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Melanie Richards Griffith (born August 9, 1957 in New York City, New York) is a prolific actor who has spent almost her entire life in front of movie and television cameras alike, experiencing a critical peak in the 1980s and 1990s.

She is the daughter of Creator/TippiHedren, the mother of Creator/DakotaJohnson, and was married at various times to Creator/DonJohnson, Creator/StevenBauer, and Creator/AntonioBanderas.
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!!Film roles:

* ''Film/TheDrowningPool'' (1975)
* ''Film/NightMoves'' (1975)
* ''Film/{{Smile|1975}}'' (1975)
* ''Film/{{Roar}}'' (1981)
* ''Film/BodyDouble'' (1984)
* ''Film/FearCity'' (1985)
* ''Film/SomethingWild'' (1986)
* ''Film/{{Cherry 2000}}'' (1987)
* ''Film/TheMilagroBeanfieldWar'' (1988)
* ''Film/WorkingGirl'' (1988)
* ''Film/PacificHeights'' (1990)
* ''Literature/TheBonfireOfTheVanities'' (1990)
* ''Film/ShiningThrough'' (1992)
* ''Theatre/BornYesterday'' (1993)
* ''Film/MilkMoney'' (1994)
* ''Film/NobodysFool'' (1994)
* ''Film/NowAndThen'' (1995)
* ''Film/MulhollandFalls'' (1996)
* ''Literature/{{Lolita}}'' (1997)
* ''Film/CecilBDemented'' (2000)
* ''Film/{{Tart}}'' (2001)
* ''Film/StuartLittle 2'' (2002, voice)
* ''Film/{{Shade|2003}}'' (2003)
* ''Film/{{Automata}}'' (2014)
* ''Film/TheDisasterArtist'' (2017)

!!Television Roles:
* ''Series/NipTuck'' (2010, episode "Sheila Carlton")
* ''Series/HotInCleveland'' (2011, [[AsHimself As Herself]])
* ''Series/RaisingHope'' (2012)
* ''Series/HawaiiFive0'' (2014–2016)
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