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From Sigourney Weaver to Cher, check out some of our favorite leading ladies from the glorious 1980s.
Filmography
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Known For
Working Girl Tess McGill (1988) -
Body Double Holly (1984) -
Something Wild Audrey Hankel (1986) -
Known For
Lolita Charlotte Haze (1997) -
Actress
The High Note Tess (2020) -
SMILF Enid (2019) -
The Disaster Artist Jean Shelton (2017) -
The Pirates of Somalia Maria Bahadur (2017) -
The Path Jackie Richards (2017) -
JL Ranch Laura Lee (2016) -
Hawaii Five-0 Clara Williams (2014-2016) -
Nerd Herd Celeste (2015) -
Day Out of Days Kathy (2015) -
Automata Duprè (2014) -
![Thirst]( "Thirst")
Thirst Sue (2014) -
![Call Me Crazy: A Five Film]( "Call Me Crazy: A Five Film")
Call Me Crazy: A Five Film Kristin (2013) -
![This American Housewife]( "This American Housewife")
This American Housewife Leila Swift (2012) -
![Back to the Jurassic]( "Back to the Jurassic")
Back to the Jurassic Tyra (2012) -
![DTLA]( "DTLA")
DTLA Mom (2012) -
![Raising Hope]( "Raising Hope")
Raising Hope Tamara Collins (2012) -
![Yellow]( "Yellow")
Yellow Patsy (2012) -
![Dark Tourist]( "Dark Tourist")
Dark Tourist Betsy (2012) -
![Hot in Cleveland]( "Hot in Cleveland")
Hot in Cleveland Melanie Griffith (2011) -
![A Turtle's Tale: Sammy's Adventures]( "A Turtle's Tale: Sammy's Adventures")
A Turtle's Tale: Sammy's Adventures Snow (2010) -
![Nip/Tuck]( "Nip/Tuck")
Nip/Tuck Brandie Henry (2010) -
![Viva Laughlin]( "Viva Laughlin")
Viva Laughlin Bunny (2007) -
Have Mercy (2006)
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![Robot Chicken]( "Robot Chicken")
Robot Chicken Hermione Granger (2006) -
![The Simpsons]( "The Simpsons")
The Simpsons Melanie Griffith (2006) -
![Twins]( "Twins")
Twins Lee Arnold (2005-2006) -
![Heartless]( "Heartless")
Heartless Miranda Wells (2005) -
![All the Way]( "All the Way")
All the Way Barbara Marx (2003) -
![Tempo]( "Tempo")
Tempo Sarah James (2003) -
![Shade]( "Shade")
Shade Eve (2003) -
![Stuart Little 2]( "Stuart Little 2")
Stuart Little 2 Margalo (2002) -
![Tart]( "Tart")
Tart Diane Milford (2001) -
![Forever Lulu]( "Forever Lulu")
Forever Lulu Lulu McAfee (2000) -
![Cecil B. Demented]( "Cecil B. Demented")
Cecil B. Demented Honey Whitlock (2000) -
![RKO 281]( "RKO 281")
RKO 281 Marion Davies (1999) -
![Crazy in Alabama]( "Crazy in Alabama")
Crazy in Alabama Lucille (1999) -
![Celebrity]( "Celebrity")
Celebrity Nicole Oliver (1998) -
![Another Day in Paradise]( "Another Day in Paradise")
Another Day in Paradise Sid (1998) -
![Shadow of Doubt]( "Shadow of Doubt")
Shadow of Doubt Kitt Devereux (1998) -
![Lolita]( "Lolita")
Lolita Charlotte Haze (1997) -
![Mulholland Falls]( "Mulholland Falls")
Mulholland Falls Katherine Hoover (1996) -
![Two Much]( "Two Much")
Two Much Betty (1995) -
![Now and Then]( "Now and Then")
Now and Then Tina 'Teeny' Tercell (1995) -
![Buffalo Girls]( "Buffalo Girls")
Buffalo Girls Dora DuFran (1995) -
![Nobody's Fool]( "Nobody's Fool")
Nobody's Fool Toby Roebuck (1994) -
![Milk Money]( "Milk Money")
