Tippi Hedren - Born 1930
American Actress, Model and Conservationist
Added to the album by Owain, A Wonderful Man
Another excellent suggestion of a Wonderful Woman whose life I knew little about before her inclusion in the blog.
Tippi Hedren had been a successful model in the 1950s, appearing on several magazine covers in her native USA and also in television commercials. It was on seeing her in a TV advert that director Alfred Hitchcock first spotted Tippi. He went on to cast her in her debut film The Birds. Tippi won a Golden Globe for her performance and became well-known almost over-night.
She made another film directed by Hitchcock, Marnie, in which she played the title role. She has starred in more than fifty other pictures, including
instantly recognisable titles such as; Pacific Heights (which also features her daughter, Melanie Griffith) and Citizen Ruth. In 1983, Tippi founded the Shambala Preserve in Acton, California. The wildlife preserve cares for endangered species of big cats, most of which were born in circuses and zoos, or given up by private owners, who could no longer care for the animals. Tippi has donated a wealth of her personal time and money to the organisation, including making a film about the animals.
Tippi is a remarkable woman and there is much more to say about her than I have been able to include in these few short paragraphs. A very talented actress and an excellent conservationist, a empathetic human being and an incredibly Wonderful Woman.
To be the object of somebody`s obsession is a really awful feeling when you can`t return it.
Tippi Hedren
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