From Hong Kong (1967)
Satan's Harvest (1965)
Marnie (1964)
The Birds (1963)

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