Milk Money V (1994) -
![Born Yesterday]( "Born Yesterday")
Born Yesterday Billie Dawn (1993) -
![A Stranger Among Us]( "A Stranger Among Us")
A Stranger Among Us Emily Eden (1992) -
![Shining Through]( "Shining Through")
Shining Through Linda Voss (1992) -
![Paradise]( "Paradise")
Paradise Lily Reed (1991) -
![The Bonfire of the Vanities]( "The Bonfire of the Vanities")
The Bonfire of the Vanities Maria Ruskin (1990) -
![Pacific Heights]( "Pacific Heights")
Pacific Heights Patty Palmer (1990) -
![Women and Men: Stories of Seduction]( "Women and Men: Stories of Seduction")
Women and Men: Stories of Seduction Hadley (segment "Hills Like White Elephants") (1990) -
![In the Spirit]( "In the Spirit")
In the Spirit Lureen (1990) -
![Carly Simon: Let the River Run]( "Carly Simon: Let the River Run")
Carly Simon: Let the River Run Melanie Griffith (1989) -
![Working Girl]( "Working Girl")
Working Girl Tess McGill (1988) -
![Stormy Monday]( "Stormy Monday")
Stormy Monday Kate (1988) -
![The Milagro Beanfield War]( "The Milagro Beanfield War")
The Milagro Beanfield War Flossie Devine (1988) -
![Cherry 2000]( "Cherry 2000")
Cherry 2000 E. Johnson (1987) -
![Miami Vice]( "Miami Vice")
Miami Vice Christine von Marburg (1987) -
![Something Wild]( "Something Wild")
Something Wild Audrey Hankel (1986) -
![Alfred Hitchcock Presents]( "Alfred Hitchcock Presents")
Alfred Hitchcock Presents Girl (segment "Man from the South") (1985) -
![Body Double]( "Body Double")
Body Double Holly (1984) -
![Fear City]( "Fear City")
Fear City Loretta (1984) -
![Roar]( "Roar")
Roar Melanie (1981) -
![Golden Gate]( "Golden Gate")
Golden Gate Karen (1981) -
![She's in the Army Now]( "She's in the Army Now")
She's in the Army Now Pvt. Sylvie Knoll (1981) -
![The Star Maker]( "The Star Maker")
The Star Maker Dawn Barnett Youngblood (1981) -
![Underground Aces]( "Underground Aces")
Underground Aces Lucy (1981) -
![Vega$]( "Vega$")
Vega$ Dawn Peters (1979) -
![Carter Country]( "Carter Country")
Carter Country Tracy Quinn (1978) -
Daddy, I Don't Like It Like This Girl in Hotel Room (1978)
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![Steel Cowboy]( "Steel Cowboy")
Steel Cowboy Johnnie (1978) -
![The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries]( "The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries")
The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries Stacey Blain (1978) -
![Starsky and Hutch]( "Starsky and Hutch")
Starsky and Hutch Julie McDermott (1978) -
![Joyride]( "Joyride")
Joyride Susie (1977) -
![One on One]( "One on One")
One on One The Hitchhiker (1977) -
![The Garden]( "The Garden")
The Garden Young Girl (1977) -
![Once an Eagle]( "Once an Eagle")
Once an Eagle Jinny Massengale (1976-1977) -
![The Drowning Pool]( "The Drowning Pool")
The Drowning Pool Schuyler Devereaux (1975) -
![Smile]( "Smile")
Smile Karen - Young American Miss (1975) -
![Night Moves]( "Night Moves")
Night Moves Delly Grastner (1975) -
![The Harrad Experiment]( "The Harrad Experiment")
The Harrad Experiment Student (1973) -
Actress
![Smith!]( "Smith!")
