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Actress. Producer. IMDbPro Starmeter See rank. Play trailer 1:41. The Ghost and the Whale (2017) 12 Videos. 99+ Photos. From working for the exacting Alfred Hitchcock to a film written by Edward D. Wood Jr., Tippi Hedren, the Minnesota blonde, has had a distinctive career.
Apr 19, 2024 · Tippi Hedren (born January 19, 1930, New Ulm, Minnesota, U.S.) American film actress best known for her role in the 1963 Alfred Hitchcock movie The Birds and for her advocacy work, particularly on behalf of big cats. Early life, family, and modeling. Hedren is the younger of two daughters born to Bernard and Dorothea Eckhardt Hedren.
Mini Bio. From working for the exacting Alfred Hitchcock to a film written by Edward D. Wood Jr., Tippi Hedren, the Minnesota blonde, has had a distinctive career. She was born Nathalie Kay Hedren in New Ulm, MN, to Dorothea (née Eckhardt) and Bernard Hedren, who ran a general store, and is of Swedish, Norwegian, and German descent.
Born in Minnesota in 1930, Tippi Hedren became a successful model until a television commercial caught the eye of famed director Alfred Hitchcock who signed her to a contract and gave her the lead in his films The Birds (1963) and Marnie (1964).
Oct 24, 2023 · October 24, 2023. Tippi Hedren: The Untold 60s Hollywood Icon Story. The Triumphs and Turbulence of Tippi Hedren’s 60s Hollywood Era. Becoming Tippi Hedren: From Model to Hollywood Newcomer. Before she took flight in The Birds, sparkling under Hollywood’s spotlight, Tippi Hedren was renowned as a leading model.
Oct 18, 2012 · The story concerns the making of Alfred Hitchcock’s “The Birds” and “Marnie”; the title character is Tippi Hedren, who—discovered by Hitchcock (or, as the movie suggests, by Hitchcock’s wife,...
Feb 14, 2014 · Fri 14 Feb 2014 09.00 EST. T ippi Hedren, 84, was born in Minnesota. She began her career as a model. Alfred Hitchcock spotted her in a television commercial and put her under contract, making...