Smith! Extra (1969) -
Producer
![Hollywood Mom]( "Hollywood Mom")
Hollywood Mom (2018) -
![This American Housewife]( "This American Housewife")
This American Housewife (2012) -
ProducerLittle Red (2011)
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Archive footage
![You Must Remember This]( "You Must Remember This")
You Must Remember This (2022) -
![InformOverload]( "InformOverload")
InformOverload (2021) -
![Entertainment Tonight]( "Entertainment Tonight")
Entertainment Tonight (2014-2021) -
![Access Hollywood]( "Access Hollywood")
Access Hollywood (2019) -
![Milk]( "Milk")
Milk (2019) -
![Robert Redford: The Golden Look]( "Robert Redford: The Golden Look")
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![American Style]( "American Style")
American Style (2019) -
![Collision Course]( "Collision Course")
Collision Course (2018) -
![Extra]( "Extra")
Extra (2015-2018) -
![Six Sides of Katharine Hepburn]( "Six Sides of Katharine Hepburn")
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![Sky News: Sunrise]( "Sky News: Sunrise")
Sky News: Sunrise (2017) -
![Roar: The Most Dangerous Movie Ever Made]( "Roar: The Most Dangerous Movie Ever Made")
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![The Green Fog]( "The Green Fog")
The Green Fog (2017) -
![The Insider]( "The Insider")
The Insider (2015-2016) -
![Celebrity Page]( "Celebrity Page")
Celebrity Page (2015) -
![Inside Edition]( "Inside Edition")
Inside Edition (2015) -
The Greatest 80s Movies (2014)
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![The '80s: The Decade That Made Us]( "The '80s: The Decade That Made Us")
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![Nostalgia Critic]( "Nostalgia Critic")
Nostalgia Critic (2011) -
![Love Lust]( "Love Lust")
Love Lust (2011) -
A polos 25 (2010)
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![Oscar, que empiece el espectáculo]( "Oscar, que empiece el espectáculo")
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![De par en par]( "De par en par")
De par en par (2007) -
![Hormigas blancas]( "Hormigas blancas")
Hormigas blancas (2007) -
![Cómo conseguir un papel en Hollywood]( "Cómo conseguir un papel en Hollywood")
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La imagen de tu vida (2006)
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![Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters]( "Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters")
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![Corazón de...]( "Corazón de...")
Corazón de... (2006) -
El cine en las venas (2005)
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El Magacine (2005)
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![Cinema mil]( "Cinema mil")
Cinema mil (2005) -
![Screen Goddesses]( "Screen Goddesses")
Screen Goddesses (2005) -
![VH1 News Presents]( "VH1 News Presents")
VH1 News Presents (2005) -
![Retrosexual: The 80's]( "Retrosexual: The 80's")
Retrosexual: The 80's (2004) -
![Pa'lante con Cristina]( "Pa'lante con Cristina")
Pa'lante con Cristina (2004) -
![Deborah Norville Tonight]( "Deborah Norville Tonight")
Deborah Norville Tonight (2004) -
![101 Biggest Celebrity Oops]( "101 Biggest Celebrity Oops")
101 Biggest Celebrity Oops (2004) -
![Celebrities Uncensored]( "Celebrities Uncensored")
Celebrities Uncensored (2003) -
Archive footage
![Twentieth Century Fox: The Blockbuster Years]( "Twentieth Century Fox: The Blockbuster Years")
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![Hollywood Couples]( "Hollywood Couples")
Hollywood Couples (2000)
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Videos
Did You Know
Trivia
Underwent surgery for the early stages of skin cancer in December 2009.
Quotes
I like smoking! I mean, God, I quit everything else, can't I smoke?
Trademark
Breathy, little girl voice
Personal Details
Born
Melanie Richards Griffith
New York City, New York, USA
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